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
Project Samples
License
GNU General Public License version 3.0 (GPLv3)
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User Reviews
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Excellent project. Really easy to use.
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Completely agree with genealogypro. Terrible application, seems easy to use, but you actually finish with a COMPLETELY unusable and unformattable usb stick. No way to access it, no way to format it, no way to remove Ventoy even through its own interface. One star is actually too much, in my experience.
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Vento is a great tool! Just copy your ISO or other boot files to USB — no need to format every time. It is very easy to use, supports many types of OS, and works on many platforms.
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best tool ever i used it to boot my favorite iso linux from my HD no need to copy to a flash disk to try my live iso. thanks for the developers . you make things easy
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Ventoy is THE BEST tool to create a bootable usb drive.