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@dagisolo10 dagisolo10 released this 14 Oct 03:26
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v1.0.0
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The first stable release of Orbit — a local, offline project workspace for developers. Point it at a projects directory, and it scans every package.json, detects the technologies each project uses, groups monorepos and workspaces, and turns it all into a fast, searchable dashboard. No accounts, no cloud, no telemetry.

Highlights

  • Automatic project discovery across your projects directory
  • Data-driven technology detection with real brand logos (bundled offline)
  • Monorepo and multi-package workspace awareness
  • Overview, Projects, Workspaces, Technologies, Favorites, and Settings views
  • Quick actions to open projects in your editor, terminal, or file manager
  • Configurable projects directory and editor/terminal preferences
  • A secure Electron architecture with a narrow preload bridge

Added

  • Recursive scanning for package.json files with safe handling of unreadable folders and malformed manifests.
  • Technology detection from dependencies and devDependencies, grouped into Languages, Frontend, Backend, Styling, Database / ORM, and Tools.
  • Workspace detection from the workspaces field, grouping member packages under their closest workspace root.
  • Bundled Devicon and Simple Icons logos so every technology renders fully offline.
  • Overview dashboard with project, workspace, and technology counts plus featured projects and top technologies.
  • Project explorer with grid and list views, instant search, sorting, filters, and pagination.
  • Workspaces view with expand/collapse-all, sorting, and the same filters and layouts.
  • Technologies explorer that jumps from any technology or category to the projects that use it.
  • Favorites, including projects that live inside a workspace.
  • Quick actions to open a project — or a whole workspace root — in an external editor, open a terminal at its path, reveal it in the file manager, or copy its path.
  • Configurable projects directory — choose the folder Orbit scans from Settings, persisted across restarts with Default, Custom, and Unavailable states.
  • A Settings page with General (projects directory, re-scan, dark-only theme), Applications (editor and terminal), and About sections.
  • Editor and terminal preferences — auto-detect, pin a known preset, or enter a custom command, with Flatpak and Snap wrapper detection and no shell execution.
  • A polished, responsive dark interface with skeletons, empty states, and error banners.

Downloads (Linux)

Pick the file for your distribution from the Assets list at the bottom of this release:

Format Recommended for File
AppImage Most users — portable, no install Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage
Debian / Ubuntu deb-based distros Orbit-1.0.0.deb
Arch Linux pacman-based distros Orbit-1.0.0.pacman

Downloaded files go to your downloads folder (usually ~/Downloads), so open a terminal there first. If you saved the file somewhere else, use its full path instead.

cd ~/Downloads

AppImage (portable, no installation)

After Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage is in ~/Downloads:

cd ~/Downloads
chmod +x Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage
./Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage

Orbit launches immediately — nothing is installed and you can delete the file when finished. Some systems need FUSE; if the AppImage refuses to start, either install the FUSE 2 libraries for your distro or run it with ./Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run.

Debian / Ubuntu

After Orbit-1.0.0.deb is in ~/Downloads:

cd ~/Downloads
sudo apt install ./Orbit-1.0.0.deb

Using apt (rather than dpkg) pulls in the required dependencies automatically. Once installed, launch Orbit from your applications menu or run orbit.

Arch Linux

After Orbit-1.0.0.pacman is in ~/Downloads:

cd ~/Downloads
sudo pacman -U Orbit-1.0.0.pacman

Then launch Orbit from your applications menu or run orbit.

Checksums (SHA-256)

822e392dbc51f9abf5a554863f36803d91c54a6cb4fd8e05032daf50b2877f3d  Orbit-1.0.0.AppImage
3d970fa6efa659296f81035e08dda0fa9edcdf90e981c090a047c0869e7cb57d  Orbit-1.0.0.deb
7b2c1ce5f3b3e138102cb58edc0e840bba3059a04df44a549257668d4c0cec09  Orbit-1.0.0.pacman

Notes

  • Linux only for now. The repository includes macOS and Windows packaging targets, but only Linux packages are published.
  • Only JavaScript and TypeScript projects (a package.json) are detected. See the documentation for supported projects and limitations.

Full documentation: https://orbit.dagidev.com

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