README.md

   1 <h1 align="center">
   2   <a href=https://www.ventoy.net/>Ventoy</a>
   3 </h1>
   4
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  13 <h4 align="center">
  14 Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files.
  15 With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk over and over, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.
  16 You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
  17 Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 420+ ISO files are tested.
  18 A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
  19 </h4>
  20
  21 # Features
  22 * 100% open source
  23 * Simple to use
  24 * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
  25 * Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
  26 * Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
  27 * UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
  28 * Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
  29 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  30 * WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
  31 * Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  32 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  33 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  34 * Most type of OS supported, 420+ iso files tested
  35 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  36 * ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
  37 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  38 * Plugin Framework
  39 * USB drive write-protected support
  40 * USB normal use unaffected
  41 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  42 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  43
  44 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
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  46
  47 # Installation Instructions
  48 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
  49
  50 # Compile Instructions
  51 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  52
  53 # Document
  54 Title | Link
  55 -|-
  56 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
  57 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
  58 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
  59 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
  60 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
  61 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
  62 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
  63 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
  64 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
  65 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
  66 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
  67 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
  68 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
  69 **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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  71
  72 # FAQ
  73 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
  74
  75
  76 # Forum
  77 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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