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Wal Commander
What Wal Commander is
Wal Commander is a freeware two-pane file manager for Windows and Linux, offered in graphical wcm and console wcc versions. It supports archives and includes a text editor with syntax highlighting, a text viewer, and terminal access. The package provides a separate Wal Terminal emulator, while the file manager has its own built-in terminal. Virtual filesystems support SMB, FTP, and SFTP for remote files. The editor and viewer can switch encodings, and console mode supports different system and terminal encodings. The maker says the program is written in C++ and may be distributed and used as freeware under stated licensing terms. The changelog lists version 0.24.3 dated September 22, 2020, while the home page identifies version 0.24.1 as current. IPv6 support for FTP and SFTP is marked test mode and disabled by default. The maker is Wal (Valery Goryachev).
Who it suits
Wal Commander suits Windows and Linux users who want a free two-pane manager with archive handling, terminal access, editing, and remote SMB, FTP, or SFTP files. Console users can use its separate encoding controls.
What it does well
- Freeware for Windows and Linux
- Graphical and console versions
- Built-in terminal and separate emulator
- Supports SMB, FTP, and SFTP
- Editor includes syntax highlighting
What to know first
- IPv6 FTP/SFTP support is disabled by default
- Home page lists an older current version
- Windows 10 build had an SSH/SFTP limitation
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Wal-Commander | Freeware; licensing terms also offered on the maker’s License page | Free |
As sites.google.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Verdict
Wal Commander combines a classic two-pane layout with terminals, editing, archive support, and remote filesystems at no listed cost. Buyers should note the dated release information and disabled-by-default IPv6 functionality.
Facts from Wal Commander's own pages
- Archive support
- The maker lists read and write support for ZIP and several TAR and compression formats, plus read support for ISO images. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Dual-pane view
- Yes · sites.google.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Editor and viewer
- The maker lists a text editor with syntax highlighting and a text viewer. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Encoding
- The editor and viewer can switch encodings, and console mode can use different system and terminal encodings. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Free plan
- Yes · sites.google.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Implementation
- The maker says Wal-Commander is written in C++. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- IPv6
- The changelog says IPv6 support for FTP and SFTP was added in test mode and is disabled by default. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The maker says the program can be distributed and used as freeware and under a license. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Maker
- The home page credits Wal (Valery Goryachev) and provides the contact address [email protected]. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Supported platforms
- Windows,Linux · sites.google.com, 24 Sept 2026
- Product
- Wal-Commander is a freeware cross-platform two-pane file manager with graphical (wcm) and console (wcc) versions. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Release history
- The changelog lists version 0.24.3 dated September 22, 2020, while the home page identifies version 0.24.1 as current. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Remote filesystems
- Built-in virtual filesystems support SMB, FTP, and SFTP. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Terminal
- The package includes a separate terminal emulator called Wal Terminal (wterminal), and the file manager also has a built-in terminal. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Windows SFTP limitation
- The changelog notes that in the preceding Windows build, SSH and SFTP did not work on Windows 10 version 19.09. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Windows update
- The changelog says the Windows builds of wcm, wcc, and wterminal in version 0.24.2 were compiled with libssh2 1.9.0 and OpenSSL 1.1.1d. · sites.google.com, 11 Oct 2026
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