Convert APE to Apple Lossless ALAC on PC, Mac, OS X Lion

Step-by-Step Guide to Convert Ape Files directly to Apple Lossless AlAC

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Overview:

APE is short form for Monkey's Audio. It is a audio codec for for lossless data compression of digital music. APE is encoded with much smaller file size while preserving audio data comparing with that of lossy compressed audio format like MP3.

Apple Lossless, also known as ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) is also a compressed lossless audio format developed by Apple Inc. According to Apple, audio files compressed with ALAC will use up "about half the storage space" that the uncompressed data would require. ALAC can be played on all current iPods, iPhones and iPads, and will play on QuickTime 6.5.1 and iTunes 4.5 and on their later version.

This article introduces a Powerful APE to Apple Lossless Converter, and with a detailed step-by-step guide on how to convert Ape audio files to Apple lossless ALAC.

Step-by-Step guide to Convert APE to Apple Lossless ALAC

Download, install and run CAF Converter

Free download the trial version of ImToo Audio Converter Pro (for Windows, for Mac) and then launch the software.

ImToo Audio Converter Pro is a powerful APE file converter for APE conversion. It can convert APE to Apple Lossless ALAC or Apple loss M4A, and convert APE to other lossless audio like AIFF, FLAC and WAV, convert APE to any other audio formats, as well as convert between all popular audio formats.

In addition, with APE to ALAC Converter, you can merge, trim, split APE audio files, adjust audio bitrates, quality and volume to customize output audio and more.

Add APE to APE to Apple Lossless Converter

Locate the APE files or the folder where the APE files are and drag and drop them to the program interface

CAF Converter

Set output profile

Click "Profile" Drop-down. From "General Audio" category, choose "ALAC - Apple Lossless Audio Codec(*.m4a)" as the output profile.

Click "Browse" to specify the destination folder.

Split large Single album APE files (Optional)

If your APE files is a single APE file containing album of songs, you may want to split the long songs to separate songs.

If you have a CUE file attached with the APE file, you can split the APE file based on the CUE file with APE to Apple Lossless Converter.

To split APE files with CUE, in the task list, select the APE file and right click the mouse (Widows user) or press Ctrl and click the mouse (Mac users) to open the context menu. Click "Split by Chapter" in the context menu in the task list. The APE files will be automatically split to separate tracks.

Start ALAC to Apple Lossless ALAC conversion

Click on "Convert" button at the bottom of the Converter to start APE to Apple Lossless conversion.

Conclusion

It is just that easy to convert APE to Apple Lossless audio with the smart APE to Apple Lossless Converter. Once you've finished the conversion, you can add the converted files to iTunes, sync to iPod, iPhone, iPad to enjoy the incredible quality music that lossless audio codec brings to you.