Controller-first game launcher for macOS

A modern alternative to Pegasus Frontend — cinematic home screen, multi-source imports, and couch-friendly navigation. Inspired by PS5, Nintendo Switch, and Apple TV.

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What is Orbit?

Orbit is a desktop game library and launcher built with Tauri 2, React, and SQLite. It keeps your games in one place, tracks playtime and achievements locally, and launches them safely from Rust — the frontend never spawns processes directly.

Designed for Apple Silicon Macs first, with a fullscreen UI made for controllers and keyboards alike.

Features

  • Home & library — cinematic hero, filterable grid, search
  • Imports — Steam, Astris (.nsp/.xci), GameHub, macOS apps, manual paths
  • Launch sessions — playtime tracking, hide window while playing
  • Edit artwork — title, description, portrait, landscape, and icon
  • Themes — Orbit, PS5, and Switch 2 layouts + custom JSON themes
  • Controller navigation — spatial focus with gamepad and keyboard

Screenshots

Orbit default theme with hero and recent games row
Orbit default — hero rows and glass dashboard
PlayStation 5 inspired theme with immersive artwork
PlayStation 5 theme — immersive artwork and stats panel
Nintendo Switch inspired theme with square tiles
Switch 2 theme — square tiles and bottom navigation

Built with

Tauri 2 Rust React TypeScript SQLite Tailwind CSS Zustand Framer Motion

Custom themes

Drop plain JSON files into ~/Library/Application Support/Orbit/themes/ and reload from Settings. Themes can change colors, motion, and the entire app layout.

Theme authoring guide · Example theme

Controller mapping

D-pad / stick · Navigate · A · Select · B · Back

X · Edit · Y · Add game · L1/R1 · Sections · Menu · Settings

Keyboard: arrows, Enter, Escape, F, C, [ ] , M