APE file

This page contains information on the APE file extension (Monkey's Audio file)

File extension	.APE
Category	Audio File
Description	APE audio format (also referred to as the Monkey's audio format) is a popular lossless compression format supported by various Windows-based media players. APE achieves high quality with a 50% file size reduction compared to many popular lossy formats. Meanwhile, this format allows you to create excellent copies of your CD tracks with zero detriment to sound quality. As to the downsides of this format, it poses difficulty encoding because it uses a CPU-intensive compression pattern. Another shortcoming is that it is platform-dependent and works on Windows only.
Associated programs	VLC media player FFMpeg
Developed by	Matthew T. Ashland
MIME type	audio/x-musepack audio/musepack
Useful links	Get more information about PCL at fileinfo.com APE file description in wikipedia

Using CoolUtils Online APE Converter it is possible to convert APE files to a variety of other formats: