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How Orbit Works

From idea to deployed app. Here's the journey.

1

Open Orbit

Download the desktop app (Mac or Windows). Open it. That's it.

  • •No configuration wizard
  • •No “choose your plugins”
  • •No “set up your workspace”

You're looking at your development environment. Ready.

~2 minutes
2

Start Building

New Project

Tell Orbit what you want to build:

“I want to build a personal finance tracker”
“Create a blog with markdown posts”
“Build an API for user authentication”

Existing Project

Open a folder. Orbit detects your stack automatically.

  • •Recognizes frameworks
  • •Suggests relevant tools
  • •No manual configuration
~30 seconds
3

Describe What You Want

Talk to Orbit like you'd talk to a developer. Be as specific or vague as you want.

“Add a dashboard page with a chart showing weekly users”
“The login isn't working, fix it”
“Refactor this file to use TypeScript”
“Make it look more modern”

Agents understand context. They know what exists in your project.

4

AI Agents Go to Work

  • •Agents start implementing
  • •You see the code being written
  • •Preview updates in real-time
  • •Multiple agents may collaborate (one on frontend, one on backend)
  • •You can interrupt anytime: “Wait, I meant...”

You're not waiting and wondering. You're watching progress.

5

Iterate Until Right

Don't like something? Say so.

“Make the buttons bigger”
“Use a different color scheme”
“Add error handling”
  • •Agents adjust and rebuild
  • •This conversation continues until you're happy
  • •No limit on iterations

Building software becomes a conversation.

6

Everything You Need Is There

While building, you have:

Editor

Full VSCode power for manual edits

Browser

Preview without leaving the app

Terminal

Run commands, scripts, tests

Canvas

Plan and brainstorm visually

Notes

Keep context and documentation

Git

Version control built in

Everything stays in sync. Everything is integrated.

7

Ship It

  • •Click “Deploy”
  • •Choose your platform (Vercel, Railway, etc.)
  • •Orbit handles the configuration
  • •Your app is live
  • •Get a URL to share
~1 click
8

Never Start Over

  • •Get user feedback
  • •Open Orbit, describe changes
  • •Deploy again
  • •Your project lives and grows in Orbit

From v0.1 to v10.0, all in the same place.

The Full Journey

Setup environment

Traditional

2-8 hours

Orbit

0 minutes

Configure tools

Traditional

1-4 hours

Orbit

0 minutes

Scaffold project

Traditional

30-60 min

Orbit

2 minutes

Build MVP

Traditional

2-8 weeks

Orbit

2-5 days

Deploy

Traditional

Hours of DevOps

Orbit

1 click

Iterate

Traditional

Schedule sprint

Orbit

Same day

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