v1.5.1

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Orbit v1.5.0

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Orbit v1.4.1

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Orbit v1.4.0

Highlights

• Added language settings for 11 bundled locales, recent-app history, card ordering, optional recent-app preselection, and configurable preview scale.
• Improved the radial ring track, center hub, backdrop, card styling, placement, and preview layout.
• Hardened window previews and file-drop cancellation/error handling.
• Refreshed the first-launch Welcome page with the Orbit icon and a three-step interaction walkthrough.
• Updated the README screenshots and App Intro artwork.

Validation

• 37 OrbitTests passed.
• Release App version: 1.4.0 (build 3).
• Code signature verified.
• Orbit-macOS.zip SHA-256: b576bffc8c483871d70ffd4490ba16507d0212c2da75c7aaedfccdf811cb5e26.

Orbit v1.3.0

1.3.0 — 2026-08-06

Added

• Orbit can appear as an optional special card in the app ring.
• Dragging the Orbit card to the center safely requests a normal quit for ordinary apps confirmed to have no open windows.
• The right-side preview now explains empty, unavailable, permission-required, loading, and Orbit states.
• The ring now has an optional circular backdrop with a separate appearance color control.
• Appearance settings now include a live preview for the ring backdrop and its material/card styling.

Fixed

• Orbit cleanup no longer closes the ring while the trigger key is still held; releasing the trigger remains the intentional dismissal action.
• File deletion and AirDrop now follow the same trigger-key lifetime, including asynchronous file URL loading.
• Finder and Orbit are excluded from the windowless-app cleanup candidates.
• The AirDrop center state now uses Orbit’s ivory and burgundy palette instead of the previous blue treatment.
• Small app groups now use a tighter, more balanced fan while preserving the full preview width.
• The ring and preview now share a centered two-column layout with consistent spacing and screen margins.

Validation

• Release build succeeds and the app signature verifies successfully.
• The test run was attempted but could not complete because CoreSimulatorService became unavailable in the build environment.

Orbit v1.2.0

What changed

• Supports macOS 14.0 and later.
• Fixes file-drop collection races and drag-to-Trash/close behavior.
• Fixes windowless-app filtering and preview cancellation issues.
• Improves distinct center icons and keeps release metadata versioned.

Orbit v1.0.0

Orbit's first independent release.

Highlights:

• Radial, gesture-first app switching around the cursor.
• Window preview carousel with keyboard and pointer selection.
• File AirDrop and move-to-Trash actions from the center target.
• Safe app quitting through an explicit drag gesture.
• Configurable trigger, navigation shortcuts, ring placement, and appearance.

Requirements: macOS 26.0 or later.

Installation: download Orbit-macOS.zip, unzip it, and move Orbit.app to /Applications. This build is ad-hoc signed and is not Apple-notarized. If macOS blocks the first launch, Control-click the app and choose Open, or follow the Gatekeeper command shown in the README.

The compiled app is available for personal, non-commercial use under the repository license.