What is the difference between .ape and .flac?
- Extension
- .ape
- .flac
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Matthew T. Ashland
- Xiph.Org Foundation
- Description
- Created by Matthew T. Ashland for Windows OS, APE format is an audio file that stores sound without any data loss. It is less popular due to the paid license restrictions.
- A FLAC file is an audio file compressed in the Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC) format, which is an open source lossless audio compression format. It is similar to an .MP3 file, but is compressed without any loss in quality or loss of any original audio data.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-monkeys-audio
- audio/flac
- Sample
- sample.flac
- Wikipedia
- .ape on Wikipedia
- .flac on Wikipedia