Release notes
Changelog
What shipped and when.
v1.0.0
April 8, 2026
- •Initial public release of Orbit as a direct-download macOS app with bundled Codex runtime.
- •Screen-aware AI assistant: captures your active display on demand and sends context to gpt-5.4-mini.
- •Dual voice system: Local Voice (Apple Speech, fully on-device) and Cloud Voice (OpenAI transcription + GPT TTS).
- •Push-to-talk with global keyboard shortcut — works from any app.
- •Orbit cursor with bezier flight animation: points directly to UI elements on your screen.
- •Managed ChatGPT auth reuse — detects existing sessions or walks through login.
- •Browser control and task automation through the underlying Codex toolchain.
- •Codex activity HUD: real-time progress display during multi-step tasks.
- •All API keys stored in macOS Keychain — never in plain text.
- •Public installer release with the source repo being prepared separately for a later open-source launch.