| Developer(s) | Matthew T. Ashland |
|---|---|
| Initial release | 2000 |
| Stable release | 10.24[1] 
/ 29 September 2023 |
| Type | Audio compression |
| License | The 3-Clause BSD Licence |
| Website | www.monkeysaudio.com |
| Filename extension |
.ape |
|---|---|
| Standard | www |
| Open format? | No |
Monkey's Audio is an algorithm and file format for lossless audio data compression. Lossless data compression does not discard data during the process of encoding, unlike lossy compression methods such as Advanced Audio Coding, MP3, Vorbis, and Opus. Therefore, it may be decompressed to a file that is identical to the source material.
Similar to other lossless audio codecs, files encoded to Monkey's Audio are typically reduced to about half of the original size,[2] with data transfer time and storage requirements being reduced accordingly.
- ^ "Monkey's Audio Version History". Retrieved 4 October 2023.
- ^ "Lossless comparison: Comparison table". Hydrogen Audio. 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2022.