Launched this week
Every Google account in its own room on your Mac, fully isolated. Each one is the real Gmail web UI, with Calendar, Drive, Meet, and Gemini. No server, no subscription: pay once ($19 launch price, $89 after). Switch with ⌘1-9. Native Swift, a 12 MB app. 14-day free trial, no card needed.
The "nearly replied to a client from my personal address" line is exactly the failure mode I live in daily. I run a few different businesses through separate Google accounts and the Chrome-profile juggling is a constant source of small, dumb mistakes. Isolated windows instead of identical dock icons is such an obvious fix in hindsight. Congrats on the launch.
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@stacywycof83995 Thank you, Stacy. That's the exact scenario I kept living too, a few businesses across separate accounts and one wrong-address moment away from an awkward email. Isolated windows felt obvious once I had it, but nothing on Mac actually did it cleanly, so I built it. Appreciate the kind words.
@andrewbuilds Ha, exactly — turns out running multiple accounts breaks brains the same way no matter the industry. Congrats again on shipping this, Andrew, hope launch day treats you well!
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@stacywycof83995 Thank you, Stacy. Really appreciate the kind launch-day note.
@andrewbuilds Anytime — hope the rest of launch day keeps going well. Will report back once I've had Orbit running across my accounts for a bit.
The productivity and attention fix i didn't know i needed. With the number of chromium windows i've had open just to view multiple inboxes, i almost feel embarrassed i didn't try to seek out a solution like this sooner.
Well done and hope you can keep up with version control for any GMail updates.
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@johnta Thank you, Jonathan. That is exactly the problem I built it for.
I had the same feeling with multiple Chromium windows: every account technically worked, but the context switching was noisy and heavy. Orbit keeps each Gmail as its own real room, with its own labels/settings/session, but makes switching instant. And yes, Gmail changes are the maintenance tax here, but using the real web UI means I am maintaining the wrapper and native edges, not rebuilding Gmail from scratch.
@andrewbuilds For sure, its great that the experience is handled as a sidebar experience. Because you're still hands on with the GMail experience you're used to. A wrapper is exactly right.
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@johnta Exactly. The goal was not to replace Gmail, but to remove the friction around using many Gmails every day. So the middle stays the real Gmail you know, while Orbit handles the Mac-native layer around it: sidebar, switching, isolation, notifications, search, and shortcuts.
@andrewbuilds To be fair, this gets me wondering if a similar 'wrapper' could be applied to other apps which typically use google sign in. Effectively fronting this UX to the browser itself so you can prevent annoying overlap between Google auth when logging into, say, Youtube etc.
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Quick update for anyone following along: Orbit finished #7 Product of the Day, thank you for that, genuinely didn't expect it.
Shipped v1.0.3 and v1.0.4 this week. The headline fix: mailto links (the "compose" button you click from a website) now open Gmail's actual small "New Message" popover instead of misbehaving, and if you've got more than one account signed in, it asks which one you want to send from before it opens. That fix exists because two early users hit it on day one and emailed me. Also cleaned up the license and buy buttons while I was in there.
Still watching this thread daily. If something's rough, or missing, say so, it'll probably ship faster than you'd guess.
minimalist phone: reduce your screentime
this makes the accounts much clearer, good idea
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@busmark_w_nika Thank you Nika! That was exactly the pain I wanted to remove. Not just many accounts, but knowing instantly which account you’re in before you send anything. Each account stays in its own room, so work, personal, and client contexts don’t blur together.
Rare to see a launch post that spells out what the app can't do (passkey-only accounts, no cross-device sync) right in the pitch. Very decent, well done and great product!
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@artstavenka1 Thank you, Art. That part was a deliberate bet: a refund from someone who hit the passkey wall costs me more than a lost sale, and trust compounds better than conversion tricks. Glad it reads that way.
This was a nice surprise today. I haven't been here for a while and battled my Gmail/Suite accounts today. Then this pops up. Serendipity. So far so good.
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@voltore Thank you, Richard. That is exactly the kind of day I built Orbit for.
Too many Gmail and Workspace accounts, too much switching, too many windows. Glad it
found you at the right moment.