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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  10 </p>
  11
  12 <h4 align="left">
  13 Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files. <br/>
  14 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.
  15 You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them. <br/>
  16 Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way.<br/>
  17 Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.<br/>
  18 Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...) <br/>
  19 550+ ISO files are tested. 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported. <br/>
  20 </h4>
  21
  22 # Features
  23 * 100% open source
  24 * Simple to use
  25 * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
  26 * Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI file, no extraction needed
  27 * Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
  28 * UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
  29 * Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
  30 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  31 * WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
  32 * IMG files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.19+)
  33 * Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  34 * File injection supported (1.0.16+)
  35 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  36 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  37 * Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ iso files tested
  38 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  39 * ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
  40 * Linux vDisk boot supported (vdi/vhd/raw)
  41 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  42 * Plugin Framework
  43 * Menu Alias/Menu Style/Customized Menu supported
  44 * USB drive write-protected support
  45 * USB normal use unaffected
  46 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  47 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  48
  49 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
  50
  51
  52 # Installation Instructions
  53 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
  54
  55 # Compile Instructions
  56 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  57
  58 # Document
  59 Title | Link
  60 -|-
  61 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
  62 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
  63 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
  64 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
  65 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
  66 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
  67 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
  68 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
  69 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
  70 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
  71 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
  72 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
  73 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
  74 **Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)
  75
  76
  77 # FAQ
  78 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
  79
  80
  81 # Forum
  82 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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