README.md

   1 <h1 align="center">
   2   <a href=https://www.ventoy.net/>Ventoy</a>
   3 </h1>
   4
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  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/>
  19 560+ 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 * Can be installed in USB/Local Disk/SSD/NVMe/SD Card
  27 * Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files, no extraction needed
  28 * No need to be continuous in disk for ISO/IMG files
  29 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  30 * Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
  31 * UEFI Secure Boot supported (1.0.07+)
  32 * Persistence supported (1.0.11+)
  33 * Windows/Linux auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  34 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  35 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  36 * Most type of OS supported, 560+ iso files tested
  37 * Linux vDisk boot supported
  38 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  39 * ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
  40 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  41 * Plugin Framework
  42 * Injection files to runtime enviroment
  43 * Boot configuration file dynamically replacement
  44 * Highly customizable theme and menu
  45 * USB drive write-protected support
  46 * USB normal use unaffected
  47 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  48 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  49
  50 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
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  52
  53 # Installation Instructions
  54 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
  55
  56 # Compile Instructions
  57 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  58
  59 # Document
  60 Title | Link
  61 -|-
  62 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
  63 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
  64 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
  65 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
  66 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
  67 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
  68 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
  69 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
  70 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
  71 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
  72 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
  73 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
  74 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
  75 **Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)
  76
  77
  78 # FAQ
  79 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
  80
  81
  82 # Forum
  83 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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