AvailablePulse
A fully featured web browser with a crisp Mac-first interface.
Orbit Software
Crafted for macOS
We build nice things
for Macs.
Thoughtful, expressive Mac apps that feel at home on your desktop — fast, polished and a little bit playful.
Meet the
Orbit family.
Twenty-three thoughtful ideas for Mac and the web, each built around a clear job and polished until it feels effortless.
AvailableAvailablePopcorn
An elegant, visual way to jump through your recent folders.
AvailableHorizon
A fast, comprehensive and beautiful FTP client made for Apple silicon Macs.
AvailableMica
A compact, unobtrusive Telegram client that lives quietly in your menu bar.
AvailableProteus 5
A fully fledged, customisable multi-protocol instant messenger for Telegram, IRC and XMPP.
AvailableAxion
A polished media player with quick tools for opening, reviewing and working with media.
AvailableAeris
Turns your desktop wallpaper into a soothing animated backdrop.
AvailableScribble
Quick, colourful notes you can pin above everything else when they matter.
AvailableKestrel
An extensive photo manipulation tool with dynamic filters from Motion Blur to Black & White.
AvailableRaindrops
Turns your desktop into a tropical storm. Four rain intensities, outrageously simple.
AvailableLucen
Skins your Dock dynamically with user-defined backdrops and optional rainfall.
AvailableLunessa
A polished widget engine for macOS that keeps useful information and tools close at hand.
AvailableVoid
A modern take on the classic Space Invaders formula — incredibly simple, strikingly pretty and deeply satisfying.
AvailableTailspin
A clean, glowing take on Snake — chase the next square, grow your tail and keep the run alive.
AvailableVectra
Blast through asteroid fields in a colourful, fast-paced space arcade game for macOS.
AvailableFirefall Revisited
The classic Mac arcade game, modernised, upgraded and refined for macOS.
AvailableBonkheads
The classic Mac platform game returns, refreshed for a new generation of arcade fun.
AvailableBarney Carnage
Classic arcade carnage returns to Mac with updated visuals and fast-paced action.
Web projectSolara
Solara is a fully fledged bulletin board platform for hosting communities.
Web projectJournal
Journal is an simple but beautiful blogging platform. Jot your thoughts down, put them to the world!
Web projectGecko
A simple but beautiful way to host, organise and display multiple images and videos in your own personal gallery.
Web ProjectBlackthorn
Thoughtful appointment booking with precise availability, client limits and calendar-ready confirmations.
Web ProjectConvoa
A polished community portal powered by phpBB3, bringing forums, news, polls, messaging and more into one welcoming home.
PulseYour web.
In your rhythm.
Pulse is a full-featured web browser designed with the clarity and directness of a great Mac app — from everyday browsing to richer tools like RSS.
- Native-feeling interface
- Light + dark appearance
- RSS feeds
- Focused toolbar
PopcornFolders,
at a glance.
Popcorn turns recent folders into a visual, keyboard-friendly grid, so the place you were just working is always one gesture away.
- Recent-folder grid
- Quick keyboard navigation
- Preview thumbnails
- Light + dark mode
HorizonYour files.
On the horizon.
Horizon is a fast, comprehensive and beautiful FTP client for Mac, combining Finder-like familiarity with a focused set of tools for everyday remote file management.
- Icon + list views
- Favourites
- Full drag & drop
- Apple silicon
- Free
List and Icon View · Light and Dark appearances
MicaTelegram,
without the weight.
Mica is a compact, unobtrusive Telegram client for ARM Macs — quick to launch, native-feeling, and tucked into your menu bar until you need it.
- Menu bar native
- Apple silicon
- Light + dark mode
- Fast messaging
- Compact interface
Proteus 5Your chats.
Your way.
Proteus 5 is a fully fledged, multi-protocol instant messaging app that brings Telegram, IRC and XMPP networks together in one customisable Mac-native home.
- Telegram
- IRC
- XMPP
- Message themes
- Sound packs
- Light + dark mode
AxionPlay everything.
Effortlessly.
Axion is a focused media player for Mac, built around a clean, modern interface that makes opening and working with media feel immediate. Now you can even see your music, via the magic of the visualiser.
- Open media files
- Clipboard import
- Focused playback
- Quick media tools
- Mac-native design
AerisA quieter
desktop.
Aeris turns your desktop wallpaper into a soothing animated backdrop, with a collection of atmospheric scenes designed to add gentle movement without getting in your way.
- Animated desktop backdrops
- Nine calming scenes
- One-click switching
- Mac-native interface
Animated wallpapers · Atmospheric scenes · A quieter desktop
Quick notes · Always-on-top pinning · Multiple colours · Apple silicon
ScribbleJot it down.
Keep it close.
Scribble is a lightweight notes app for ARM Macs, made for thoughts you need to capture quickly. Write a note in seconds, choose a colour that fits, and optionally pin it above your other windows so it stays in sight.
- Fast, focused notes
- Pin scribbles on top
- Range of note colours
- Apple silicon
KestrelShape the shot.
See it instantly.
Kestrel is an extensive photo manipulation tool that lets you dynamically apply a broad range of image filters — from Motion Blur to Black & White — and tune the result as you work. Best of all, it’s free.
- Dynamic image filters
- Motion Blur
- Black & White
- Live intensity control
- Light + dark mode
- Free
Four rain intensities · Tropical storm atmosphere · Outrageously simple
RaindropsMake it rain.
