How to open WinACE compressed ace archive .ace files
Have you had trouble opening the ace file on your computer? What are ace files? We explain what they are and recommend software that we know will open them.
What is ace file?
Files with ace extension are in most cases archives compressed using the WinAce utility. Somewhat rare nowadays, but very popular in the past.
WinACE compressed ace archive description
File extension ace is primarily known to be used for the native format of older WinACE archiver. Was used somewhat in the past, but didn't gain any significant market share.
Note: Always be careful when handling unknown .ace files, they are known to be used for malware/phishing campaigns, especially over e-mails.
MIME types:
application/x-compressed
application/x-ace
Suggested software to open ace file
WinACE Archiver
A compression utility for Microsoft Windows
There are other ACE filename extensions with the same .ace suffix
ace - Aces200 image
Files with ace file extension can also occasionally be found as images in the Aces200 format.
ace - Tablet assembly data
Files with ace file extension are related to the Tablet assembly data format.
ace - Train Simulator texture
An ace file extension is associated wit the Train Simulator and used for its texture files.