# Ventoy
-A new bootable USB solution.
+Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files.
+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.
+You can copy many iso files at a time and ventoy will give you a boot menu to select them.
+Both Legacy BIOS and UEFI are supported in the same way. 200+ ISO files are tested.
+A "Ventoy Compatible" concept is introduced by ventoy, which can help to support any ISO file.
+
+See https://www.ventoy.net for detail.
+
+# Features
+* 100% open source
+* Simple to use
+* Fast (limited only by the speed of copying iso file)
+* Directly boot from iso file, no extraction needed
+* Legacy + UEFI supported in the same way
+* UEFI Secure Boot supported (since 1.0.07+)
+* Persistence supported (since 1.0.11+)
+* WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+)
+* Auto installation supported (1.0.09+)
+* ISO files larger than 4GB supported
+* Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI
+* Most type of OS supported, 200+ iso files tested
+* Not only boot but also complete installation process
+* ISO files can be listed in List mode/TreeView mode
+* "Ventoy Compatible" concept
+* Plugin Framework
+* Readonly to USB drive during boot
+* USB normal use unaffected
+* Data nondestructive during version upgrade
+* No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released
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+
+
+# Installation Instructions
+See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html) for detail
+
+# Compile Instructions
+Please refer to [BuildVentoyFromSource.txt](https://github.com/ventoy/Ventoy/blob/master/DOC/BuildVentoyFromSource.txt)
+
+# Document
+Title | Link
+-|-
+**Install & Update** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_start.html)
+**Customize Theme** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_theme.html)
+**Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html)
+**Persistence Support** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_persistence.html)
+**Boot WIM file** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_wimboot.html)
+**Menu Class** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menuclass.html)
+**Menu Alias** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_menualias.html)
+**Memdisk Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_memdisk.html)
+**TreeView Mode** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_treeview.html)
+**Disk Layout MBR** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html)
+**Disk Layout GPT** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout_gpt.html)
+
+
+# FAQ
+See [https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/faq.html) for detail
+
+
+# Forum
+[https://forums.ventoy.net](https://forums.ventoy.net)
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