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. Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. Most type of OS supported (Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...)
Ventoy features:
- 100% open source
- Simple to use
- Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
- Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI file, no extraction needed
- Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
- UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
- Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
- MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
- WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
- IMG files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.19+)
- Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
- File injection supported (1.0.16+)
- ISO files larger than 4GB supported
- Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
- Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ iso files tested
- Not only boot but also complete installation process
- ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
- Linux vDisk boot supported (vdi/vhd/raw)
- "Ventoy Compatible" concept
- Plugin Framework
- Menu Alias/Menu Style/Customized Menu supported
- 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
Changelog:
- Make VTOY_DEFAULT_IMAGE avaliable in both ListView mode and TreeView mode
- Add VTOY_TREE_VIEW_MENU_STYLE option in global control plugin
- Change the default resolution to 1024x768
- Pass ventoy runtime parameter to OS by ACPI table
- Fix issue #521 (blackarch 2020.06.01 boot fail)
- Fix issue #516 (archlinux 2020.10.01 boot fail in UEFI mode)
- Fix issue #512 (file with name .iso)
- Fix Parabola EFI booting (PR #508)
- Fix a bug when booting VentoyLiveCD iso
New iso support:
- blackarch-linux-live-2020.06.01-x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
- archlinux-2020.10.01-x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
- GeckoLinux_STATIC_Mate.x86_64-152.200726.0.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
- fossapup64-9.5.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
Changes in v1.0.24:
- Disable Pass parameter by ACPI table feature introduced in 1.0.23 by default. It"s not compatible with Windows 7/8 and will cause error.
- Fix apt mirror bug when install Debian series distros
New iso support
- debian-10.6.0-amd64-DVD-1.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
- debian-10.6.0-amd64-netinst.iso (Legacy + UEFI)
Download: Ventoy 1.0.24 | 7.2 MB (Open Source)
Link: Ventoy Home Page | Project Page @GitHub