Music
The album art on the left and bars on the right that move with the actual sound.
For Macs with a notch
Your notch,
Your notch,
alive.
Music, timers, notices and handy tools, right at the top of your screen.
The live notch
The notch, working.
The black notch at the top of your screen becomes a live strip that shows what's going on, without getting in the way.
Timers
A ring and the time left, next to the album art when music plays too.
Claude Code and Codex
A turning mark while they work, and how long they've been at it.
Downloads
A download arrow while a file comes in, and a notice when it's done.
Your next event
A calendar icon and the minutes left before it starts, with a Join button for video calls.
Notices
Notices that fit the notch.
Clean, glanceable pop-ups that drop from the notch, in place of macOS's own.
Volume and brightness
A clean level bar in place of the system pop-up.
AirPods and Bluetooth
Who just connected, with a battery ring when the device reports one.
Charging and battery
Plugged in, unplugged, running low or fully charged.
Keyboard language
See which input you just switched to, and when Caps Lock goes on.
Meetings, with Join
A heads-up before it starts. Click to join the call.
When Claude Code is done
Know the moment your AI agent finishes, and which session it was.
The open notch
Everything, one point away.
Point at the notch, or press ⌃⌥N, and it opens into a mini player and a set of handy pages.
A shelf for your files
Drop files on the notch, then drag them out wherever you need them. AirDrop them too.
Calendar and reminders
Today's events, reminders to tick off, the month, and new events in plain words.
Your AI agents at a glance
Which Claude Code and Codex sessions are working, which are done, and what they used today.
Timers and focus
One click on a time, plus Focus and Break sessions that hand over to each other.
- Synced lyrics and Up next
- Clipboard history
- Notes and to-dos
- Hour-by-hour weather
- Volume, brightness and Keep awake
- A little pixel pet
Tools
Handy tools, one shortcut away.
Capture, copy and arrange things without leaving what you're doing.
Screenshots
Press ⌘⇧2, pick an area or a window, then mark it up with arrows, boxes, text, blur and crop.
Screen recording
Record an area or a window, with the Mac's sound and your microphone if you like. Save as a movie or a GIF.
Copy text from the screen
Drag over any text you can see, even in a picture, and it's copied.
Colour picker
Point at any pixel and its colour code is copied, ready to paste.
Window layouts
Halves, thirds and quarters with ⌃⌥ shortcuts, snapping, and a window switcher on ⌥Tab.
Command bar
⌃⌥Space finds apps and files, runs Orbia's actions, does sums and finds emoji.
Looks
Black, or Liquid Glass.
Keep the notch classic black, or let the open notch, notices and panels turn to glass that lets your desktop show through.
Clear
The most see-through. Your desktop shows through and bends at the edges.
Balanced
See-through with a light tint, so text stays easy to read. The default.
Dark
Darkly tinted glass, the easiest to read over anything.
On macOS 26 and later, Orbia uses Apple's own Liquid Glass. The closed notch always stays black, to match the camera.
Pricing
Pay once. Keep it.
ORBIA$9.99once
- No subscription
- Updates included
- 7-day free trial, with everything included
- One license works on 2 Macs
Payment and sales tax are handled by Polar.
Needs macOS 14 or later and a Mac with Apple silicon.
FAQ
Questions
How does the free trial work?
The trial starts the first time you open Orbia and lasts 7 days, with everything included. When it ends, Orbia asks for a license key. Buy it once and keep using it.
Where's my license key?
It's on your Orbia purchase at Polar; the link to it is in your receipt email. In Orbia, open Settings → General → License and enter it there.
I got a new Mac. How do I move my license?
One license works on 2 Macs. On the old Mac, open Settings → General → License and choose Remove from This Mac to free its spot. If the old Mac is gone, remove it from your purchase page at Polar instead.
How do updates work?
Orbia checks for updates by itself and installs them with one click, so you don't need to come back here. Updates are included in the price.
Will it run on my Mac?
Orbia needs macOS 14 Sonoma or later and a Mac with Apple silicon (M1 or later). It's made for Macs with a notch; on other screens it hangs from the middle of the menu bar.
Do I need to connect Spotify?
No. Playing, pausing, skipping, the album art, the moving bars and Spotify's own lyrics work without it. Connecting adds Spotify's queue and Liked Songs; here's how.