APE file

File extension	.ape
Category	Audio File
Description	The APE format is a popular audio format which uses lossless compression and a very effective compression algorithm. Many prefer to use Monkey Audio's main competitor FLAC which offers more features and hardware support. Most modern media players do not support the APE format and a number of users look to convert into more freely available formats such as MP3 and FLAC.
Actions	APE Converter View other audio file formats
Technical Details	Monkey's Audio does not discard data during the process of encoding the file. APE adopts file compression to reduce file transfer time, bandwidth and storage with no loss in quality with the ape file sounding exactly the same as the original digital recording (for example, CD). APE offers better compression rates than FLAC and has multithreading/multicore support in built.
Associated programs	APE Player VLC media Player
Developed by	Monkeys Audio
MIME type	audio/ape
Useful links	Further information on the APE format APE Media Player APE Converter

Using Zamzar it is possible to convert APE files to a variety of other formats

This page contains information on the APE file extension (Monkeys Audio), a popular audio file format