README.md

   1 # Ventoy  [https://www.ventoy.net](https://www.ventoy.net)
   2 Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files.
   3 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.
   4 You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
   5 Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 420+ ISO files are tested.
   6 A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
   7
   8 See https://www.ventoy.net for detail.
   9
  10 # Features
  11 * 100% open source
  12 * Simple to use
  13 * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
  14 * Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
  15 * Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
  16 * UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
  17 * Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
  18 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  19 * WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
  20 * Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  21 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  22 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  23 * Most type of OS supported, 420+ iso files tested
  24 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  25 * ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
  26 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  27 * Plugin Framework
  28 * USB drive write-protected support
  29 * USB normal use unaffected
  30 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  31 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  32
  33 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
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  35
  36 # Installation Instructions
  37 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
  38
  39 # Compile Instructions
  40 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  41
  42 # Document
  43 Title | Link
  44 -|-
  45 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
  46 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
  47 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
  48 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
  49 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
  50 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
  51 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
  52 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
  53 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
  54 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
  55 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
  56 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
  57 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
  58 **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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  60
  61 # FAQ
  62 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
  63
  64
  65 # Forum
  66 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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