Orbit

A portable C# / WPF website launcher for Windows.

Download for Windows · Features · Build from source

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Features

• Website cards with automatic or custom icons
• Collections, search, and drag-to-reorder
• Import/export libraries with custom icons
• Undo shortcut deletion and open collections together
• Light and charcoal themes
• Starts maximized; green outer outlines indicate dragging and focus

Run

Choose a Windows x64 download from Releases:

• Orbit-Setup-win-x64.exe: installs Orbit for your Windows account, adds a Start menu shortcut, and offers an optional desktop shortcut. Remove it through Windows Settings > Apps.
• Orbit-Portable-win-x64.zip: extract and run Orbit.exe, without installing.

Both include .NET and support 64-bit Windows 10 or Windows 11. The installer defaults to %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Orbit, requires no administrator password, and preserves links and settings during upgrades and uninstall. Installed and portable copies share the same settings for your account.

Settings

Links and preferences are stored in %LOCALAPPDATA%\Orbit\settings.json. Open settings opens that folder. The previous save is retained as settings.json.bak. Older Orbit registry or sidecar settings migrate automatically.

Use Import / Export to share your library. Copying the executable alone does not carry personal links. Custom icons and collection order are included in exports; the theme remains local. Undo history lasts for the current session.

Build

Requires Windows and the .NET 8 SDK.

dotnet publish Orbit.csproj -c Release -r win-x64 --self-contained true -p:PublishSingleFile=true -p:IncludeNativeLibrariesForSelfExtract=true -p:DebugType=None -p:DebugSymbols=false -o release

Build the installer

Install Inno Setup 7, then run:

./installer/Build-Installer.ps1

Use -IsccPath for a compiler installed elsewhere. The output is release/Orbit-Setup-win-x64.exe. The installer bundles the runtime as normal files so the installed app does not need to extract it on launch.

Checks

dotnet run --project tests/StorageChecks.csproj
dotnet run --project tests/FeatureChecks.csproj
dotnet run --project tests/ThemeChecks.csproj

Theme checks include live icon downloads; unavailable sites use fallback icons. See README.txt for detailed controls and release notes.