this is rad. i'm gonna have to check this out. does it check against checksum files if they exist?
Tnx to #[0] we found this 🙂
"Obtainium allows you to install and update Open-Source Apps directly from their releases pages, and receive notifications when new releases are made available."
img from #[1]
https://github.com/ImranR98/Obtainium

Discussion
Currently it doesn't. Here's the devs responses on the issue tracker when asked about it in case you're interested:
very cool. thank you!