Version 2.60 
Added support for the extended Zip64 format. The file size of ZIP archives and the files contained in ZIP archives may now exceed 4GB. The number of files in a Zip64 archive is no longer limited to 65535 files.
Added compatibility to the new WinZip multivolume ZIP archives. ZIP multivolumes created with previous versions of WinAce are still compatible with WinAce.
Added support for AES password encryption in ZIP files. Encryption level (AES, Basic ZIP encryption) can be set optionally.
Taskbar (Ctrl+K) set to match Windows XP style.
Added "Pause"-Button to the progress window. WinAce can be set to "Pause" during extraction or compression in order to minimize CPU usage, if required.
Added new default icons for SFX files created with WinAce.
Path display mode in the address bar can now be set to show the full directory path.
It is now possible to encrypt multiple ace archives with a password in one go.
Added new encryption command for uncompressed files ("Encrypt/Encode" in the "File" menu)
* Fast and secure encryption of uncompressed files. Select from eight different encryption methods
In addition, the file names can be scrambled as well in order to disguise the file type and tell tale file names.
Files encrypted with WinAce bear the extension ".xef" and can be opened directly in WinAce.
* added full support for UUEncode, XXEncode and Base64 (*.uue, *.xxe, *.mim)
Added "volume.ini" control file in order to allow users to store customized multivolume sizes.
Manually entered volume sizes may now exceed 2GB.
Manually entered volume sizes will now be parsed and displayed correctly.
Added support for excluding files from compression when using the command line.
-x{files/@list}
Example
winace.exe a -x*.zip;*.ace;*.exe*.c?? test.ace *.*
or
winace.exe a
-x@exclude.lst test.ace *.*
where exclude.lst contains a list of files (separated by line breaks) to be excluded from the compression
Customized icon bars can now be saved in a single set.
Added Antivir Personal to the list of supported Antivirus tools.
Added the new parameter vc - for "virus check" (>winace vc archive.ace)
Checking for viruses and testing archives can now be applied to more than one archive at a time
Added new items to the context menu: Encrypt, Check archive(s) for viruses, Test archive(s)
Added a new option to open target directories automatically after the extraction process
Fixed problems with handling GZip archives.
The option to seal archives will not be stored correctly in project files.
Fixed an occasional problem that occured when archives were analysed.
Fixed problems with certain ISO image files.
Sfx options are now stored and read correctly from project files.
Improved parsing for manually entered volume sizes.
The password dialog window will now longer pop up when using WinAce in commandline mode.
Archive files will now be checked for the correct archive type - there has been a problem when archives had incorrect or misleading file extensions.
Fixed a problem with the shell integration for filenames with more than 220 characters.
Passwords stored in project files are now encrypted.
Fixed an error that occured when archives were updated according to their file date.