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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   7   <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/license/ventoy/Ventoy?style=for-the-badge">
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   9   <img src="https://img.shields.io/github/downloads/ventoy/Ventoy/total.svg?style=for-the-badge">
  10 </p>
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  12 <h4 align="center">
  13 Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files.
  14 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.
  15 You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
  16 Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 420+ ISO files are tested.
  17 A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
  18 </h4>
  19
  20 # Features
  21 * 100% open source
  22 * Simple to use
  23 * Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
  24 * Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
  25 * Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
  26 * UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
  27 * Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
  28 * MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+)
  29 * WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
  30 * Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
  31 * ISO files larger than 4GB supported
  32 * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
  33 * Most type of OS supported, 420+ iso files tested
  34 * Not only boot but also complete installation process
  35 * ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
  36 * "Ventoy Compatible" concept
  37 * Plugin Framework
  38 * USB drive write-protected support
  39 * USB normal use unaffected
  40 * Data nondestructive during version upgrade
  41 * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
  42
  43 ![avatar](https://www.ventoy.net/static/img/screen/screen_uefi.png)
  44
  45
  46 # Installation Instructions
  47 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
  48
  49 # Compile Instructions
  50 Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
  51
  52 # Document
  53 Title | Link
  54 -|-
  55 **Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
  56 **Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
  57 **Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html)
  58 **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
  59 **Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html)
  60 **Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
  61 **Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
  62 **Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
  63 **Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
  64 **Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html)
  65 **Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
  66 **TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
  67 **Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
  68 **Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)
  69
  70
  71 # FAQ
  72 See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
  73
  74
  75 # Forum
  76 [https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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