E-merge WinAce

Version2(as of 8/30/2023)
PlatformWindows
LicenseShareware
CategoryUtility
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Main Features

  • Allows you to create archives and encrypt individual files
  • Supports several common archive formats, including ZIP, GZ, and RAR
  • Can email archives directly from the application

Software Overview

Screenshot of E-merge WinAce 2.69
Screenshot of E-merge WinAce 2.69

E-merge WinAce is an archiving and encryption utility available for Windows. While WinAce is now discontinued, the last version of the program is still available for download online.

Primarily, WinAce allows you to package one or more files within compressed archives, for easier storage and sharing. By default, WinAce saves archives in its proprietary .ACE archive format. However, you can also save archives in more common formats, such as .ZIP, .CAB, .GZ, and .RAR.

You can also use WinAce to extract files from supported archives and encrypt individual files. WinAce saves encrypted files as .XEF files.

Summary

Because WinAce is discontinued, and because other actively-developed archiving utilities are more robust, you should avoid WinAce if possible. If you need to open an ACE archive, you can do so with PeaZip or The Unarchiver. However, if you need to decrypt an XEF file, WinAce is your only option.

Primary File Type

ace icon.ACEWinAce Compressed Archive

Supported File Types

ExtensionFile Type
.ACEWinAce Compressed Archive
.ARCCompressed File Archive
.C00WinAce Split Archive File
.CABWindows Cabinet File
.CBAComic Book ACE Archive
.EFWRenamed Zip or Executable File
.GZGnu Zipped Archive
.GZIPGnu Zipped File
.ISODisc Image File
.JGZGzipped Javascript File
.LHALHARC Compressed Archive
.RARWinRAR Compressed Archive
.TARTape Archive
.XEFWinAce Encrypted File
.ZIPZipped File
.ZOOZoo Compressed File
.ZPIZipped File

Additional Related File Types

ExtensionFile Type
.C01WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File
.C02WinAce Split Archive Part 1 File
.C10WinAce Split Archive Part 10
Updated 8/30/2023