BootForge
Get
Announcements

Project updates.

Major status changes, release milestones, and catalog updates land here — newest first.

  1. Pinned

    BootForge is live on Google Play

    The Android app is out — build Ventoy multiboot USB drives from your phone, now a free install away.

    BootForge for Android is now available on Google Play. It builds and manages Ventoy-powered multiboot rescue and installer USB drives directly from your phone over USB OTG — no PC, no root.

    The core drive-making engine is free: USB detection, preparing and updating Ventoy, importing ISOs, copying them to the drive, and checksum verification. BootForge Pro is a one-time purchase that adds in-app catalog downloads and image update tracking.

    An iOS companion covering the catalog and boot guidance is still on the way. Catalog updates and release notes will continue to land here.

  2. 0.1.9: single-image writes and Windows installer drives

    BootForge now writes a single ISO or raw image directly to a drive, and builds dedicated Windows installer sticks. All free.

    BootForge 0.1.9 is rolling out on Google Play, and it grows the app beyond multiboot. Three additions, all in the free tier:

    Single-image writes. Pick one ISO and write it straight to a drive, byte for byte, with a read-back verification pass before the app calls it done. The classic direct-write job that used to need a second app.

    Raw .img support. Raw disk images are accepted on the same write path. The app is upfront about the one thing it can’t promise: whether a raw image boots depends on the image and the device it targets, so the write is verified and the rest is stated plainly, not claimed.

    Windows installer drives. A dedicated mode that turns Microsoft’s official Windows ISO into a standard UEFI installer stick, splitting the oversized install file automatically so the FAT32 layout Windows Setup expects just works. No conversion steps on your side.

    The Home screen now opens with a build-mode chooser when you connect a blank drive, so all of this is one tap from the front door. The guides covering single-ISO writes and Windows installers have been updated to match.

  3. BootForge is in technical validation

    BootForge is being designed and validated before the first Android implementation milestone.

    BootForge is currently in the technical planning and validation phase. The first engineering milestone is a USB/OTG detection and permission flow spike on real Android hardware.

    The website will track important product decisions, catalog updates, and release milestones as the Android app moves from validation into implementation.