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<h1 align="center">
  <a href=https://www.ventoy.net/>Ventoy</a>
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<p align="center">
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  <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/release/ventoy/Ventoy.svg?style=for-the-badge">
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  <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">
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</p>

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Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. <br/>
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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 iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/> 
Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/>
Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.<br/>
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Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...) <br/>
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560+ ISO files are tested. 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported. <br/>
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# Features
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* 100% open source
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* Simple to use
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* Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
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* Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
* Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
* No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/IMG files
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* MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
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* Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
* UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
* Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
* Windows/Linux auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
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* ISO files larger than 4GB supported
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* Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
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* Most type of OS supported, 560+ iso files tested
* Linux vDisk boot supported
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* Not only boot but also complete installation process
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* ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
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* "Ventoy Compatible" concept
* Plugin Framework
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* Injection files to runtime enviroment
* Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
* Highly customizable theme and menu
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* USB drive write-protected support
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* USB normal use unaffected
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* Data nondestructive during version upgrade
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* No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
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![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
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# Installation Instructions
See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail

# Compile Instructions
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Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)

# Document
Title | Link
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**Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
**Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)  
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**Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)  
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**Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)  
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**Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)  
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**Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)  
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**Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)  
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**Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)  
**Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)  
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**Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)  
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**Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)  
**TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)  
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**Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)  
**Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)  
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# FAQ
See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
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# Forum
[https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)