diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/checksum.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/checksum.py
index a0d6611d94..fa969c0979 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/checksum.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/checksum.py
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@
 import re
 import sys
 
+import llnl.string
 import llnl.util.lang
 from llnl.util import tty
 
@@ -15,6 +16,7 @@
 import spack.spec
 import spack.stage
 import spack.util.crypto
+import spack.util.web as web_util
 from spack.cmd.common import arguments
 from spack.package_base import PackageBase, deprecated_version, preferred_version
 from spack.util.editor import editor
@@ -128,18 +130,38 @@ def checksum(parser, args):
             remote_versions = pkg.fetch_remote_versions(args.jobs)
         url_dict = remote_versions
 
+    # A spidered URL can differ from the package.py *computed* URL, pointing to different tarballs.
+    # For example, GitHub release pages sometimes have multiple tarballs with different shasum:
+    # - releases/download/1.0/<pkg>-1.0.tar.gz (uploaded tarball)
+    # - archive/refs/tags/1.0.tar.gz           (generated tarball)
+    # We wanna ensure that `spack checksum` and `spack install` ultimately use the same URL, so
+    # here we check whether the crawled and computed URLs disagree, and if so, prioritize the
+    # former if that URL exists (just sending a HEAD request that is).
+    url_changed_for_version = set()
+    for version, url in url_dict.items():
+        possible_urls = pkg.all_urls_for_version(version)
+        if url not in possible_urls:
+            for possible_url in possible_urls:
+                if web_util.url_exists(possible_url):
+                    url_dict[version] = possible_url
+                    break
+            else:
+                url_changed_for_version.add(version)
+
     if not url_dict:
         tty.die(f"Could not find any remote versions for {pkg.name}")
-
-    # print an empty line to create a new output section block
-    print()
+    elif len(url_dict) > 1 and not args.batch and sys.stdin.isatty():
+        filtered_url_dict = spack.stage.interactive_version_filter(
+            url_dict, pkg.versions, url_changes=url_changed_for_version
+        )
+        if filtered_url_dict is None:
+            exit(0)
+        url_dict = filtered_url_dict
+    else:
+        tty.info(f"Found {llnl.string.plural(len(url_dict), 'version')} of {pkg.name}")
 
     version_hashes = spack.stage.get_checksums_for_versions(
-        url_dict,
-        pkg.name,
-        keep_stage=args.keep_stage,
-        batch=(args.batch or len(versions) > 0 or len(url_dict) == 1),
-        fetch_options=pkg.fetch_options,
+        url_dict, pkg.name, keep_stage=args.keep_stage, fetch_options=pkg.fetch_options
     )
 
     if args.verify:
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
index e3569d998f..474e271d17 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/cmd/create.py
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@
 
 import os
 import re
+import sys
 import urllib.parse
 
 import llnl.util.tty as tty
@@ -823,6 +824,11 @@ def get_versions(args, name):
         # Find available versions
         try:
             url_dict = spack.url.find_versions_of_archive(args.url)
+            if len(url_dict) > 1 and not args.batch and sys.stdin.isatty():
+                url_dict_filtered = spack.stage.interactive_version_filter(url_dict)
+                if url_dict_filtered is None:
+                    exit(0)
+                url_dict = url_dict_filtered
         except UndetectableVersionError:
             # Use fake versions
             tty.warn("Couldn't detect version in: {0}".format(args.url))
@@ -834,11 +840,7 @@ def get_versions(args, name):
             url_dict = {version: args.url}
 
         version_hashes = spack.stage.get_checksums_for_versions(
-            url_dict,
-            name,
-            first_stage_function=guesser,
-            keep_stage=args.keep_stage,
-            batch=(args.batch or len(url_dict) == 1),
+            url_dict, name, first_stage_function=guesser, keep_stage=args.keep_stage
         )
 
         versions = get_version_lines(version_hashes, url_dict)
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/stage.py b/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
index 73b82c1378..c86ed1955b 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/stage.py
@@ -7,12 +7,13 @@
 import getpass
 import glob
 import hashlib
+import io
 import os
 import shutil
 import stat
 import sys
 import tempfile
-from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional
+from typing import Callable, Dict, Iterable, Optional, Set
 
 import llnl.string
 import llnl.util.lang
@@ -27,6 +28,8 @@
     partition_path,
     remove_linked_tree,
 )
+from llnl.util.tty.colify import colify
+from llnl.util.tty.color import colorize
 
 import spack.caches
 import spack.config
@@ -35,11 +38,14 @@
 import spack.mirror
 import spack.paths
 import spack.spec
+import spack.stage
 import spack.util.lock
 import spack.util.path as sup
 import spack.util.pattern as pattern
 import spack.util.url as url_util
 from spack.util.crypto import bit_length, prefix_bits
+from spack.util.editor import editor, executable
+from spack.version import StandardVersion, VersionList
 
