Ventoy - Download the latest Ventoy here

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

Download the latest Ventoy here

Features of Ventoy

Ventoy's most prominent features include:

1. 100% open source
2. Very simple to use
3. Fast (limited only by ISO file copy speed)
4. Can be installed in USB, local drive, SSD, NVMe, SD card
5. Boot directly from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no need to extract
6. Support browsing and booting ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local drive
7. Both MBR and GPT partition types are supported
8. x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI, MIPS64EL UEFI supported
9. IA32/x86_64 UEFI Secure Boot Supported
10. Windows automatic installation support
11. RHEL7/8/CentOS7/8/SUSE/Ubuntu Server.support automatic installation
12. Support FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) for primary partition
13. ISO files larger than 4GB are supported
14. Original boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
15. Most OS types supported, 840+ ISO files tested
16. Solution to boot Linux vDisk (vhd/vdi/raw.)
17. Not only boot but also complete the installation process
18. Menu can switch dynamically between ListView and TreeView mode
19. Plugin Framework and GUI plugin configurator
20. Insert the file into the runtime environment
21. Automatically replace the boot configuration file
22. Highly customizable theme and menu style
23. Supports USB write protection
24. USB normal use is not affected
25. Data is not destroyed during version upgrade
26. No need to update Ventoy when new distro is released

Move your files and boot them

You can copy multiple files at once, the same way you can move files in your Windows GUI. Both UEFI and Legacy BIOS, as well as most types of operating systems, are supported by this tool. The developer has tested the tool with more than 550 ISO files and they work perfectly.

Very simple

The app does its job without cumbersome menus or extras, so it feels like you're interacting with a file rather than working with a tool. It's not clear why Ventoy added the EFI partition to the USB, perhaps so that people can boot UEFI.

Streamlined

Ventoy does not add some extraneous files to your USB to do its job. Ventoy shows you all the ISO files on your device in alphabetical order. There are no unnecessary menus when using Ventoy, as it is a very streamlined application.

Advantage

1. Replacing the old ISO with the newer one is very easy.
2. No extra menu needed.
3. Does not take up space of system files.
4. No Ventoy needed during transmission.

Defect

1. Doesn't state why it adds the EFI partition to the USB.
2. There is no ISO name customization function.
3. Instructions are hard to find.

Micah Soto

Update 14 April 2022