Convert APE to FLAC — Free Online Converter

APE and FLAC are both lossless audio codecs, but they occupy very different positions in the ecosystem. Monkey's Audio (APE) achieves slightly higher compression (55-65% of PCM) but decodes slowly and has minimal hardware support. FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec) compresses to 50-60% of PCM, decodes quickly, and is supported by virtually every device and platform — Android, iOS (since iOS 11), Windows, Linux, car stereos, Blu-ray players, and streaming services. Converting APE to FLAC is the most common lossless-to-lossless migration.

FLAC is the universal lossless format. It plays natively on Android, iOS, Windows 10+, Linux, most car stereos, all Sonos speakers, and the vast majority of network audio players. APE, despite its slightly better compression, is a format island — supported mainly by foobar2000, Winamp, and a few Asian media players. Converting to FLAC opens your lossless library to the entire world of audio devices and software without losing a single sample of quality.