Ventoy
Prepare a USB stick once, then boot any ISO by copying the file onto it.
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4 more ways to get Ventoy
Other download sites
Run by third parties, not by longpanda. Prefer the official page above when it works.
Package managers
- winget
winget install --id ventoy.Ventoy - Chocolatey
choco install ventoy
About Ventoy
Normally each bootable USB means reformatting the drive for one image. Ventoy installs a boot loader on the stick once; after that you copy ISO, WIM, IMG, VHD(x) or EFI files onto it like any other file and pick one from a menu at boot time.
It handles legacy BIOS and IA32, x86_64, ARM64 and MIPS64EL UEFI in the same way, and works with both MBR and GPT. The project reports more than 1300 tested images covering Windows, WinPE, Linux, Unix, ChromeOS, VMware and Xen.
Strengths
- Copy image files onto the stick instead of reformatting it for each one, and pick from a boot menu
- Legacy BIOS plus IA32, x86_64, ARM64 and MIPS64EL UEFI, with MBR and GPT both supported
- Over 1300 images tested, including Windows, WinPE, Linux, Unix, ChromeOS, VMware and Xen
- The rest of the USB drive stays usable as ordinary storage
Limitations
- The preparation tool runs on Windows and Linux; there is no macOS installer
- Secure Boot needs the Ventoy key enrolled, an extra step on locked-down machines
- A few images and systems still need workarounds documented on the site
Details
- Pricing
- FreeFree and open source under GPLv3.
- License
- GPL-3.0
- Developer
- longpanda
- Platforms
- Windows, Linux
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Account
- Not required
- Works offline
- Yes
- Best suited for
- One USB stick that boots every installer you keep around
- Categories
- Disk tools
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Selected from the TechWalrus downloads catalog (Disk & USB); facts checked against the developer's own pages, 4 sources on file.
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