Ventoy
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Ventoy is an open source tool to create bootable USB drive for ISO files. With ventoy, you don't need to format the disk again and again, you just need to copy the iso file to the USB drive and boot it.
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- Free • Open Source
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Country of Origin
China
Platforms
- Windows
- Linux
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Ventoy information
Developed by
longpanda Licensing
Open Source (GPL-3.0) and Free product.Written in
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Average rating of 4.9Alternatives
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OS & Utilities, CD/DVD ToolsGitHub repository
- 66,136 Stars
- 4,231 Forks
- 929 Open Issues
- Updated Mar 3, 2025
Comments and Reviews
This software is very handy ! No more need to redo your key again and again to install a single ISO in Legacy OR UEFI: Install Ventoy on the USB stick once and copy all the ISO's you want in it (Operating systems, diagnostic tools and so on...) The extra feature is that the software formats the USB Flash Drive for both UEFI and Legacy boot menus.
As a tool, its great. It's reliable and does what it is supposed to do.
However, it is not fully open source as it contains a growing number of pre-compiled BLOBs, more then 100 at this point in time. Given the high sensitivity of an OS install, I cannot recommend using it, especially in a professional environment.
It's so convenient to not have to reformat your USB for every use. You can keep multiple programs on the same drive or simply cut/copy/paste them on & off as needed. In the initial setup you can also chose the partition space you want and leave the rest to reformat however you want and continue using as a separate partition. So, it's nice to also be able to set that as the storage for your log files, etc. as your using the .iso program; e.g. if you're using recovery software, etc.
One of the most perfect software.
The functionality is all I ever wanted during more than 20 years
Frankly, to this date it's a nobrainer. There's no competitor, and the only case where you want to use another bootable USB creator is if you meet compatibility issue.
Ventoy is a tool that lets you create a USB flash drive that can boot multiple ISO images. You just need to install Ventoy on the USB stick once, and then you can copy any ISO files to the same stick.
Ventoy is amazing, you can boot from anywhere, you can have windows 11 on ventoy which normally is larger than 4 GB, and it works on both system modes
I feel stupid for discovering this gem just now, no more formatting and creating single boot USB's with Rufus.