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Fedora Media Writer vs Ventoy: catalog facts
Fedora Media Writer	Ventoy
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under GPLv3.
Windows, macOS, Linux	Windows, Linux
Downloads the Fedora image for you Restore feature returns the USB stick to normal use	Copy image files onto the stick instead of reformatting it for each one, and pick from a boot… Legacy BIOS plus IA32, x86_64, ARM64 and MIPS64EL UEFI, with MBR and GPT both supported
Built around Fedora images Overwrites the whole drive when writing	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
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-2.0	License: GPL-3.0
No account needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 20, 2026

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