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ADD YOUR APE
Drop the APE file into the box above or choose it from your device.
APE → FLAC / online converter
APE to FLAC Converter
Convert APE to FLAC, the lossless format that far more players understand.
01 / how to
How to convert APE to FLAC
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CONVERT TO FLAC
FLAC is already selected. Press Convert and wait a few seconds.
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DOWNLOAD
Save the finished FLAC file. The original is deleted from our server.
02 / what you get
What happens to your data
Kept
- Monkey's Audio (APE) files are decoded without any quality loss
- Saved as FLAC, which keeps the audio exactly as decoded, in a file usually about half the size of WAV
- Sample rate, channels and 24-bit depth are kept
- Both formats are lossless, so the sound is identical to the APE
Good to know
- FLAC files are usually slightly larger than APE files with the same music.
03 / formats
APE vs FLAC
APE
An APE file is Monkey's Audio, a lossless format: it compresses music without losing quality, usually a bit smaller than FLAC. Popular with audiophile collectors, but few players and phones open it, so people convert it to FLAC or MP3.
Used in: Lossless music collections · Audiophile rips
FLAC
A FLAC file compresses audio without losing any quality (lossless) — smaller than WAV, but still identical to the original when played back. The go-to format for audiophiles and music archiving.
Used in: Music archiving · Audiophile listening · High-quality downloads
04 / more
More conversions
From APE
Have a different file? Open the main converter — it detects the format for you.