 # The well-known stage source subdirectory name.
 _source_path_subdir = "spack-src"
@@ -860,11 +866,187 @@ def purge():
                     os.remove(stage_path)
 
 
+def interactive_version_filter(
+    url_dict: Dict[StandardVersion, str],
+    known_versions: Iterable[StandardVersion] = (),
+    *,
+    url_changes: Set[StandardVersion] = set(),
+    input: Callable[..., str] = input,
+) -> Optional[Dict[StandardVersion, str]]:
+    """Interactively filter the list of spidered versions.
+
+    Args:
+        url_dict: Dictionary of versions to URLs
+        known_versions: Versions that can be skipped because they are already known
+
+    Returns:
+        Filtered dictionary of versions to URLs or None if the user wants to quit
+    """
+    # Find length of longest string in the list for padding
+    sorted_and_filtered = sorted(url_dict.keys(), reverse=True)
+    version_filter = VersionList([":"])
+    max_len = max(len(str(v)) for v in sorted_and_filtered)
+    orig_url_dict = url_dict  # only copy when using editor to modify
+    print_header = True
+    VERSION_COLOR = spack.spec.VERSION_COLOR
+    while True:
+        if print_header:
+            has_filter = version_filter != VersionList([":"])
+            header = []
+            if len(sorted_and_filtered) == len(orig_url_dict):
+                header.append(
+                    f"Selected {llnl.string.plural(len(sorted_and_filtered), 'version')}"
+                )
+            else:
+                header.append(
+                    f"Selected {len(sorted_and_filtered)} of {len(orig_url_dict)} versions"
+                )
+            if known_versions:
+                num_new = sum(1 for v in sorted_and_filtered if v not in known_versions)
+                header.append(f"{llnl.string.plural(num_new, 'new version')}")
+            if has_filter:
+                header.append(colorize(f"Filtered by {VERSION_COLOR}{version_filter}@."))
+
+            version_with_url = [
+                colorize(
+                    f"{VERSION_COLOR}{str(v):{max_len}}@.  {url_dict[v]}"
+                    f"{'  @K{# NOTE: change of URL}' if v in url_changes else ''}"
+                )
+                for v in sorted_and_filtered
+            ]
+            tty.msg(". ".join(header), *llnl.util.lang.elide_list(version_with_url))
+            print()
+
+        print_header = True
+
+        print("commands:")
+        commands = (
+            "@*b{[c]}hecksum",
+            "@*b{[e]}dit",
+            "@*b{[f]}ilter",
+            "@*b{[a]}sk each",
+            "@*b{[n]}ew only",
+            "@*b{[r]}estart",
+            "@*b{[q]}uit",
+        )
+        colify(list(map(colorize, commands)), indent=2)
+
+        try:
+            command = input(colorize("@*g{command>} ")).strip().lower()
+        except EOFError:
+            print()
+            command = "q"
+
+        if command == "c":
+            break
+        elif command == "e":
+            # Create a temporary file in the stage dir with lines of the form
+            # <version> <url>
+            # which the user can modify. Once the editor is closed, the file is
+            # read back in and the versions to url dict is updated.
+
+            # Create a temporary file by hashing its contents.
+            buffer = io.StringIO()
+            buffer.write("# Edit this file to change the versions and urls to fetch\n")
+            for v in sorted_and_filtered:
+                buffer.write(f"{str(v):{max_len}}  {url_dict[v]}\n")
+            data = buffer.getvalue().encode("utf-8")
+
+            short_hash = hashlib.sha1(data).hexdigest()[:7]
+            filename = f"{spack.stage.stage_prefix}versions-{short_hash}.txt"
+            filepath = os.path.join(spack.stage.get_stage_root(), filename)
+
+            # Write contents
+            with open(filepath, "wb") as f:
+                f.write(data)
+
+            # Open editor
+            editor(filepath, exec_fn=executable)
+
+            # Read back in
+            with open(filepath, "r") as f:
+                orig_url_dict, url_dict = url_dict, {}
+                for line in f:
+                    line = line.strip()
+                    # Skip empty lines and comments
+                    if not line or line.startswith("#"):
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        version, url = line.split(None, 1)
+                    except ValueError:
+                        tty.warn(f"Couldn't parse: {line}")
+                        continue
+                    try:
+                        url_dict[StandardVersion.from_string(version)] = url
