Ventoy is a partially open-source utility used for creating bootable USB media storage devices or in a physical drive with files such as .iso, .wim, .img, .vhd(x), and .efi. Once Ventoy is installed on a USB drive, new installation files can be added without reformatting. Ventoy presents the user with a boot menu to select one of the installation files held on the USB drive.
Ventoy can be installed on a USB flash drive, local disk, solid-state drive (SSD, NVMe), or SD card and directly boots from the selected .iso, .wim, .img, .vhd(x), or .efi file(s) added. Ventoy does not extract the image file(s) to the USB drive, but uses them directly, as it can unzip during installation. It is possible to place multiple ISO images on a single device and select the image to boot from the menu displayed just after Ventoy boots.
MBR and GPT partition styles, x86 Legacy BIOS and various UEFI boot methods (including persistence) are supported. ISO files larger than 4 GB can be used. Ventoy supports various operating system boot and installation ISO files, including Windows 7 and later, Debian, Ubuntu, CentOS, Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL), Fedora and more than a hundred other Linux distributions; various Unix releases, VMware, Citrix XenServer, etc. have also been tested. Ventoy isn't recommended on the openSUSE wiki due to reports of boot issues.
What is Ventoy?
Ventoy by Ventoy is open-source Windows software in the disk & usb tools category. It ranks 3rd by popularity among disk & usb tools in this catalogue. The first release dates back to 2020. It is written in C. Besides Windows, it is available for Linux.
Installation and requirements
The publisher provides Portable installers for 64-bit, ARM64, 32-bit and ARM Windows. It runs without installation (portable).
Updates and version history
The current version is 1.1.18, released on October 9, 2026. The version history goes back to January 4, 2024: 21 releases, all linked to the official files. That is about 7.6 releases a year. The last update is less than a month old.
Popularity and file types
The Chocolatey package has been downloaded 206,497 times. The source code on GitHub (ventoy/Ventoy) has 80,266 stars. Wikipedia has an article about it in 6 of our languages. Similar programs include Rufus, unetbootin and smartmontools.
Project description on GitHub: “A new bootable USB solution.”
Pros / Cons
Pros
- Open source: the code can be inspected and built by anyone
- Native ARM64 build for Windows on Arm
- Portable: runs without installation
- Frequent updates (about 7.6 a year)
- Also runs on Linux
- Large user base
In short: Ventoy is an open-source disk & usb tool tool for 64-bit, ARM64, 32-bit and ARM PCs. It is actively maintained.
Screenshots
Is Ventoy safe to download?
- The file is served by github.com, the publisher’s own domain
- The download link uses HTTPS
- A SHA256 hash is published, so you can verify the file:
082C478E8C432E1AC653899FCF50E3A4077A2851BC6112B5DDD30545962164A9· Open the VirusTotal report for this hash - The link has not been checked yet
- The source code is public
- ExeAtlas does not host, wrap or modify installers
Related guide: How to check a file’s SHA256 hash on Windows
Recent versions
All 21 versions ›21 versions over 3 years · about 7.6 a year
| Version | Date | Size | Files |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.1.18Latest | October 9, 2026 | — | ARM64 ZIPARM ZIP64-bit ZIP32-bit ZIP |
| 1.1.17 | July 24, 2026 | — | ARM64 ZIPARM ZIP64-bit ZIP32-bit ZIP |
| 1.1.16 | June 25, 2026 | — | ARM ZIPARM64 ZIP32-bit ZIP64-bit ZIP |
| 1.1.15 | June 25, 2026 | — | ARM64 ZIP32-bit ZIP64-bit ZIPARM ZIP |
| 1.1.14 | June 24, 2026 | — | 64-bit ZIP32-bit ZIPARM64 ZIPARM ZIP |
| 1.1.12 | April 23, 2026 | — | 64-bit ZIP32-bit ZIPARM64 ZIPARM ZIP |
| 1.1.11 | April 5, 2026 | — | ARM ZIP32-bit ZIPARM64 ZIP64-bit ZIP |
| 1.1.10 | December 21, 2025 | — | 32-bit ZIPARM ZIPARM64 ZIP64-bit ZIP |
Install from the command line
Silent install ›winget install --id Ventoy.Ventoy -echoco install ventoy -yscoop install extras/ventoyRelated guide: How to use winget: install and update apps
Information
- Publisher
- Ventoy
- Category
- Disk & USB tools
- Licence
- GPL-3.0
- Price
- Free
- Source code
- github.com/ventoy/Ventoy
- Written in
- C
- Requires
- Windows 11 / 10
- Architecture
- 64-bit, ARM64, 32-bit, ARM
- Installer
- Portable
- Other platforms
- Linux
- Version
- 1.1.18
- Released
- October 9, 2026
- First release
- 2020
- Added to the catalogue
- January 4, 2024
- Versions listed
- 21
- Updates / year
- 7.6
- Chocolatey downloads
- 206,497
- GitHub stars
- 80,266
- GitHub forks
- 5,003
- Website
- ventoy.net
- winget ID
- Ventoy.Ventoy
- Chocolatey package
- ventoy
- Scoop package
- extras/ventoy
Ratings and reviews
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Frequently asked questions
Is Ventoy free?
Yes. Ventoy is open-source software under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Is Ventoy safe to download?
The download comes from github.com, which belongs to the publisher; ExeAtlas does not host or change the file. Compare its SHA256 hash with the one shown here, or open the VirusTotal report for that hash.
How do I install Ventoy with winget?
Open PowerShell or Windows Terminal and run the winget command shown on this page. winget downloads the official installer and checks its SHA256 hash before running it.
Does Ventoy run on ARM (Windows on Arm)?
Yes, there is a native ARM64 installer.
Where can I download an older version of Ventoy?
The versions page lists all 21 versions with links to their official installer files, back to January 4, 2024.
Can I use Ventoy without administrator rights?
Yes, it is portable: unpack and run it.
What are alternatives to Ventoy?
Rufus, unetbootin, smartmontools, WinFsp 2024 Beta2 and gdu. The alternatives page compares them.
