ACE (compressed file format)

ACE
Filename extension
.ace
Internet media type
application/x-ace-compressed
Developed bye-merge GmbH
Initial releaseJuly 22, 1999 (1999-07-22)
Type of formatdata compression

In computing, ACE is a proprietary data compression archive file format developed by Marcel Lemke, and later bought by e-merge GmbH. The peak of its popularity was 1999–2001, when it provided slightly better compression rates than RAR, which has since become more popular.

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