Roadmap
What's being built now, and what's planned. Plans change, so there are no dates — tell me what matters most to you.
| Item | What it is |
|---|---|
| Released in 1.0 | |
| Orbit MD 1.0 for macOS | Signed and notarised by Apple, so it opens without warnings. Download it now for Apple silicon Macs. |
| Pro and Team | One-time prices, no subscription. Your key arrives by email and works offline once entered — Pro on 2 computers, Team on one per seat. |
| Works with Astro, Gatsby, Next.js and Nuxt | One app for every site generator. Astro needs no setup; the others need a short content map — or ask your AI assistant to make your site Orbitable. |
| Update checks | Orbit tells you when a new version is ready. |
| Working on now | |
| Sign in with GitHub | Coming in 1.1: open private GitHub sites with no other setup, with your role — viewer, editor or approver — taken from your GitHub access. A list of the sites you can edit follows. |
| Next | |
| Nothing else to install | Git bundled inside Orbit, so the app is the only thing to set up. |
| Content map in Settings | Set up a Gatsby, Next.js or Nuxt site's sections in Orbit's Settings, instead of editing orbit.config.yaml. |
| Later | |
| Windows and Linux | The same app on every desktop. |
| More site generators | Hugo, Eleventy and Jekyll, tested and documented — they may already work with a content map. Same download, same licence. |
| Full live site preview | Run your real site in a window and watch it update as you edit. |
| Sign in with GitLab and Bitbucket | Orbit already edits and publishes sites on any git host. This adds sign-in and roles for GitLab and Bitbucket, as for GitHub. |
| More content checks | Adding to today's accessibility tips: broken links, page title and description lengths, spelling and house style — all checked on your computer. |
| Better image handling | Resize and compress on upload, pick a focal point, and browse an image library across pages. |
| Scheduled publishing | Choose when a page goes live, such as Monday at 9am. |
| Translations | Edit languages side by side and see what's missing in each. |
| Exploring | |
| Orbit for large teams on the web | A version your organisation runs on its own server, for big teams such as newsrooms. |
Every 1.x update is free for Pro and Team owners. See pricing.