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<h1 align="center"> <a href=https://www.ventoy.net/>Ventoy</a> </h1> <p align="center"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/ventoy/Ventoy.svg?style=for-the-badge"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/ventoy/Ventoy?style=for-the-badge"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/stars/ventoy/Ventoy?style=for-the-badge"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ventoy/Ventoy/total.svg?style=for-the-badge"> <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/actions/workflow/status/ventoy/Ventoy/ci.yml?label=actions&logo=github&style=for-the-badge"> </p> <h4 align="left"> Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. <br/> With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the image files to the USB drive and boot it. You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/> You can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk and boot them.<br/> x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/> Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.<br/> Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/ChromeOS/Vmware/Xen...) <br/> 1200+ ISO files are tested (<a href="https://www.ventoy.net/en/isolist.html">List</a>). 90%+ distros in <a href="https://distrowatch.com/">distrowatch.com</a> supported (<a href="https://www.ventoy.net/en/distrowatch.html">Details</a>). <br/> <br/>Official Website: <a href=https://www.ventoy.net>https://www.ventoy.net</a> </h4>

Tested OS

Windows
Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, WinPE

Linux
Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS(6/7/8/9), RHEL(6/7/8/9), Deepin, Fedora, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, EuroLinux(6/7/8/9), openEuler, OpenAnolis, SLES, openSUSE, MX Linux, Manjaro, Linux Mint, Endless OS, Elementary OS, Solus, Linx, Zorin, antiX, PClinuxOS, Arch, ArcoLinux, ArchLabs, BlackArch, Obarun, Artix Linux, Puppy Linux, Tails, Slax, Kali, Mageia, Slackware, Q4OS, Archman, Gentoo, Pentoo, NixOS, Kylin, openKylin, Ubuntu Kylin, KylinSec, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Bluestar, OpenMandriva, ExTiX, Netrunner, ALT Linux, Nitrux, Peppermint, KDE neon, Linux Lite, Parrot OS, Qubes, Pop OS, ROSA, Void Linux, Star Linux, EndeavourOS, MakuluLinux, Voyager, Feren, ArchBang, LXLE, Knoppix, Calculate Linux, Clear Linux, Pure OS, Oracle Linux, Trident, Septor, Porteus, Devuan, GoboLinux, 4MLinux, Simplicity Linux, Zeroshell, Android-x86, netboot.xyz, Slitaz, SuperGrub2Disk, Proxmox VE, Kaspersky Rescue, SystemRescueCD, MemTest86, MemTest86+, MiniTool Partition Wizard, Parted Magic, veket, Sabayon, Scientific, alpine, ClearOS, CloneZilla, Berry Linux, Trisquel, Ataraxia Linux, Minimal Linux Live, BackBox Linux, Emmabuntüs, ESET SysRescue Live,Nova Linux, AV Linux, RoboLinux, NuTyX, IPFire, SELKS, ZStack, Enso Linux, Security Onion, Network Security Toolkit, Absolute Linux, TinyCore, Springdale Linux, Frost Linux, Shark Linux, LinuxFX, Snail Linux, Astra Linux, Namib Linux, Resilient Linux, Virage Linux, Blackweb Security OS, R-DriveImage, O-O.DiskImage, Macrium, ToOpPy LINUX, GNU Guix, YunoHost, foxclone, siduction, Adelie Linux, Elive, Pardus, CDlinux, AcademiX, Austrumi, Zenwalk, Anarchy, DuZeru, BigLinux, OpenMediaVault, Ubuntu DP, Exe GNU/Linux, 3CX Phone System, KANOTIX, Grml, Karoshi, PrimTux, ArchStrike, CAELinux, Cucumber, Fatdog, ForLEx, Hanthana, Kwort, MiniNo, Redcore, Runtu, Asianux, Clu Linux Live, Uruk, OB2D, BlueOnyx, Finnix, HamoniKR, Parabola, LinHES, LinuxConsole, BEE free, Untangle, Pearl, Thinstation, TurnKey, tuxtrans, Neptune, HefftorLinux, GeckoLinux, Mabox Linux, Zentyal, Maui, Reborn OS, SereneLinux , SkyWave Linux, Kaisen Linux, Regata OS, TROM-Jaro, DRBL Linux, Chalet OS, Chapeau, Desa OS, BlankOn, OpenMamba, Frugalware, Kibojoe Linux, Revenge OS, Tsurugi Linux, Drauger OS, Hash Linux, gNewSense, Ikki Boot, SteamOS, Hyperbola, VyOS, EasyNAS, SuperGamer, Live Raizo, Swift Linux, RebeccaBlackOS, Daphile, CRUX, Univention, Ufficio Zero, Rescuezilla, Phoenix OS, Garuda Linux, Mll, NethServer, OSGeoLive, Easy OS, Volumio, FreedomBox, paldo, UBOS, Recalbox, batocera, Lakka, LibreELEC, Pardus Topluluk, Pinguy, KolibriOS, Elastix, Arya, Omoikane, Omarine, Endian Firewall, Hamara, Rocks Cluster, MorpheusArch, Redo, Slackel, SME Server, APODIO, Smoothwall, Dragora, Linspire, Secure-K OS, Peach OSI, Photon, Plamo, SuperX, Bicom, Ploplinux, HP SPP, LliureX, Freespire, DietPi, BOSS, Webconverger, Lunar, TENS, Source Mage, RancherOS, T2, Vine, Pisi, blackPanther, mAid, Acronis, Active.Boot, AOMEI, Boot.Repair, CAINE, DaRT, EasyUEFI, R-Drive, PrimeOS, Avira Rescue System, bitdefender, Checkra1n Linux, Lenovo Diagnostics, Clover, Bliss-OS, Lenovo BIOS Update, Arcabit Rescue Disk, MiyoLinux, TeLOS, Kerio Control, RED OS, OpenWrt, MocaccinoOS, EasyStartup, Pyabr, Refracta, Eset SysRescue, Linpack Xtreme, Archcraft, NHVBOOT, pearOS, SeaTools, Easy Recovery Essentional, iKuai, StorageCraft SCRE, ZFSBootMenu, TROMjaro, BunsenLabs, Todo en Uno, ChallengerOS, Nobara, Holo, CachyOS, Peux OS, Vanilla OS, ShredOS, paladin, Palen1x, dban, ReviOS, HelenOS, XeroLinux, Tiny 11, chimera linux, CuteFish, DragonOs, Rhino Linux, vanilladpup, crystal, IGELOS, MiniOS, gnoppix, PikaOS, ......

