Use

• APE files are used to compress and save audio data.
  
  

Location

• APE files can be stored and used from any location on a computer.
  
  

Safety

• There have been no reports of malware attacks using APE files as of November 2009.
  
  

Associated Programs

• The Monkey's Audio encoder is freeware and may be used in other audio software, so APE files may be created with other programs besides Monkey's Audio. Winamp and Songbird are two examples.
  
  

Other APE files

• A different type of APE file can be used by the Advanced Visualization Studio plug-in for Winamp. This file is used for creating visual animations that play in time with the music played on Winamp.