README.md

   1 <h1 align="center">
   2   <a href=https://www.ventoy.net/>Ventoy</a>
   3 </h1>
   4
   5 <p align="center">
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  11 </p>
  12
  13 <h4 align="left">
  14 Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. <br/>
  15 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.
  16 You can copy many image files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/>
  17 You can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk and boot them.<br/>
  18 x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI and MIPS64EL UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/>
  19 Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.<br/>
  20 Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/ChromeOS/Vmware/Xen...) <br/>
  21   1000+ ISO files are tested (<a href="https://www.ventoy.net/en/isolist.html">List</a>). 90%+ distros in <a href="https://distrowatch.com/">distrowatch.com</a> supported (<a href="https://www.ventoy.net/en/distrowatch.html">Details</a>). <br/>
  22 <br/>Official Website: <a href=https://www.ventoy.net>https://www.ventoy.net</a>
  23 </h4>
  24
  25 # Tested OS
  26 **Windows**
  27 Windows 7, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2, Windows Server 2016, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 2022, WinPE
  28
  29 **Linux**
  30 Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS(6/7/8/9), RHEL(6/7/8/9), Deepin, Fedora, Rocky Linux, AlmaLinux, EuroLinux(6/7/8/9), openEuler, OpenAnolis, SLES, openSUSE, MX Linux, Manjaro, Linux Mint, Endless OS, Elementary OS, Solus, Linx, Zorin, antiX, PClinuxOS, Arch, ArcoLinux, ArchLabs, BlackArch, Obarun, Artix Linux, Puppy Linux, Tails, Slax, Kali, Mageia, Slackware, Q4OS, Archman, Gentoo, Pentoo, NixOS, Kylin, openKylin, Ubuntu Kylin, KylinSec, Lubuntu, Xubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu MATE, Ubuntu Budgie, Ubuntu Studio, Bluestar, OpenMandriva, ExTiX, Netrunner, ALT Linux, Nitrux, Peppermint, KDE neon, Linux Lite, Parrot OS, Qubes, Pop OS, ROSA, Void Linux, Star Linux, EndeavourOS, MakuluLinux, Voyager, Feren, ArchBang, LXLE, Knoppix, Calculate Linux, Clear Linux, Pure OS, Oracle Linux, Trident, Septor, Porteus, Devuan, GoboLinux, 4MLinux, Simplicity Linux, Zeroshell, Android-x86, netboot.xyz, Slitaz, SuperGrub2Disk, Proxmox VE, Kaspersky Rescue, SystemRescueCD, MemTest86, MemTest86+, MiniTool Partition Wizard, Parted Magic, veket, Sabayon, Scientific, alpine, ClearOS, CloneZilla, Berry Linux, Trisquel, Ataraxia Linux, Minimal Linux Live, BackBox Linux, Emmabuntüs, ESET SysRescue Live,Nova Linux, AV Linux, RoboLinux, NuTyX, IPFire, SELKS, ZStack, Enso Linux, Security Onion, Network Security Toolkit, Absolute Linux, TinyCore, Springdale Linux, Frost Linux, Shark Linux, LinuxFX, Snail Linux, Astra Linux, Namib Linux, Resilient Linux, Virage Linux, Blackweb Security OS, R-DriveImage, O-O.DiskImage, Macrium, ToOpPy LINUX, GNU Guix, YunoHost, foxclone, siduction, Adelie Linux, Elive, Pardus, CDlinux, AcademiX, Austrumi, Zenwalk, Anarchy, DuZeru, BigLinux, OpenMediaVault, Ubuntu DP, Exe GNU/Linux, 3CX Phone System, KANOTIX, Grml, Karoshi, PrimTux, ArchStrike, CAELinux, Cucumber, Fatdog, ForLEx, Hanthana, Kwort, MiniNo, Redcore, Runtu, Asianux, Clu Linux Live, Uruk, OB2D, BlueOnyx, Finnix, HamoniKR, Parabola, LinHES, LinuxConsole, BEE free, Untangle, Pearl, Thinstation, TurnKey, tuxtrans, Neptune, HefftorLinux, GeckoLinux, Mabox Linux, Zentyal, Maui, Reborn OS, SereneLinux , SkyWave Linux, Kaisen Linux, Regata OS, TROM-Jaro, DRBL Linux, Chalet OS, Chapeau, Desa OS, BlankOn, OpenMamba, Frugalware, Kibojoe Linux, Revenge OS, Tsurugi Linux, Drauger OS, Hash Linux, gNewSense, Ikki Boot, SteamOS, Hyperbola, VyOS, EasyNAS, SuperGamer, Live Raizo, Swift Linux, RebeccaBlackOS, Daphile, CRUX, Univention, Ufficio Zero, Rescuezilla, Phoenix OS, Garuda Linux, Mll, NethServer, OSGeoLive, Easy OS, Volumio, FreedomBox, paldo, UBOS, Recalbox, batocera, Lakka, LibreELEC, Pardus Topluluk, Pinguy, KolibriOS, Elastix, Arya, Omoikane, Omarine, Endian Firewall, Hamara, Rocks Cluster, MorpheusArch, Redo, Slackel, SME Server, APODIO, Smoothwall, Dragora, Linspire, Secure-K OS, Peach OSI, Photon, Plamo, SuperX, Bicom, Ploplinux, HP SPP, LliureX, Freespire, DietPi, BOSS, Webconverger, Lunar, TENS, Source Mage, RancherOS, T2, Vine, Pisi, blackPanther, mAid, Acronis, Active.Boot, AOMEI, Boot.Repair, CAINE, DaRT, EasyUEFI, R-Drive, PrimeOS, Avira Rescue System, bitdefender, Checkra1n Linux, Lenovo Diagnostics, Clover, Bliss-OS, Lenovo BIOS Update, Arcabit Rescue Disk, MiyoLinux, TeLOS, Kerio Control, RED OS, OpenWrt, MocaccinoOS, EasyStartup, Pyabr, Refracta, Eset SysRescue, Linpack Xtreme, Archcraft, NHVBOOT, pearOS, SeaTools, Easy Recovery Essentional, iKuai, StorageCraft SCRE, ZFSBootMenu, TROMjaro, BunsenLabs, Todo en Uno, ChallengerOS, Nobara, Holo, CachyOS, Peux OS, ......
