How to Put FLAC and APE Files on iPhone?

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How to Put FLAC and APE Files on iPhone?

27 December 2019 John Weaver Senior Program Developer

Last update by James Smith at 8 November 2026

Summary
The music quality is critical for music fans. People can enjoy much more from the high quality music that greatly keeps the original sounds. Do you know how to obtain the high quality music, such as FLAC and APE? How to put the FLAC and APE files on iPhone? In this essay, we will answer these questions.

Content

Part 1: About FLAC and APE

Part 2: How to Put FLAC and APE Files on iPhone through iTunes

Part 3: Use Renee Audio Tools to Edit FLAC and APE Files

1. Convert to FLAC/APE
2. Cut Music

Part 1: About FLAC and APE

1. FLAC

FLAC is fully known as Free Lossless Audio Codec. Lossless data compression is the advantage. Unlike MP3, AAC and the other lossy compression codecs, FLAC will keep the all audio data and show the original quality of disc.

2. APE

APE is one of the popular formats for digital songs. APE is the lossless data compression technology. If you save the audio files of a CD as APE, you can restore them losslessly.

Part 2: How to Put FLAC and APE Files on iPhone through iTunes

iTunes is a tool developed by Apple Inc. to facilitate iOS users to organize their devices. With the help of iTunes, users can easily manage the audio files and the other contents. But since iTunes doesn’t support to transfer FLAC and APE files to iPhone, you should draw support from the third-party applications if necessary. In the followings, we will show you how to put FLAC and APE files on iPhone through iTunes.

1. Download and install iTunes.

2. Open iTunes and use the original cable to connect iPhone with the computer. As it is recognized, click the phone-like icon.

3. In the new interface, click [File Sharing].

click file sharing in itunes to transfer files

4. Select the third-party application to save the FLAC and APE files. Then, click [Add File].

how to put flac files on iphone through itunes file sharing

5. After add the target audio files, you can view them within the folder of the application.

how to put flac files on iphone successfully

Part 3: Use Renee Audio Tools to Edit FLAC and APE Files

Renee Audio Tools is the free software for audio editing. Users can easily convert the audio files to be FLAC and APE through the software. The other functions can also fulfill most of our needs in editing audio files.

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CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in MP3, ACC, FLAC and APE formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing and volume adjustment, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

JoinerMerge music files into one regardless the original file formats. The output format and quality can be set, too.

CD BurnerBurn multiple music files into CD, DVD and also make APE or BIN image file.

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CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in diffrent formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

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1. Convert to FLAC/APE

Yet, FLAC and APE files cannot be obtained easily, compared with MP3. Can we convert the MP3 files to FLAC or APE? Next, we will show you how to realize the idea with Renee Audio Tools.

a. Download and install Renee Audio Tools.

b. Open the software and click [Converter].

select converter function in renee audio tools

c. Click [Add Files] to select the target file.

select the target files in renee audio converter

d. Select FLAC as the output format. Then, set the output folder the quality. Finally, click [Start] to convert MP3 to FLAC.

use renee audio converter to convert mp3 to flac

2. Cut Music

After the conversion, we can further cut the file. How can we do? Next, we will show you how to cut the FLAC file with Renee Audio Tools.

a. Open Renee Audio Tools and click [Cutter].

click cutter to cut music in renee audio tools

b. Click [Add Files].

c. After selecting the target file, click [Cut].

click to cut flac files in renee audio cutter

d. Move the sliders to select the wanted part. Set the value of the fade-in/out as zero. Or, click [Reset] to reselect. After that, click [OK] to cut.

e. Return to the main interface. You will see that the output result change. Next, set the output quality and the output folder. Finally, click [Start] to save the cut file.

start to output and save the cut flac file in renee audio cutter youtube to flac free online converter

Part 4: Recommended Websites of Quality Music

Much of high quality music is from websites. Here are some recommended websites for you.

1. Radio France

Radio France is a website specializing in audios, with multiple languages. You can search songs by name and get access to the download links.

get access to radio france for quality music

2. Hype Machine

Hype Machine is a music database specializing in tracking music resources from blogs. You can listen to songs online and discover different music styles and new artists.