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{{FormatInfo
 
|formattype=electronic
 
|formattype=electronic
|subcat=Compression
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|subcat=Archiving
 
|extensions={{ext|ace}}
 
|extensions={{ext|ace}}
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|wikidata={{wikidata|Q288256}}
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|released=1997
 
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:''For another "Ace" format, see [[Ace Film]].''
  
'''ACE''' is the proprietary file format used by the compression software WinACE.
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'''ACE''' is a compressed archive format. It was originally developed by Marcel Lemke, later by e-merge GmbH.
* [http://www.winace.com/ WinACE website]
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* [http://www.winace.com/dev/unacedll.exe Free unace.dll (supports ACE archives >2.0)]
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Related software includes Ace (for DOS, OS/2, and Windows console), UnAce, WinAce, XAce Plus, MacUnace, UnACE.DLL, ActiveACE, ACE Compression Library (ACL). At least one version of UnAce is open source.
* [http://packages.debian.org/squeeze/unace GPL unace (supports ACE archives >1.2)]
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Version 2 of the format introduced new compression schemes that are not supported by all ACE decompression software.
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== Identification ==
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Files have ASCII "{{magic|**ACE**}}" at offset 7.
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== Specifications ==
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* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.zip}} ace12b.zip] → TECHNOTE.DOC
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== Software ==
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* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.exe}} ace12b.exe] or [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.zip}} ace12b.zip] - Ace v1.2b (includes UnAce source code)
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* [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace26.exe}} Ace v2.6]
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* [https://packages.debian.org/stable/unace GPL unace]
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* [[Konvertor]]
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* [https://pypi.org/project/acefile/ acefile] (Python)
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== Sample files ==
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* {{DexvertSamples|archive/ace}}
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== Links ==
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* [[Wikipedia: ACE (compressed file format)]]
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* [[Wikipedia: WinAce]]
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20170714193504/http://www.winace.com/ WinAce website (2017 archive)]

Latest revision as of 02:55, 28 December 2023

File Format
Name ACE
Ontology
Extension(s) .ace
Wikidata ID Q288256
Released 1997
For another "Ace" format, see Ace Film.

ACE is a compressed archive format. It was originally developed by Marcel Lemke, later by e-merge GmbH.

Related software includes Ace (for DOS, OS/2, and Windows console), UnAce, WinAce, XAce Plus, MacUnace, UnACE.DLL, ActiveACE, ACE Compression Library (ACL). At least one version of UnAce is open source.

Version 2 of the format introduced new compression schemes that are not supported by all ACE decompression software.

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Files have ASCII "**ACE**" at offset 7.

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