+                    except ValueError:
+                        tty.warn(f"Invalid version: {version}")
+                        continue
+                sorted_and_filtered = sorted(url_dict.keys(), reverse=True)
+
+            os.unlink(filepath)
+        elif command == "f":
+            tty.msg(
+                colorize(
+                    f"Examples filters: {VERSION_COLOR}1.2@. "
+                    f"or {VERSION_COLOR}1.1:1.3@. "
+                    f"or {VERSION_COLOR}=1.2, 1.2.2:@."
+                )
+            )
+            try:
+                # Allow a leading @ version specifier
+                filter_spec = input(colorize("@*g{filter>} ")).strip().lstrip("@")
+            except EOFError:
+                print()
+                continue
+            try:
+                version_filter.intersect(VersionList([filter_spec]))
+            except ValueError:
+                tty.warn(f"Invalid version specifier: {filter_spec}")
+                continue
+            # Apply filter
+            sorted_and_filtered = [v for v in sorted_and_filtered if v.satisfies(version_filter)]
+        elif command == "a":
+            i = 0
+            while i < len(sorted_and_filtered):
+                v = sorted_and_filtered[i]
+                try:
+                    answer = input(f"  {str(v):{max_len}}  {url_dict[v]} [Y/n]? ").strip().lower()
+                except EOFError:
+                    # If ^D, don't fully exit, but go back to the command prompt, now with possibly
+                    # fewer versions
+                    print()
+                    break
+                if answer in ("n", "no"):
+                    del sorted_and_filtered[i]
+                elif answer in ("y", "yes", ""):
+                    i += 1
+            else:
+                # Went over each version, so go to checksumming
+                break
+        elif command == "n":
+            sorted_and_filtered = [v for v in sorted_and_filtered if v not in known_versions]
+        elif command == "r":
+            url_dict = orig_url_dict
+            sorted_and_filtered = sorted(url_dict.keys(), reverse=True)
+            version_filter = VersionList([":"])
+        elif command == "q":
+            try:
+                if input("Really quit [y/N]? ").strip().lower() in ("y", "yes"):
+                    return None
+            except EOFError:
+                print()
+                return None
+        else:
+            tty.warn(f"Ignoring invalid command: {command}")
+            print_header = False
+            continue
+    return {v: url_dict[v] for v in sorted_and_filtered}
+
+
 def get_checksums_for_versions(
     url_by_version: Dict[str, str],
     package_name: str,
     *,
-    batch: bool = False,
     first_stage_function: Optional[Callable[[Stage, str], None]] = None,
     keep_stage: bool = False,
     concurrency: Optional[int] = None,
@@ -890,32 +1072,7 @@ def get_checksums_for_versions(
     Returns:
         A dictionary mapping each version to the corresponding checksum
     """
-    sorted_versions = sorted(url_by_version.keys(), reverse=True)
-
-    # Find length of longest string in the list for padding
-    max_len = max(len(str(v)) for v in sorted_versions)
-    num_ver = len(sorted_versions)
-
-    tty.msg(
-        f"Found {llnl.string.plural(num_ver, 'version')} of {package_name}:",
-        "",
-        *llnl.util.lang.elide_list(
-            ["{0:{1}}  {2}".format(str(v), max_len, url_by_version[v]) for v in sorted_versions]
-        ),
-    )
-    print()
-
-    if batch:
-        archives_to_fetch = len(sorted_versions)
-    else:
-        archives_to_fetch = tty.get_number(
-            "How many would you like to checksum?", default=1, abort="q"
-        )
-
-    if not archives_to_fetch:
-        tty.die("Aborted.")
-
-    versions = sorted_versions[:archives_to_fetch]
+    versions = sorted(url_by_version.keys(), reverse=True)
     search_arguments = [(url_by_version[v], v) for v in versions]
 
     version_hashes, errors = {}, []
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/checksum.py b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/checksum.py
index 323ec2ec02..ce7784c7a1 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/checksum.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/test/cmd/checksum.py
@@ -7,12 +7,12 @@
 
 import pytest
 
-import llnl.util.tty as tty
-
 import spack.cmd.checksum
 import spack.repo
 import spack.spec
 from spack.main import SpackCommand
+from spack.stage import interactive_version_filter
+from spack.version import Version
 
 spack_checksum = SpackCommand("checksum")
 
