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Desktop App

Ventoy

Make one bootable USB drive that holds many ISO files.

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  • Rating

    4.7 / 5

  • Pricing

    Free

  • Difficulty

    Intermediate

  • Works on

    Windows, Linux

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What is Ventoy?

Ventoy is a free, open-source tool for creating bootable USB drives. Once it is installed on a drive, you simply copy ISO, WIM, IMG or VHD files onto it and choose which one to boot from a menu, so a single stick can carry several operating system installers and rescue tools.

Pros: what Ventoy does well

  • No need to reformat for each ISO
  • Supports a wide range of images
  • Free and open source

Cons: where it falls short

  • Installing it wipes the USB drive
  • Secure Boot set-up can take extra steps

Who Ventoy is for

People who install or repair operating systems and want one USB stick for everything.

Who can skip it

Anyone who never needs to boot a computer from USB.

Ventoy alternatives

Not sold on Ventoy? These do a similar job, and each card says what it has in common.

All File Management resources

fzf

Focus: fuzzy finder, command line and shell. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.8 (Ventoy: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
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bat

Focus: file viewer, command line and developer tool. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

HandBrake

Focus: video converter, compression and media. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

OCRmyPDF

Focus: ocr, scanned pdf and command line. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

rclone

Focus: cloud sync, backup and file transfer. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

scrcpy

Focus: android, screen mirroring and phone control. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Android. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, macOS
4.7Visit

Free alternatives to Ventoy

Want to spend nothing? These free picks cover similar ground.

Subtitle Edit

Focus: subtitles, captions and video editing. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreeWindows, Linux
4.7Visit

Yazi

Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.7Visit

zoxide

Focus: terminal, navigation and command line. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS. Same 4.7 rating.

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Linux
4.7Visit

superfile

Focus: file manager, terminal ui and developer tool. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS and Offline. Rated 4.6 (Ventoy: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.6Visit

aria2

Focus: downloads, bittorrent and command line. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS. Rated 4.5 (Ventoy: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit

lf

Focus: file manager, terminal and keyboard shortcuts. Shares open source with Ventoy. Adds macOS. Rated 4.5 (Ventoy: 4.7).

Desktop AppFreemacOS, Windows
4.5Visit
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