Orbl
Turn your Mac wallpaper into a live dashboard
Orbl launched on June 23, 2026 with 36 votes, #701 of 22,647 launches that month and more than 95% of that year's launches.
What it does
Your macOS wallpaper, turned into a live dashboard, clock, weather, focus, Mac stats, even your Stripe revenue or GitHub graph via a read-only key. Native Swift, runs near 0% CPU, fully local, no account. Free to download.
Orbl turns your macOS wallpaper into a calm, living dashboard — clock, weather, focus, your Mac's vitals and your business metrics. Free, private, on-device.
Orbl turns your Mac desktop into a calm, live dashboard — clock, weather, focus, your Mac's vitals and your business metrics, right on the wallpaper. Free on macOS. The actual Orbl wallpaper on a real Mac. Every section is a widget you can turn on, off, reorder, or resize. Every built-in widget works without paying. Download, install, and make your desktop alive. No servers, no accounts, no tracking. Your data never leaves your Mac. One-time upgrade for every integration. Stripe, GitHub, revenue stats, custom APIs, and more. No screenshots, no mockups — this is Orbl running on a real Mac. A calm wallpaper that quietly mirrors your day. Pick exactly what you want to see. Every widget can be…from orbl.app
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