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Ventoy is an open-source tool to create a bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, the user does not need to format the disk again, and again, a user just needs to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it. Users can copy many iso files at a time, and Ventoy will give him a boot menu to select them.
Ventoy is a new software application for Windows and Linux that does things a bit differently. Instead of extracting an ISO image, it allows user to place/copy the actual ISO images on the USB device so that user may boot from them directly. The program supports multiple ISO images that the user can place on a USB device and uses GRUB as the boot manager.
Users can transfer multiple ISO images to the device once the Ventoy structure has been created on the device using an installer. It is possible to place Windows and Linux images on the device to boot from them whenever the need arises. Updating of ISO images is a breeze, as well as the user simply replace an ISO image with another.
Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 200+ ISO files are tested (List). A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
How to use:
Installation is pretty straightforward on Windows. Simply extract the application archive and select a USB device using the device selector at the top and hit the Install button to start the process. Ventoy formats the entire disk and erase all content on it but warns about it. The application creates a FAT and an exFAT partition on the device. Once the initial installation has been done, place ISO images on the partition. Ventoy will pick these up automatically when the user boots it to provide him with a selection menu. Just select the operating system to boot and wait for the boot process to complete.
1. Insert an empty USB stick;
2. Extract and start Ventoy;
3. Select the correct drive and click to install;
4. There is a query whether the content should also be deleted and a second afterward for security;
5. If the message appears that everything has been installed correctly, the ISO can be copied directly into the new partition created in File Explorer;
6. Enjoy!
NOTE: The full path of the ISO file (directories, subdirectories, and file name) should NOT contain any spaces or non-ASCII characters.
Spoiler: Key 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 (since 1.0.07+);
- ISO files larger than 4GB supported;
- Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI;
- Most types of OS supported, 200+ 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;
- Readonly to USB drive during boot;
- USB normal use unaffected;
- Data nondestructive during version upgrade;
- No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released.
Spoiler: CHANGELOG:
What is new in version 1.0.16 (Released on July 24, 2020):
- Add injection plugin, see Notes;
- Add menu extension plugin, you can define your own grub2 menu now, see Notes;
- Fixed a bug about booting Qubes in UEFI mode;
- List all the drive letters belong to the disk in Ventoy2Disk's device combox;
- Add an example of ventoy.json and theme in the install package;
- Add a DistroWatch support list in the website. See DistroWatch Support List;
- New iso support (total 420+):
- CDL2018_x64_v2_last.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- AcademiX_2.5-stable_64bit.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- anarchy-1.2.1-x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- DuZeru dz4.1-amd64.efi-mbr.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- openmediavault_5.3.9-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- ubuntu_pack-18.04-gnome_classic-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- BigLinux-20.04-beta-23.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- exegnu64_beowulf-20200707.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- kanotix64-silverfire-nightly-KDE.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- debian-amd64-netinst-3cx.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- grml64-full_2020.06.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- karoshi-server-v13.0.0-amd64.iso (Legacy);
- PrimTux5-Lubuntu-18.04-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- ArchStrike-minimal-2019.06.08.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- caelinux2018.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- refracta10_xfce_amd64-20200620_1845.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- parabola-openrc-lxde-2020.01.18-dual.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- cucumber-linux-1.1-x86_64-full.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Fatdog64-810.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- ForLExCD_v_3_0_0.iso (Legacy);
- Hanthana-30-1.0.x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- kwort-4.3.4.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- minino-queiles-64.iso (Legacy);
- nst-32-11992.x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Redcore.Linux.Hardened.2004.KDE.amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- runtu-lite-20.04-amd64_202006.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Asianux-7.0-beta2-x86_64-dvddisc-201506150930.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Clu-Linux-Live-v6.0-BIOS-UEFI.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- uruk-gnu-linux-3.0-2020-6-alpha-1.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Zorin-OS-15.2-Core-64-bit.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- B2D-Desktop-2019-buster-v1.0.6-gcin.amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- BlueOnyx-5210R-CentOS-8.2.2004-20200624.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- finnix-120.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- hamonikr-sun-3.0-amd64-20200423.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- LinHES_R8.6.1.iso (Legacy);
- linuxconsole.2019-x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- namib-mate-1901_x86_64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- NEXT-BEE-free-20.04-2020-05-31.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- ngfw-untangle-15.1.0-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- Pearl-Desktop-9_2020-04-14_amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- SELKS-6.0-desktop.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- SharkLinux-4.15.0-102.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- SpringdaleLinux-7.8-x86_64-netinst.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- SNG7-FPBX-64bit-2002-2.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- TS-6.2.4-Installer-0220.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- turnkey-django-16.0-buster-amd64.iso (Legacy);
- tuxtrans_1804_d.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- zevenet-ce_v5.11-amd64-v1.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- solydx_10_64_202007.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- rescatux-0.73.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- zentyal-6.2-development-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI).
