If you are a fan of testing different operating systems and prefer a real experience rather than a virtual one, or if you are a system administrator and usually carry a USB stick well stocked with ISOs, you already know Ventoy, an application for creating installable units which was launched a few years ago, but which already occupies a privileged place among the tools of all self-esteem.

To be sure, we repeat: Ventoy is a utility with which you can create USB drives that contain installation images of operating systems, among others, for example, versions of Windows or Linux distributions, for installation, of course. Something we already had a priori, see Rufus, of whom we have spoken here on more than one occasion; Although the truth is that there are many alternatives. So what makes the Ventoy so special?

Because Ventoy is an open source and cross-platform development that makes it easy to boot multiple operating systems from a single USB drive. It’s really fantastic because unlike most existing options, once you’ve installed Ventoy on your USB, you can add as well as remove OS installation images using drag and drop. In other words, the process is much faster, easier, and optimal for the life of the USB.

With Ventoy, you can not only add as many installation images (ISO, IMG, WIM, etc.) as the available storage space on the USB stick allows: it frees you from the constant formatting by formatting the drive. With Ventoy, the way to use it is simple: you connect the USB to the computer, open the folder and add or remove what you want. There is no more. Then you start and proceed with what you want to do (you have detailed instructions on how to use it in the previous links).

Ventoy has one more positive thing, which is that it is a project with very active development, which from time to time launches a new version with interesting news, as it happens here. Specifically, Ventoy 1.0.84 releases support for multiple languages ​​in boot menu and most importantly, file system support FAT32 and more than 32 GB of storagethereby improving its performance in cross-platform environments.

Just a few news, but interesting enough to publish this note about the Ventoy, an essential tool today… for those who need it, of course. If you want to embed a Windows or Linux distribution early, there are simpler alternatives like balenaEtcher. Now, if this is something you do often, you’ll appreciate what the Ventoy has to offer. All information and downloads on the official website.