📀 ISO Creator

A modern and beautiful desktop application to convert folders into ISO files with an intuitive graphical interface.

✨ Features

• 🎨 Modern Dark UI - Beautiful and professional interface
• 🌍 Multi-language - English and Spanish support
• 📁 Easy to use - Simple folder selection with browse buttons
• 🚀 Fast processing - Efficient ISO creation with progress tracking
• ⚙️ Flexible options - Include or exclude root folder in ISO
• 📊 Real-time progress - Visual progress bar with percentage
• ✅ ISO 9660 compliant - Full compatibility with Joliet and Rock Ridge extensions

🖼️ Screenshots

English Interface

Clean and modern interface with all controls clearly labeled.

Spanish Interface

Interfaz completamente traducida al español.

🔧 Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher
• tkinter (usually included with Python)
• pycdlib

📦 Installation

1. Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/iso-creator.git
cd iso-creator

2. Install dependencies

pip install -r requirements.txt

3. Run the application

python iso_creator.py

🚀 Usage

1. Select Source Folder - Click "Browse" next to "Source Folder" and select the folder you want to convert
2. Select Output Folder - Click "Browse" next to "Output Folder" and choose where to save the ISO
3. Name your ISO - Enter a name for your ISO file (default: MYCDROM)
4. Optional: Include root folder - Check this option if you want the source folder itself included in the ISO
5. Generate ISO - Click the "🚀 GENERATE ISO" button
6. Wait for completion - Watch the progress bar until it reaches 100%

🌐 Language Support

The application supports two languages:

• 🇬🇧 English (default)
• 🇪🇸 Spanish

Switch languages using the flag buttons in the top-right corner.

⚙️ Technical Details

ISO Standards

• ISO 9660 Level 3 compliance
• Joliet extension for long filenames (Windows)
• Rock Ridge 1.09 for POSIX file attributes (Unix/Linux)

File Naming

• Automatically sanitizes filenames for ISO 9660 compatibility
• Converts invalid characters to underscores
• Maintains original names through Joliet extension

🛠️ Building Executable (Optional)

To create a standalone executable using PyInstaller:

pip install pyinstaller
pyinstaller --onefile --windowed --name="ISO Creator" iso_creator.py

The executable will be in the dist folder.

📋 Troubleshooting

Common Issues

Issue: "Module not found" error

• Solution: Make sure you've installed all requirements: pip install -r requirements.txt

Issue: ISO file is empty or corrupted

• Solution: Verify the source folder exists and contains files

Issue: Application won't start on Linux

• Solution: Install tkinter: sudo apt-get install python3-tk

🤝 Contributing

Contributions are welcome! Please feel free to submit a Pull Request.

1. Fork the project
2. Create your feature branch (git checkout -b feature/AmazingFeature)
3. Commit your changes (git commit -m 'Add some AmazingFeature')
4. Push to the branch (git push origin feature/AmazingFeature)
5. Open a Pull Request

📝 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License - see the LICENSE file for details.

👤 Author

Pablo Santillán - @lexicon06

🙏 Acknowledgments

• Built with pycdlib - Pure Python ISO9660 library
• UI inspired by modern design principles
• Flag emojis for language selection

📧 Support

If you have any questions or need help, please open an issue on GitHub.

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Made with ❤️ and Python