Orbs
A native macOS radial-wheel launcher.
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Description
A native macOS radial-wheel launcher. Hold a key and every tool you keep a tiny app around for is one flick away. Release - done.
About Orbs
What is Orbs?
Orbs is a native macOS app: hold a key, flick to a tool on the wheel, and release. A lifetime license is $9.99.
What Orbs does
Profiles give each context its own wheel. The wheel can flip when an app comes frontmost, or the chevrons in the hub jump between profiles by hand. Dwell on a folder and its children fan out. Pinned tools float above every window. Built-in tools open as popovers, not windows, and the set also includes shell commands, app launches, snippets, nested submenus, and any macOS Shortcut. Named built-ins include a timer, Focus, a mirror, Caffeine, a calculator, and a magnifier. The page says 14 built-in mini-apps. Local-only means no account and no analytics.
Who Orbs is for
Orbs is for someone on macOS 14+, on Apple silicon or Intel, who wants one orb instead of a dock of tiny utilities. It needs the Accessibility permission. The native app works over every app, full-screen included.
How Orbs works
Hold Option, or click and hold anywhere, slide to a tool, and release. Esc closes it. The same key can open a different wheel when the frontmost app changes. Download for macOS. One purchase includes every update. There is no subscription.
Key features
- Hold Option or click and hold, flick to a tool, and release. Esc closes the wheel.
- Profiles, a frontmost-app switch, and chevrons to hop between wheels.
- Folders fan out their children. Pinned tools float above every window.
- 14 built-in mini-apps, including timer, Focus, and mirror, plus shell, snippets, submenus, and any macOS Shortcut.
- Local-only, with no account and no analytics. Built-in tools open as popovers, not windows.
- Lifetime license. One purchase, every update, no subscription.
Pricing
As listed on orbs.studio, checked 13 October 2026. Prices can change; see the site for current terms.
- Lifetime license is $9.99, a one-time purchase. 14 built-in tools. macOS 14+.
- One purchase includes every update, forever. No subscription.
- Local-only: no account and no analytics. Apple silicon and Intel.
Facts from orbs.studio, checked 13 October 2026
- The page labels the try-it desktop as fake, and says the wheel itself is not fake.
- Built-in tools open as popovers. A mirror can drop from the menu bar with no Dock icon.
Written from Orbs's own website (Homepage). The maker can claim this listing to edit it.
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Frequently asked questions
How much does Orbs cost?
A lifetime license is $9.99, one purchase. Every update is included. There is no subscription.
Which macOS version can run it?
macOS 14+, on Apple silicon and Intel. It requires the Accessibility permission.
What is on the wheel?
14 built-in mini-apps, including a timer, Focus, and a mirror, plus shell commands, app launches, snippets, nested submenus, and any macOS Shortcut.
Does it need an account?
No. The page says local-only, with no account and no analytics.