On your desktop.
Raindrops turns your desktop into a tropical storm with a beautifully simple rain effect. Choose from four intensities and let the weather roll in.
- Four rain intensities
- Tropical storm effect
- Desktop atmosphere
- Outrageously simple
LucenMake your Dock
feel alive.
Lucen skins the macOS Dock with any image you choose, then lets you layer in optional rainfall for a Dock that feels distinctly yours.
- User-defined Dock backdrops
- Adjustable image opacity
- Optional live rainfall
- Image + rain layering
- Native Dock interaction
- Apple silicon · macOS 13+
Custom Dock backdrops · Optional rainfall · Native macOS glass
LunessaYour desktop.
Your widgets.
Lunessa is a widget engine for macOS, bringing useful, glanceable tools together in a polished desktop workspace that feels right at home on the Mac.
- Local time + calendar
- Notes
- Mac system status
- Battery
- Calculator
Desktop widgets · Glanceable tools · Made for macOS
VoidEnter the Void.
Just start shooting.
Void is a modern take on the classic Space Invaders formula for ARM Macs. It keeps everything deliberately simple, then piles on luminous colour, particles and satisfying arcade feedback.
- Instant arcade gameplay
- Beautiful neon effects
- Simple controls
- Power-ups and shields
- Made for Apple silicon
TailspinSnake,
with a spin.
Tailspin is a clean, glowing take on the arcade classic. Move, collect and grow while keeping your run alive in a dark, electric game board made for Mac.
- Classic Snake gameplay
- Neon visual style
- Immediate, simple controls
- Native macOS app
- Requires macOS 14 or later
Classic instinct · Neon focus · Made for Mac
Classic arcade spirit · Refined gameplay · Made for macOS
Firefall RevisitedA classic reborn.
Firefall Revisited.
Firefall Revisited brings the classic Mac game Firefall into the modern era — upgraded, refined and reimagined for macOS while keeping the irresistible arcade spirit of the original.
- Classic Firefall, modernised
- Upgraded visuals
- Refined arcade gameplay
- Made for macOS
VectraInto the asteroid field.
Let the sparks fly.
Vectra brings high-energy space arcade action to macOS. Pilot your ship through asteroid fields, fire away and chase your next high score in a dazzling cosmic battlefield.
- Fast-paced arcade space action
- Asteroid-blasting gameplay
- Colourful visual effects
- High-score chasing
- Made for macOS
Asteroid action · Cosmic effects · Made for macOS
Classic Mac nostalgia · Platform action · Reimagined for today
BonkheadsBack for more.
Bonkheads returns.
Bonkheads brings the charm and frantic platform action of the classic Mac game back into the spotlight. Dive into colourful underground levels, dodge danger and rediscover a much-loved arcade adventure, updated for today.
- Classic Mac platforming, updated
- Colourful underground action
- Memorable characters and arcade challenges
- A nostalgic favourite, refreshed
Barney CarnageClassic chaos.
Fresh carnage.
Barney Carnage brings an old-school arcade favourite into the modern macOS era. Enjoy frantic action, colourful characters and updated visuals that give the classic formula a fresh new look.
- Classic arcade action reimagined
- Updated, colourful visuals
- Fast-paced gameplay
- Made for macOS
Classic arcade chaos · Updated visuals · Made for macOS
SolaraA brighter place
to connect.
Solara is a fully fledged bulletin board platform for hosting communities, exploring topics and keeping conversations organised in one welcoming space.
- Topic-based communities
- Posts and messaging
- Member controls
- Moderation tools
JournalStories for a
thoughtful life.
Journal is an simple but beautiful blogging platform. Jot your thoughts down, put them to the world!
- Independent stories
- Editorial design
- Theme choices
- Newsletter
Gecko · Web projectYour media.
Beautifully kept.
Gecko is a simple but beautiful way to host and display multiple images and videos. Bring photographs together in a personal gallery, organise them into collections and browse everything in a calm, focused space.
- Personal photo gallery
- Multiple image hosting
- Collections
- Search and sorting
- Light + dark themes
Blackthorn · Web ProjectTime, handled
beautifully.
Blackthorn gives independent professionals a refined, private booking experience with precise availability, breathing room between sessions, client limits and calendar-ready email confirmations.
- Precise availability
- Cool-out time
- Client limits
- Calendar-ready email
- Light + dark themes
Convoa · Web ProjectYour community.
All in one place.
Convoa is a polished portal platform powered by phpBB3, giving communities a welcoming landing page alongside the conversations and tools that keep people connected.
- phpBB3-powered forums
- Community news
- Polls
- Landing page
- Private messages
- Community chat
Software with
gravity.
Orbit is built around a simple idea: useful Mac software can be serious about craft without taking itself too seriously.
Distinctive enough to remember. Familiar enough to use instantly.
That’s the orbit every app aims for.
Mac-first by designInterfaces that respect the platform instead of fighting it.
Focused, not bloatedA clear purpose, thoughtful defaults and room to breathe.
Made to feel delightfulMotion, colour and detail used to support the work — never distract from it.
About Richard Gilbert
The human behind
the software.
Hi, I'm Richard Gilbert, a trained Hypnotherapist and Counsellor with a passion for helping people make positive changes in their lives. When I'm not working with clients, you'll usually find me composing music, running various websites, or indulging my creative side by making beautiful software for the Mac.