Convert APE to FLAC
APE is great for lossless CD rips, but FLAC is the better choice for archiving CDs and hi-res music without quality loss. Convert APE to FLAC in seconds, right in your browser.
- No upload — 100% private
- Fast, lossless when possible
- Free & unlimited
- Works on iPhone & Android
Keep this tab open — the conversion runs on your device, nothing is uploaded.
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How to convert APE to FLAC
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Tap Choose files and select one or more APE files (or drag them in).
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Check that FLAC is selected. Use Advanced options for bitrate, channels or trimming.
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Press Convert. Everything happens on your device — no upload, no waiting in a queue.
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Your FLAC downloads automatically. Converting several files? Grab them all as a ZIP.
APE vs FLAC
Both APE and FLAC are lossless, so the conversion is bit-perfect: you get exactly the same sound in a different container.
| APE | FLAC | |
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Monkey's Audio | Free Lossless Audio Codec |
| Type | Audio | Audio |
| Compression | Lossless | Lossless |
| Developed by | Matthew Ashland | Xiph.Org |
| Introduced | 2000 | 2001 |
| Plays on iPhone | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Android | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Windows | ◐ Partly / with an app | ✓ Yes |
| Plays on Mac | ✕ No | ✓ Yes |
About APE and FLAC
APE: APE (Monkey's Audio) is a lossless format with very high compression, often used for CD rips shared online.
FLAC: FLAC is an open lossless format that shrinks audio to 50–60% of WAV size without losing any quality. It is the favourite format of audiophiles and hi-res music stores.
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