Earlier this year, I wrote how to join and split videos. Then came the article that taught how to merge duplicate files and folders. If you simply own an MP3 player, chances are you might be interested in how to merge music files and/or split audio files as well.

So whether you’re interested in removing the silent parts of an audio file, splitting audiobooks into more digestable parts, or you want to merge music files to create a long, no-skip playlist-like music file, the three time-saving tools we’ll feature up next might just help you achieve this task quickly.

Windows Command Line

Using the simple code below, you’ll be able to join .mp3 files quickly and without additional programs.

(optional) cd C:\folder\with\mp3\files (press Enter)
copy /b file1.mp3 + file2.mp3 newfile.mp3

The new file will be created in the same folder (in this case, C:\folder\with\mp3\files) where the original file1 and file 2 are.

Mp3splt

Mp3splt is an open source and cross-platform command line (but we’ll use the GUI version) utility that offers advanced features. Once you download the Mp3splt-gtk version that comes with a GUI, you’ll be able to set splitpoints at specific time frames, split the original file into equal parts, extract the original tracks from an entire MP3Wrap-joined album track, and even play the file to visualize areas to trim.

Shuang’s Audio Joiner

Shuang’s small install file at 1.22MB (2.56MB once installed) makes it an attractive program to try on your Windows computer. You can join files with different extensions (.mp3, .wav and .wma) and export the joined file in any of these formats.