APE to FLAC Converter

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Sets how the audio is encoded. "Auto" suits most conversions. "Copy" reuses the audio as-is, so it is fast and keeps full quality, but only when the output format supports it.
100% represents the original volume. To double the volume, increase it to 200%. To reduce volume by half, select 50%
Fades the audio in at the start of the output.
Fades the audio out at the end of the output.
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Higher values compress more and produce smaller files, but take longer to compress.
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How to Convert APE to FLAC?

  1. Click the “Choose Files” button to select your APE files.
  2. Click the “Convert to FLAC” button to start the conversion.
  3. When the status change to “Done” click the “Download FLAC” button

Easy to Use

Simply upload your APE files and click the convert button. You can also batch convert APE to FLAC format.

Best Quality

We use both open source and custom software to make sure our conversions are of the highest quality. In most cases, you can fine-tune conversion parameters using “Advanced Settings” (optional, look for the icon).

Free & Secure

Our APE to FLAC Converter is free and works on any web browser. We guarantee file security and privacy. Files are protected with 256-bit SSL encryption and automatically deleted after 8 hours.


Monkey’s Audio (APE) is a lossless audio compression format, meaning it shrinks a recording without discarding any of the original sound. Decompressing an APE returns a file bit-for-bit identical to the source WAV or CD track. APE typically achieves slightly better compression than FLAC, but it is more demanding to decode and far less widely supported, so it is mostly used by audiophiles archiving CD collections.

 

How to open an APE file?

On Windows, the reference Monkey’s Audio application plays and converts APE. foobar2000 is the most widely used player for large APE libraries.

 

VLC media player plays APE on Windows, macOS, and Linux, and FFmpeg handles it from the command line. Most phones, car stereos, and streaming devices cannot read APE at all, so convert your files with our APE to MP3 tool, or to FLAC if you want to stay lossless.

 

Developed by: Matthew T. Ashland

Initial Release: 2000


Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) is a file format that shrinks an audio file’s size, which, as the word “lossless” in the name implies, results in no loss in audio quality or original data. FLAC accomplishes this by using an algorithm that compresses the file to approximately 50 to 70 percent of its original size.

 

How to open a FLAC file?

The default program for opening a FLAC file is VLC media player. Other details about FLAC include that it is unpatented, permits music reproduction, is compatible with Telephony Application Programming Interface (TAPI), and is not subject to digital rights management (DRM).

 

Additionally, codecs that can implement FLAC include FFmpeg, Flake and FLACCL for encoding, and Audiocogs for decoding. Lastly, as the word “free” in the name suggests, FLAC is open-source software.

 

Developed by: Xiph.Org Foundation

Initial Release: 2001

Useful links:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLAC

https://xiph.org/flac/


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