Orbit/README.md

Orbit

Your favorite websites, a little more organized.

A Windows website launcher with collections, custom icons, and light and dark themes.

Download — GitHub · Download — Gitea · Screenshots · Build from source

Keep the websites you use every day in one place. Group them into collections, give them recognizable icons, and open a single website or a whole collection in your browser. Install Orbit or run it from a portable folder.

What you can do

	Features
Collect	Add website cards with automatic icons, or choose your own images.
Organize	Create collections and drag websites or collections into your preferred order.
Find and open	Search your library, launch a website, or open a collection together.
Make it yours	Switch between light and charcoal themes and customize website cards.
Undo	Restore a deleted shortcut during the current session.
Take it with you	Export and import libraries, including custom icons and collection order.

Screenshots

The screenshots show Orbit with public example websites.

A calmer view of your websites

The charcoal theme keeps your website cards, search, and collections together in one window, as shown above.

A lighter workspace

Switch to the light theme from the sidebar whenever you prefer.

Quick start

You need: Windows 10 or 11. The downloads include the .NET runtime; no separate installation is needed.

1. Choose your download

Get the latest release from GitHub or Gitea.

Download	Best for
Orbit-Setup-win-x64.exe	Installing on 64-bit Windows 10/11, with a Start menu shortcut and optional desktop shortcut.
Orbit-Portable-win-x64.zip	Running on 64-bit Windows without installing.
Orbit-Setup-win-x86.exe	Installing on 32-bit Windows 10. Also works on 64-bit Windows.
Orbit-Portable-win-x86.zip	Running the 32-bit version without installing.

Most Windows 10/11 PCs should use x64. Orbit's executables are currently unsigned.

2. Open Orbit

• Installer: run the setup file, then open Orbit from the Start menu. Installation is for your Windows account and does not require an administrator password.
• Portable: extract the ZIP into a folder, then run Orbit.exe.

3. Make it yours

Choose Add website to save a link. Use Collections to group your websites, drag cards to reorder them, and use the search box to find what you need. Toggle Dark mode at the bottom of the sidebar to change the theme.

Your library and settings

Links, custom icons, collection order, and preferences are stored locally in:

%LOCALAPPDATA%\Orbit\settings.json

Use Open settings in the sidebar to open that folder. The previous save is retained as settings.json.bak, and older Orbit registry or sidecar settings migrate automatically.

Installed and portable copies use the same library for your Windows account. Copying only the executable to another PC does not transfer your saved websites.

Use Import / Export to transfer or share a library. Exports include website addresses, custom icons, and collection order; the theme stays local. Review your library before sharing it.

Updates and uninstalling

Download the latest package from either release page. For an installed copy, run the new installer. For a portable copy, close Orbit and extract the new package into its folder.

The installer preserves your library during upgrades and uninstall. Remove the installed app through Windows Settings → Apps.

The x64 installer uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Orbit. The x86 installer uses %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Orbit-x86 and creates Orbit (32-bit) shortcuts, so both versions can coexist.

Development

Use Windows and the .NET 8 SDK.

Get the source

git clone https://github.com/donishki/Orbit.git
cd Orbit

You can also clone from Gitea, or download the matching source ZIP from the release page.

Build a portable version

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/portable-x64
Copy-Item README.txt, LICENSE release/portable-x64

Package the contents of release/portable-x64 together. For a 32-bit build, replace win-x64 with win-x86 and use release/portable-x86 as the output folder.

Build the installers

Install Inno Setup 7, then run:

./installer/Build-Installer.ps1
./installer/Build-Installer.ps1 -Architecture x86

Use -IsccPath if the compiler is installed elsewhere. The installers are written to release/Orbit-Setup-win-x64.exe and release/Orbit-Setup-win-x86.exe.

Run the 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.

Links

GitHub · Gitea · Report an issue · Detailed controls and release notes

License

Copyright © 2026 Dario P.

Orbit is licensed under the GNU General Public License v3.0 (GPL-3.0-only). See LICENSE for the full terms.