Launch anything.
Right where you are.
Hold ⌃⌥ and a ring of your apps blooms open right at your cursor. Hover to select, release to launch. No search bar hunting. No window switching.
Requires macOS 13 Ventura or later · Apple Silicon & Intel
Features
Everything you need.
Nothing you don't.
Hold to open, release to launch
Hold your hotkey and the ring appears at your cursor. Hover over an app and release — it launches. Or type to filter all installed apps.
Fuzzy search across every app
Start typing and Orbit searches your entire Applications folder in real-time. Fuzzy matching means you never need to spell it perfectly.
Permanent & pinned apps
Pin your most-used apps to fixed positions in the ring so they're always exactly where you expect them. Drag to set the clockwise order.
Six built-in themes
Choose from Orbit Classic, Midnight Cyan, Graphite Ember, Forest Signal, Plum Neon, or Glass Graphite — or dial in your own colors and opacity.
Fully customizable ring
Adjust ring diameter (250–680 px), thickness, icon size, max visible apps (up to 24), and accent color to fit your workflow and display.
Launches at login, stays invisible
Orbit lives quietly in your menu bar. No Dock icon. Enable "Launch at Login" and it's ready the moment you sit down — zero overhead.
How it works
Four moves.
Zero friction.
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Hold your hotkey
The default is ⌃⌥ (Control + Option). Press and hold — the ring blooms open right where your cursor is.
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2
Move or type
Hover over any app slice to select it, or start typing to filter. The ring snaps to your search and stays open until you act.
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3
Release to launch
Release the hotkey (or press Return) to open the highlighted app. Press Esc or click away to dismiss without launching.
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Double-tap to pin
Double-tap your hotkey to pin the ring open. Great for launching several apps in a row without holding the key.
Get Orbit Launcher
Free. Native Swift. No telemetry. No account required.
Download — macOS 13+See the changelog for what's new in v0.1.0.