  31
  32 **Unix**
  33 DragonFly FreeBSD pfSense GhostBSD FreeNAS TrueNAS XigmaNAS FuryBSD OPNsense HardenedBSD MidnightBSD ClonOS EmergencyBootKit
  34
  35 **ChromeOS**
  36 FydeOS, CloudReady, ChromeOS Flex
  37
  38 **Other**
  39 VMware ESXi, Citrix XenServer, Xen XCP-ng
  40
  41 # Subscription Service
  42 Ventoy is an open source software under GPLv3 license.
  43 But the Ventoy project needs to pay for the server hosting, domain name, bandwidth, many USB sticks for testing, large capacity of HDD (for downloading ISO files) and so on.
  44 For the better and sustainable development of Ventoy, I provide the [【subscription service】](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_subscription.html).
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  46
  47 # Tested Image Report
  48 [【How to report a successfully tested image file】](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/issues/1195)
  49
  50 # Ventoy Browser
  51 With Ventoy, you can also browse ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk and boot them. [Notes](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_browser.html)
  52
  53 # VentoyPlugson
  54 A GUI Ventoy plugin configurator. [VentoyPlugson](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_plugson.html)
  55
  56 # Features
  57 * 100% open source
  58 * Simple to use
  59 * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
  60 * Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
  61 * Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
  62 * Support to browse and boot ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files in local disk
  63 * No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files
  64 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  65 * x86 Legacy BIOS, IA32 UEFI, x86_64 UEFI, ARM64 UEFI, MIPS64EL UEFI supported
  66 * IA32/x86_64 UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
  67 * Linux Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
  68 * Windows auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  69 * Linux auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  70 * Variables Expansion supported for Windows/Linux auto installation script
  71 * FAT32/exFAT/NTFS/UDF/XFS/Ext2(3)(4) supported for main partition
  72 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  73 * Menu alias, Menu tip message supported
  74 * Password protect supported
  75 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  76 * Most types of OS supported, 1000+ iso files tested
  77 * Linux vDisk boot supported
  78 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  79 * Menu dynamically switchable between List/TreeView mode
  80 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  81 * Plugin Framework and GUI plugin configurator
  82 * Injection files to runtime environment
  83 * Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
  84 * Highly customizable theme and menu
  85 * USB drive write-protected support
  86 * USB normal use unaffected
  87 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  88 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  89
  90 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
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  92
  93 # Installation Instructions
  94 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detailed instructions.
  95
  96 # Compile Instructions
  97 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  98
  99 # Document
 100 Title | Link
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 102 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
 103 **Browse/Boot Files In Local Disk** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_browser.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_browser.html)
 104 **Secure Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_secure.html)
 105 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
 106 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
 107 **Image List** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_imagelist.html)
 108 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
 109 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
 110 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
 111 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
 112 **Windows VHD Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vhdboot.html)
 113 **Linux vDisk Boot** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_vtoyboot.html)
 114 **DUD Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_dud.html)
 115 **Password Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_password.html)
 116 **Conf Replace Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_bootconf_replace.html)
 117 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
 118 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
 119 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
 120 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
 121 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
 122 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
 123 **Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)
 124 **Search Configuration** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_search_path.html)
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 127 # FAQ
 128 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
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 130
 131 # Forum
 132 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
 133
 134 # Donation
 135 It would be much appreciated if you want to make a small donation to support my work!
 136 Alipay, WeChat Pay, PayPal and Bitcoin are available for donation. You can choose any of them.
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 138 Alipay | WeChat Pay
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 140 <img src="https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/AliPay.png" width="250" height="250">|<img src="https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/WeChatPay.png" width="250" height="250">
 141
 142 **PayPal**
 143 You can transfer to my paypal account `admin@ventoy.net` or just click [https://www.paypal.me/ventoy](https://www.paypal.me/ventoy)
 144
 145 **Bitcoin**
 146 Bitcoin Address `19mZDWzZgzkHCi9YX9H3fYCUuCHq3W6wfT`
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