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Latest releasev1.0.0

Orbit 1.0 — local project workspace

The first stable release of Orbit. Scan a projects directory, detect the technologies in every project, group workspaces, and open anything in your editor, terminal, or file manager — all offline.

Highlights

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

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macOS and Windows packages are coming soon. In the meantime, you can build from source.

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Changelog

  1. v1.0.0

    latestOrbit 1.0 — local project workspace
    • addedRecursive scanning for `package.json` files with safe handling of unreadable folders and malformed manifests.
    • addedTechnology detection from `dependencies` and `devDependencies`, grouped into Languages, Frontend, Backend, Styling, Database / ORM, and Tools.
    • addedWorkspace detection from the `workspaces` field, grouping member packages under their closest workspace root.
    • addedBundled Devicon and Simple Icons logos so every technology renders fully offline.
    • addedOverview dashboard with project, workspace, and technology counts plus featured projects and top technologies.
    • addedProject explorer with grid and list views, instant search, sorting, filters, and pagination.
    • addedWorkspaces view with expand/collapse-all, sorting, and the same filters and layouts.
    • addedTechnologies explorer that jumps from any technology or category to the projects that use it.
    • addedFavorites, including projects that live inside a workspace.
    • addedQuick 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.
    • addedConfigurable projects directory — choose the folder Orbit scans from Settings, persisted across restarts with Default, Custom, and Unavailable states.
    • addedA Settings page with General (projects directory, re-scan, dark-only theme), Applications (editor and terminal), and About sections.
    • addedEditor and terminal preferences — auto-detect, pin a known preset, or enter a custom command, with Flatpak and Snap wrapper detection and no shell execution.
    • addedA polished, responsive dark interface with skeletons, empty states, and error banners.

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