Skip to content
OrbitProject workspace
v1.0.0 is out now

Every project on your disk, finally in one place

Orbit scans a folder on your machine, detects the technologies in every project, and turns them into a fast, searchable, offline dashboard. No accounts. No cloud. No telemetry.

Download OrbitRead the docs

Private & offline Your code never leaves your machine Open source · MIT

Orbit — Overview

128

Projects

14

Workspaces

36

Technologies

2m ago

Last scan

Features

A clear view of your whole workspace

Orbit answers the questions you actually have: what do I have, where is it, and what is it built with?

  • Automatic project discovery

    Recursively scan your projects directory for package.json files, with safe handling for unreadable folders and malformed manifests.

  • Technology detection

    Read dependencies and devDependencies to detect the real stack each project uses, grouped into clear categories.

  • Workspace awareness

    Monorepos and multi-package workspaces are detected and grouped, while standalone projects stay separate.

  • Brand logos

    Every technology is shown with its real logo via Devicon and Simple Icons, bundled locally for full offline support.

  • Instant search & filters

    Grid or list views with instant search, sorting, technology and category filters, and pagination.

  • Favorites

    Star the projects you use most for quick access, including projects that live inside a workspace.

  • Quick actions

    Open any project or workspace root in your editor or terminal, reveal it in the file manager, or copy its path.

  • Your tools, your choice

    Pick your editor and terminal from presets or a custom command, with Flatpak and Snap detection. Orbit can also auto-detect them for you.

  • Rescan on demand

    Refresh your workspace whenever you add or change projects. Failures never wipe out your last good results.

  • Polished dark UI

    A responsive React and Tailwind interface with skeletons, empty states, and clear error banners.

How it works

Filesystem in the main process. A narrow bridge everywhere else.

Orbit keeps a strict separation between the filesystem and the UI. Scanning happens in the Electron main process, and the React renderer talks to it through a single, narrow preload API with context isolation enabled.

  • 1ScanThe main process walks your directory, parses manifests, detects technologies, and finds workspace roots.
  • 2BridgeA minimal window.api.invoke(channel, ...args) is exposed through contextBridge. No nodeIntegration in the renderer.
  • 3RenderOrbitProvider turns one scan into every view: Overview, Projects, Workspaces, Technologies, Favorites, and Settings.
Read the architecture
Secure by design
main process (Node)          preload                renderer (React)
────────────────────         ───────                ────────────────
scanner ──► ipcMain.handle ──► contextBridge ──► window.api.invoke(...)
            (projects:scan)     (window.api)          │
                                                        ▼
                                              OrbitProvider ──► views

Filesystem access never leaves the main process.

Technology detection

See the real stack behind every project

Detection is driven entirely by dependencies in package.json, so Orbit only reports technologies it can actually find. It recognizes JavaScript and TypeScript projects only — other ecosystems are not detected yet.

Languages

TypeScript

Frontend

ReactNext.jsReact NativeExpo

Backend

Node.jsExpressNestJS

Styling

Tailwind CSS

Database / ORM

PrismaMongooseDrizzle

Tools

ViteTanStack QueryTanStack RouterSocket.IOElectronelectron-viteTurborepoBunJestVitestWebpackesbuild
See the full registryWhat Orbit can't do yet

Node.js / JavaScript / TypeScript projects only

Your machine. Your projects. Nothing else.

Orbit runs entirely locally and needs no network access at runtime. It parses manifests and hands folders to the tools you already use — it never uploads, tracks, or edits your projects.

Download for freeQuick start guide