ACE
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|extensions={{ext|ace}} | |extensions={{ext|ace}} | ||
|wikidata={{wikidata|Q288256}} | |wikidata={{wikidata|Q288256}} | ||
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| − | '''ACE''' is | + | '''ACE''' is a compressed archive format. It was originally developed by Marcel Lemke, later by e-merge GmbH. |
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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. | ||
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| + | Version 2 of the format introduced new compression schemes that are not supported by all ACE decompression software. | ||
== Identification == | == Identification == | ||
Files have ASCII "{{magic|**ACE**}}" at offset 7. | Files have ASCII "{{magic|**ACE**}}" at offset 7. | ||
| − | == | + | == Specifications == |
| − | * [ | + | * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.zip}} ace12b.zip] → TECHNOTE.DOC |
| − | * [ | + | |
| − | * [ | + | == Software == |
| + | * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.exe}} ace12b.exe] or [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace12b.zip}} ace12b.zip] - Ace v1.2b (includes source code) | ||
| + | * [{{SACFTPURL|pack|ace26.exe}} Ace v2.6] | ||
| + | * [https://packages.debian.org/stable/unace GPL unace (supports ACE archives >1.2)] | ||
* [[Konvertor]] | * [[Konvertor]] | ||
* [https://pypi.org/project/acefile/ acefile] (Python) | * [https://pypi.org/project/acefile/ acefile] (Python) | ||
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| + | == Links == | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia: ACE (compressed file format)]] | ||
| + | * [[Wikipedia: WinAce]] | ||
| + | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20170714193504/http://www.winace.com/ WinAce website (2017 archive)] | ||
Revision as of 16:12, 5 May 2021
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.
Contents |
Identification
Files have ASCII "**ACE**" at offset 7.
Specifications
- ace12b.zip → TECHNOTE.DOC
Software
- ace12b.exe or ace12b.zip - Ace v1.2b (includes source code)
- Ace v2.6
- GPL unace (supports ACE archives >1.2)
- Konvertor
- acefile (Python)