- Add GPT partition style support, see Notes. For comparison between MBR and GPT see Notes;
- Add a Refresh button in Ventoy2Disk.exe;
- Add a Clear Ventoy option in Ventoy2Disk.exe;
- Add dir option in menu_class plugin, see Notes;
- Add dir option in menu_alias plugin, see Notes;
- Add autosel option in auto_install plugin, see Notes;
- Add autosel option in persistence plugin, see Notes;
- Change the property of Ventoy2Disk.exe, now it's NOT always topmost;
- Fixed a bug when boot Windows/WinPE/Wim in UEFI mode with another active CDROM or USB-CDROM;
- Optimization and bug fix for booting Parted Magic;
- Optimization for booting Debian series distros;
- Fixed a bug when boot.wim is in LZMS compression format;
- New iso suppori;
- elive_3.0.0_stable_hybrid.iso (Legacy);
- Pardus-19.1-XFCE-amd64.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- debian-10.4.0-amd64-netinst.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- CDlinux-0.9.7.1.iso (Legacy).
- When install Ventoy you can reserve some disk space;
- New feature to boot .efi file directly in UEFI mode. (for cases like firmware upgrade, hardware diagnosis ...);
- Auto skip Press any key to boot from CD or DVD... prompt when booting Windows/WinPE ISO files (Legacy + UEFI);
- Add Menu Class plugin to show icon in boot menu;
- Add VTOY_MENU_TIMEOUT and VTOY_DEFAULT_IMAGE options in global control plugin;
- Add fonts option in theme plugin to load customized font;
- Fixed a bug about repository group missing with RHEL6;
- Add Search and boot Grub4dos option in F4 Localboot menu;
- New iso support (total 300+);
- guix-system-install-1.0.0.x86_64-linux.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- systemrescuecd-amd64-6.1.5.iso (Legacy + UEFI);
- adelie-live-x86_64-1.0-rc1-20200202.iso (Legacy);
- adelie-full-x86_64-1.0-rc1-20200202.iso (Legacy);
- OviOS_Linux_3.02_20190821.iso (Legacy).
System requirements:
OS: Microsoft Windows® and Linux.
Screenshots:
Virus free! 100% clean!
All credits go to ventoy, who made and shared the tool with us!
File: ventoy-1.0.16-linux.tar.gz
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MD5: CE4B2FB3DB4D666417DE449145DB67B4
SHA1: DD58691A3341FE804671795211D9A4AC9DE16E2C
SHA256: 921B3423EE80BBFE0CD287A115BC458F8114F4E4E1A7A4017791086115DC6F8A
File: ventoy-1.0.16-windows.zip
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MD5: 574A13BDB9B812F38D95EDBFB1345A93
SHA1: 59598AAB49972E22E2D9DE582F97893F3690E8F7
SHA256: 1C3DF6C1CCEE7BD60B79EAC9D1B6DA284AED2C12D10C3E5C08FE30008FB01986
Download links - version 1.0.16 (Size: 7.02 MB):
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