Ventoy lets you copy ISO files to a USB drive and boot up without reformatting

With Ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it. You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 420+ ISO files are tested. A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.

Can I install Ventoy to a partition in my installed disc?

Yes. You can install Ventoy to virtually any drive, including a partition on your local disk. This means it can be installed in most USB drives, removable HD, SD Card, SATA HDD and SSD.

What operating systems are compatible with Ventoy?

Ventoy is compatible with Linux, macOS and most versions of Windows, this includes Windows 7, 8, 10, and 11. For Windows 11 Ventoy has the ability to bypass the hardware check when installing.

What kind of BIOS does Ventoy support?

Ventoy supports various BIOS that include the x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI BIOS.

What are the best Ventoy alternatives?

Rufus, YUMI and Etcher are among the most renowned Ventoy alternatives. Though only Etcher is compatible with macOS as is Ventoy.

Features

• 100% open source
• Simple to use
• Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
• Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
• Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
• UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
• Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
• MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
• WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
• Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
• ISO files larger than 4GB supported
• Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
• Most type of OS supported, 300+ iso files tested
• Not only boot but also complete installation process
• ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode Notes
• "Ventoy Compatible" concept
• Plugin Framework
• 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

What's New

• Optimization for VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT implementation to support all Linux distros.
• Now linux remount is supported by default. So VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT option now is deprecated, we don't need it anymore.

Previous Release Notes:

• Update to latest Shim (Fix verifying shim SBAT data failed) (#2947)
• Support eweOS ISO (#3068)
• Fix the boot issue of SystemRescue 11.02+ (#2958) (#3058)
• Wana boot and install OS through network (PXE)? Welcome to my new project, iVentoy https://www.iventoy.com
• Upadte EFI boot files. Fix the Linpus Lite error on some computer.
• Fix the issue that VTOY_LINUX_REMOUNT can not take effect in latest openSUSE. (#2551)
• Fix the issue when installing on /dev/mdX device. (#2846)
• languages.json update

Last updated:

February 10, 2025

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