Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.

With Ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files to the USB drive and boot them directly.

You can copy many files at a time and Ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.

You can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disks and boot them.

x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way.

Most types of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/ChromeOS/Unix/VMware/Xen...)

1100+ ISO files are tested, 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported.

Features

  • 100% open source
  • Simple and easy to use
  • Fast, with speed only limited by file copying speed
  • Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
  • Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
  • Support to browse and boot ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk
  • No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files
  • Both MBR and GPT partition styles are supported
  • x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI, MIPS64EL UEFI supported
  • IA32/x86_64 UEFI Secure Boot supported
  • Linux Persistence supported
  • Windows auto installation supported
  • Linux auto installation supported
  • Variables Expansion supported for Windows/Linux auto installation script
  • FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) supported for main partition
  • ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  • Menu alias, Menu tip message supported
  • Password protect supported
  • Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  • Most type of OS supported, 1100+ iso files tested
  • Linux vDisk(vhd/vdi/raw...) boot solution
  • Not only boot but also complete installation process
  • Menu dynamically switchable between ListView and TreeView mode
  • "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  • Plugin Framework and GUI plugin configurator
  • Injection files to runtime enviroment
  • Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
  • Highly customizable theme and menu style
  • USB drive write-protected support
  • USB normal use unaffected
  • Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  • No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released

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Categories

Boot, Bootable USB

License

GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)

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User Reviews

  • The best USB boot utility! For 20 years of work I have never met a more necessary program!
  • Incredible tech! I was even able to boot into it from my encrypted external SSD drive from my laptop which has secure boot enabled. Effortlessly lets you boot and run basically anything, in any format, from anywhere... while keeping all your tools on a single external SSD all at once.
  • Does exactly what you need it to do.
  • Ventoy has become an important tool in my debugging toolkit, as it allows me to store my memtest86+, Windows, linux and MacOS recovery images in one place, and not have to pick just one.
  • Great way to choose a Linux distro. All you need to do is copy the Linux iso to the USB drive, boot the USB, and Ventoy will load it. No need to constantly reformat and reload the USB.
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Additional Project Details

Operating Systems

Linux, FreeBSD, BSD, Windows, ChromeOS

Programming Language

C

Related Categories

C Boot Software, C Bootable USB Tool

Registered

2023-09-27