Files with wal extension are used by the id Tech 2 game engine. They include some textures for games.
There are 3 other file types using
the WAL file extension!
.wal - Black & White II wall data
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.wal - Winamp 3 skin format
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Software that open wal file
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What is wal file? How to open wal files?
The wal file extension is associated with computer games that use id Tech 2 video gaming engine from id Software, such as Quake 2, SiN, Kingpin etc. The .wal file stores texture for game models and walls.
Updated: January 3, 2025
The default software associated to open wal file:

Quake 2 
Company or developer:
id Software LLC
Quake 2 is first person shooter computer game. Player must fight against alien surface through heavily fortified military installations, lower the city's defenses and shut down the enemy's war machine. Quake 2 is also very popular in multi-player battles.
Help how to open:
This file type is not meant to be opened directly, there is no software that could open and work with it directly, or there is no information available in public sources about opening this file type. This is usually the case of some internal data files, caches, temporary files etc.
How to convert:
As far as we know, this .wal file type can't be converted to any other file format. This is usually the case of system, configuration, temporary, or data files containing data exclusive to only one software and used for its own purposes. Also some proprietary or closed file formats cannot be converted to more common file types in order to protect the intellectual property of the developer, which is for example the case of some DRM-protected multimedia files.
List of software applications associated to the .wal file extension
Recommended software programs are sorted by OS platform (Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android etc.)
and possible program actions that can be done with the file: like open wal file, edit wal file, convert wal file, view wal file, play wal file etc. (if exist software for corresponding action in File-Extensions.org's database).
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Click on the tab below to simply browse between the application actions, to quickly get a list of recommended software, which is able to perform the specified software action, such as opening, editing or converting wal files.
wal file viewer - programs that view wal file - Quake 2 texture image format
Programs supporting the exension wal on the main platforms Windows, Mac, Linux or mobile. Click on the link to get more information about XnView MP for view wal file action.
Unspecified and all other actions for computer programs working with wal file - Quake 2 texture image format
Click on the software link for more information about Quake 2. Quake 2 uses wal file type for its internal purposes and/or also by different way than common edit or open file actions (eg. to install/execute/support an application itself, to store application or user data, configure program etc.).
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