Unix
DragonFly, FreeBSD, pfSense, GhostBSD, FreeNAS, TrueNAS, XigmaNAS, FuryBSD, OPNsense, HardenedBSD, MidnightBSD, ClonOS, EmergencyBootKit

ChromeOS
FydeOS, CloudReady, ChromeOS Flex

Other
VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Xen XCP-ng

Tested Image Report

【How to report a successfully tested image file】

Ventoy Browser

With Ventoy, you can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk and boot them. Notes

VentoyPlugson

A GUI Ventoy plugin configurator. VentoyPlugson

Features

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Installation Instructions

See https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html for detailed instructions.

Compile Instructions

Please refer to BuildVentoyFromSource.txt

Document

TitleLink
Install & Updatehttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html
Browse/Boot Files In Local Diskhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_browser.html
Secure Boothttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html
Customize Themehttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html
Global Controlhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html
Image Listhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html
Auto Installationhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html
Injection Pluginhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html
Persistence Supporthttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html
Boot WIM filehttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html
Windows VHD Boothttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html
Linux vDisk Boothttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html
DUD Pluginhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html
Password Pluginhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html
Conf Replace Pluginhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html
Menu Classhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html
Menu Aliashttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html
Menu Extensionhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html
Memdisk Modehttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html
TreeView Modehttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html
Disk Layout MBRhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html
Disk Layout GPThttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html
Search Configurationhttps://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html

FAQ

See https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html for detail

Forum

https://forums.ventoy.net

Donation

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