Convert ACE files online for free
The converter easily converts your ACE file to various formats - free and online. No WinAce or or other Compressed software needed.
To convert other file formats to the "Proprietary Archive Format" file type, you need software like WinAce or a similar tool.
The .ACE extension primarily refers to a proprietary compressed archive format created by e-merge GmbH for the WinAce software. Historically offering higher compression ratios than ZIP, it is now largely obsolete and problematic due to a critical security vulnerability (CVE-2018-20250) found in the decompression library used by third-party tools like WinRAR. Consequently, many modern archivers have dropped support, leaving users unable to open these files without specific legacy software. Users frequently convert .ACE archives to ZIP or 7Z to ensure safety, compatibility with modern operating systems (Windows 11, macOS), and immediate access without installing risky abandonment-ware.
A significant secondary use (approx. 40%) is for Train Simulator Textures used by Microsoft Train Simulator. These are specialized graphics files containing texture data for 3D train models. They are not viewable in standard image viewers or editors like Adobe Photoshop without plugins. For these users, the goal is converting the proprietary texture into standard formats like TGA, BMP, or PNG for editing, repainting, or archival purposes. convert.guru allows you to handle both types seamlessly - extracting archives securely or converting game textures for immediate viewing.
Use Convert.Guru to open and convert your ACE file.
Users also converted S, WAG, CBA, DDS, HYP, PDF, ZIP, JPG, ASICE, WOTREPLAY, CDR, WEBP and INDD files.
If you want to convert ACE file to ZIP, ARB, RAR, 7Z, TAR, GZ, BZ2, XZ, LZMA, CAB, ARJ or LHA, you can use WinAce or similar software from the "Compressed Archive Storage" category. In the File menu, look for Save As… or Export….
To convert XXE, 7Z, Z, PAK, LHA, DEB, UUE, TAR, LZH, ZIP, PKG or RAR files to ACE, try WinAce or another comparable tool in the "Compressed Archive Storage" category.
The history of Convert.Guru began over 25 years ago in California with Tom Simondi’s file-format database. A former contributor to Space Shuttle development and a software pioneer of the 1980s, Simondi established a trusted resource for file type analysis that was even referenced by Microsoft Windows XP. Today, we use modern technology to process and convert thousands of file formats while continually improving our ACE converter.