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Project Recap: Porting ISO Image Writer to QML

Monday, 15 September 2025
tldr: ISO Image Writer ported to QML, allows automatic fetching of the latest ISOs, allows users to download directly from a URL and some more glitter ISO Image Writer is a tool that allows users to flash image files onto their USB sticks. Previously, this tool was written with Qt Widgets, but as we shift away from this approach, a port was needed to convert the app to use QML instead. Read More

Updates on the ISO Image Writer rewrite

Friday, 11 July 2025
tldr: QML port going full speed, researched KDE's design language, ISO Selection window added and Backend integration started Over the past few weeks, I’ve been working on porting parts of the IsoImageWriter UI from traditional QtWidgets to QML. The goal is to modernize the look and feel, while also making the interface more extensible for future features. As expected, switching over to QML wasn’t just a copy-paste job, I had to spend quite a bit of time digging through KDE’s design guidelines to ensure the result actually feels like a KDE app, not just a weekend demo project. Read More

GSoC 2025 Project Intro: Porting ISO Image Writer GUI to Kirigami and adding some glitter

Monday, 2 June 2025
Hi All ! Sun is finally out here in Vancouver 🌞 and GSOC 2025 has started. I will be working on porting ISO Image writer to Kirigami and adding some nice-to-have features. Read More