Super ISO Updater

Name: Super ISO Updater
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Author: JoshuaVandaele

by JoshuaVandaele·May 10, 2026·2 points·0 comments

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Automates ISO updates for Ventoy drives with checksum verification built in.

Strengths

•Checksum and signature verification ensures download integrity
•Fastest mirror selection speeds up downloads automatically
•TOML configuration enables flexible ISO management

Weaknesses

•Python 3.14 libtorrent dependency creates installation friction
•Ventoy-specific focus narrows the audience

Post Description

I built Super ISO Updater (SISOU), a tool that keeps bootable ISOs on a Ventoy drive automatically updated.

This project started a few years back because I got tired of manually checking for new releases of the various troubleshooting tools and installers I kept on my Ventoy drive.

SISOU automates checking for updates, downloading them, verifying the downloads, and storing everything in a neatly-sorted directory structure.

It’s open source (GPL-2.0-or-later), written in Python, and works on both Linux and Windows.

One note: on Python 3.14, libtorrent currently needs to be installed through your system package manager (or built manually), since upstream hasn’t published on pypi yet. On Arch Linux, the package is libtorrent-rasterbar.

I would love to hear what you think. You can try it out by installing `sisou` using pip/pipx/uv. Issues and PRs are welcome!