.APE File Extension
Monkey's Audio
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An APE file may also be an audio file saved in the Monkey's Audio format. It typically contains a single song or other audio track. APE files are commonly paired with .APL files, which describe an APE file's contents. Typically, users create APE files with the Monkey's Audio compression utility.
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Monkey's Audio is a utility that allows users to losslessly compress .WAV, .AIFF, .SND, .W64, .AU, and .CAF files, to reduce their file sizes while preserving their sound quality. These compressed audio files are saved as APE files.
Using Monkey's Audio, users can decompress APE files to their original format. Additionally, several media players allow users to play the audio that APE files contain (without decompressing the files).
NOTE: Some APE files contain multiple songs, compressed and packaged together. If your APE file contains multiple songs, and you want to play the songs it contains separately, you'll need an associated .CUE file (which media players use to split files that contain multiple audio tracks into separate playable tracks).
How to open an APE file
If you want to decompress an APE file (restoring it to its original audio format), you can do so with Monkey's Audio (Windows).
To play the audio an APE file contains, you can use VideoLAN VLC media player (multiplatform), MPlayer (multiplatform), or APE Player (Windows).
How to convert an APE file
You can use FFmpeg, VideoLAN VLC media player, or APE Player to convert APE files to other audio formats. FFmpeg and VLC can convert APE files to several common formats. APE Player can convert APE files to the .WAV format.