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

  • Add F5 Tools ---> Temporary Control Settings menu. Notes
  • Ventoy2Disk.exe now supports command line mode. Notes
  • Add VTOY_WIN11_BYPASS_NRO option in global control plugin to bypass online account requirement when intall Windows 11.
  • Enable VTOY_WIN11_BYPASS_CHECK and VTOY_WIN11_BYPASS_NRO by default.
  • Add resolution_fit option in theme plugin. Notes
  • Change the MBR partition type to 0xC if user selects FAT32 when intall Ventoy.
  • VentoyPlugson: Add duplicate file path check in different lower/upper cases.
  • Change egrep to grep -E for some scripts. (#2083)
  • Add new menu languages
  • languages.json update

Previous release notes

  • Fix the format failure when install Ventoy.
  • Auto memdisk plugin support some IMA/IMG files.
  • Optimization for booting memtest86-usb.img.
  • Grub2 mode supports KNOPPIX.
  • Fix the issue when booting Peux distro iso files.
  • Add new menu languages
  • languages.json update