@@ -56,18 +56,134 @@ def test_checksum(arguments, expected, mock_packages, mock_clone_repo, mock_stag
         assert "version(" in output
 
 
-@pytest.mark.not_on_windows("Not supported on Windows (yet)")
-def test_checksum_interactive(mock_packages, mock_fetch, mock_stage, monkeypatch):
-    # TODO: mock_fetch doesn't actually work with stage, working around with ignoring
-    # fail_on_error for now
-    def _get_number(*args, **kwargs):
-        return 1
+def input_from_commands(*commands):
+    """Create a function that returns the next command from a list of inputs for interactive spack
+    checksum. If None is encountered, this is equivalent to EOF / ^D."""
+    commands = iter(commands)
 
-    monkeypatch.setattr(tty, "get_number", _get_number)
+    def _input(prompt):
+        cmd = next(commands)
+        if cmd is None:
+            raise EOFError
+        assert isinstance(cmd, str)
+        return cmd
 
-    output = spack_checksum("preferred-test", fail_on_error=False)
-    assert "version of preferred-test" in output
-    assert "version(" in output
+    return _input
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_filter():
+    # Filter effectively by 1:1.0, then checksum.
+    input = input_from_commands("f", "@1:", "f", "@:1.0", "c")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        input=input,
+    ) == {
+        Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz",
+        Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+    }
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_return_from_filter_prompt():
+    # Enter and then exit filter subcommand.
+    input = input_from_commands("f", None, "c")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        input=input,
+    ) == {
+        Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+        Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz",
+        Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+        Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+    }
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_quit_returns_none():
+    # Quit after filtering something out (y to confirm quit)
+    input = input_from_commands("f", "@1:", "q", "y")
+    assert (
+        interactive_version_filter(
+            {
+                Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+                Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+                Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+            },
+            input=input,
+        )
+        is None
+    )
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_reset_resets():
+    # Filter 1:, then reset, then filter :0, should just given 0.9 (it was filtered out
+    # before reset)
+    input = input_from_commands("f", "@1:", "r", "f", ":0", "c")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        input=input,
+    ) == {Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz"}
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_ask_each():
+    # Ask each should run on the filtered list. First select 1.x, then select only the second
+    # entry, which is 1.0.1.
+    input = input_from_commands("f", "@1:", "a", "n", "y", "n")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        input=input,
+    ) == {Version("1.0.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.1.tar.gz"}
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_quit_from_ask_each():
+    # Enter ask each mode, select the second item, then quit from submenu, then checksum, which
+    # should still include the last item at which ask each stopped.
+    input = input_from_commands("a", "n", "y", None, "c")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        input=input,
+    ) == {
+        Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+        Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+    }
+
+
+def test_checksum_interactive_new_only():
+    # The 1.0 version is known already, and should be dropped on `n`.
+    input = input_from_commands("n", "c")
+    assert interactive_version_filter(
+        {
+            Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+            Version("1.0"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.0.tar.gz",
+            Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+        },
+        known_versions=[Version("1.0")],
+        input=input,
+    ) == {
+        Version("1.1"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-1.1.tar.gz",
+        Version("0.9"): "https://www.example.com/pkg-0.9.tar.gz",
+    }
 
 
 def test_checksum_versions(mock_packages, mock_clone_repo, mock_fetch, mock_stage):
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/url.py b/lib/spack/spack/url.py
index 080c924596..460c42a1af 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/url.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/url.py
@@ -647,7 +647,7 @@ def find_versions_of_archive(
     list_urls |= additional_list_urls
 
     # Grab some web pages to scrape.
-    pages, links = spack.util.web.spider(list_urls, depth=list_depth, concurrency=concurrency)
+    _, links = spack.util.web.spider(list_urls, depth=list_depth, concurrency=concurrency)
 
     # Scrape them for archive URLs
     regexes = []
diff --git a/lib/spack/spack/util/editor.py b/lib/spack/spack/util/editor.py
index 50e6b272c2..eff896f87e 100644
--- a/lib/spack/spack/util/editor.py
+++ b/lib/spack/spack/util/editor.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ def executable(exe: str, args: List[str]) -> int:
     return cmd.returncode
 
 
-def editor(*args: List[str], exec_fn: Callable[[str, List[str]], int] = os.execv) -> bool:
+def editor(*args: str, exec_fn: Callable[[str, List[str]], int] = os.execv) -> bool:
     """Invoke the user's editor.
 
     This will try to execute the following, in order: