Orbiter — macOS & Windows desktop app for tech news that matters.
For Mac users 🍎
Open the .dmg, drag Orbiter to Applications, right-click → Open on first launch.
For Windows users 🪟
Installer: ⬇️ Orbiter Setup 1.0.0.exe (recommended)
Portable: ⬇️ Orbiter 1.0.0.exe (no install, just run)
Pulls from HN, TechCrunch, Ars, The Verge, NYT Tech. Scores every story. Only shows what matters. Lives in your menu bar/tray. Closes to tray — Quit from the icon to fully exit. First launch takes a few seconds to load data; subsequent launches are instant thanks to disk cache.