What is the difference between .ape and .wma?
- Extension
- .ape
- .wma
- Format
- Binary
- Binary
- Category
- Audio
- Audio
- Developer
- Matthew T. Ashland
- Microsoft
- 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 WMA file is an audio file saved in the Advanced Systems Format (ASF) proprietary format developed by Microsoft. It contains Windows Media Audio and metadata objects such as the title, artist, album, and genre of the track. WMA files are similar to .MP3 files and primarily used for streaming music from the web.
- MIME Type
- audio/x-monkeys-audio
- audio/x-ms-wma
- Sample
- sample.wma
- Wikipedia
- .ape on Wikipedia
- .wma on Wikipedia