X-Git-Url: https://glassweightruler.freedombox.rocks/gitweb/Ventoy.git/blobdiff_plain/8cde5a489817c1e3205da04dc372522fc979fcd8..bf4e014023e6fd7b117b4f086fc0c190d46ecdcf:/README.md diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 5d7a949..bb77952 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -1,30 +1,46 @@ -# Ventoy -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. +

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-See https://www.ventoy.net for detail. +

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+Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI files.
+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. +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.
+Both MBR and GPT partition style are supported in the same way.
+Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...)
+550+ ISO files are tested. 90%+ distros in distrowatch.com supported.
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# 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 +* Directly boot from ISO/WIM/IMG/VHD(x)/EFI 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+) +* MBR and GPT partition style supported (1.0.15+) * WIM files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.12+) +* IMG files boot supported (Legacy + UEFI) (1.0.19+) * Auto installation supported (1.0.09+) +* File injection supported (1.0.16+) * ISO files larger than 4GB supported * Native boot menu style for Legacy & UEFI -* Most type of OS supported, 200+ iso files tested +* Most type of OS supported(Windows/WinPE/Linux/Unix/Vmware/Xen...), 550+ 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 +* Menu Alias/Menu Style/Customized Menu supported +* USB drive write-protected support * USB normal use unaffected * Data nondestructive during version upgrade * No need to update Ventoy when a new distro is released @@ -43,13 +59,25 @@ 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) +**Global Control** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_control.html) **Auto Installation** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_autoinstall.html) +**Injection Plugin** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_injection.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) +**Menu Extension** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/plugin_grubmenu.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** | [https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.html](https://www.ventoy.net/en/doc_disk_layout.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) + +