What's new in Orbtile

• Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac and on Windows gets the new bar at the bottom of the Orbtile menu, with the keypad icon that appears when no keypad is connected.
• In Orbtile Enterprise, Settings has the refreshed look, and Settings, Keypad shows your keypad the way it looks live.
• In Orbtile Enterprise, Settings, Licence has the same simpler layout for your organisation's licence: one status card, Check now, and a button to deactivate this computer.
• Where Remote Hosts is allowed, Orbtile Enterprise folds the install details in Settings, Remote Hosts away until you open them.
• Orbtile Enterprise also gets the hub key that always fits its text, and uses less CPU in the same cases as Orbtile.
• Orbtile Enterprise on Windows also quits cleanly when you sign out or restart, and its open Orbtile menu adjusts when a monitor, the display scale or the taskbar changes.
• Orbtile Enterprise has the same version numbers as Orbtile: 1.0.0 on the Mac and 1.4.0 on Windows.

Improved

• When Orbtile can't use your licence, it now tells you why and gives you the one step that helps: wait while it checks again, enter another licence key, activate this computer again, free a seat, or write to us.
• While your licence can't be confirmed, Orbtile now checks it again by itself, regularly and when you open the panel or wake your computer, and starts working again as soon as a check succeeds. You no longer need to press Check now.
• The keypad controls now describe what Orbtile does, whether or not Logi Options+ is installed: the button reads Release keypad, and the status reads Not driven by Orbtile when Orbtile isn't using the keypad.

• In Orbtile Enterprise, the licence messages, keypad buttons and status lines now describe what Orbtile does, whether or not Logi Options+ is installed: the button reads Release keypad, and the status reads Not driven by Orbtile when Orbtile isn't using the keypad.

• Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac gets the menu-bar panel change above: on macOS 26 the panel again has the current system look, with the rounder, concentric corners.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, a Claude Code key no longer stays on Compacting until your next prompt when a compaction never reports its end. It leaves Compacting as soon as the session goes idle, or after 15 minutes at the latest.

Fixed

• On the Mac and on Windows, deactivating a computer now works after its licence was refunded or revoked. Before, Orbtile said Could not reach orbtile.com.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac and on Windows gets the Claude Code change above: a key that stays on Compacting leaves it as soon as the session goes idle, or after 15 minutes at the latest.
• In Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac and on Windows, Deactivate This Computer now works after the licence was refunded or revoked. Before, Orbtile said it couldn't reach the licence server.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, old Kimi Code sessions no longer come back on the pad when the Kimi Code desktop app starts.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac gets the Mac changes above: old Claude Code and Kimi Code sessions no longer come back, and idle sessions show the right time after Orbtile starts.
• In Orbtile Enterprise on Windows, old Kimi Code sessions no longer come back on the pad when the Kimi Code desktop app starts.
• In Orbtile Enterprise on Windows, Settings, Pair a phone shows the QR code again. In 0.3.10, the code disappeared right after it appeared.

New

• On the Mac and on Windows, Orbtile can activate your licence from your Orbtile account. Sign in with the email address your licence was sent to, and Orbtile activates this computer for you; Settings, Licence also has Activate from Account. After you deactivate a computer in Orbtile, it is not activated again automatically until you click Activate from Account.
• On the Mac and on Windows, Settings, Agents has Check connections. It checks the local connection, hook access, each agent's hooks and the latest hook events, and says which one fails.
• On the Mac and on Windows, while no keypad or phone is connected, the panel shows how to move the pad off your screen: connect a Logitech MX Creative Keypad, or scan the code to get Orbtile Mobile on your iPhone or Android phone. Close the tip, and it stays hidden.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, when you set up Orbtile for the first time and Claude Code is installed, Orbtile adds its hooks to Claude Code for you, so new Claude Code sessions show up on the pad. To take them out, click Remove in the welcome window.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• Orbtile Enterprise also gets Check connections in Settings, Agents. It does not add Claude Code hooks for you, show the phone tip in the panel, or activate a licence from an account.
• In Orbtile Enterprise on Windows, phones can now scan the QR code from Pair a phone. Before, phones could not read it.

New

• On the Mac and on Windows, Settings, Appearance has a new choice, Colour keys by: Agent or State. With State, every agent, adapters included, shares four colours: green when done, yellow while working, red when it waits for you and grey when idle or offline. You can change each colour, errors still show red, and Orbtile Mobile shows the same colours.
• On the Mac and on Windows, Settings now says what an available update changes, before you install it. On Windows, the window that says an update is ready shows it too, as on the Mac. On the Mac, while an update is available, you can also read it from the ⋯ menu in the panel.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, Claude Code keys and tiles now show the session's name: the one you gave it with /rename, or Claude's own title for the session.
• On the Mac and on Windows, an empty phone list now says how to add a phone: install Orbtile Mobile and sign in with the same account.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

New

• On the Mac and on Windows, the first time you open Orbtile's panel after an update, it shows what's new in that version. More… shows the rest.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, when you install an update while a session waits for a keypad answer, Orbtile names the waiting sessions and asks whether to install anyway, instead of refusing to install.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• On the Mac, Orbtile Enterprise 0.3.3 or older can't update itself to 0.3.5 or newer. After the download, the update stops with the message Replacement does not satisfy the running Orbtile signing requirement, and the installed version keeps working. Ask your IT administrator for your organisation's latest Orbtile Enterprise installer and install it once; after that, updates work in the app again.
• Orbtile Enterprise gets the same choice to install anyway while a session waits for a keypad answer. It still installs an update only when you click Update.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, the text on the keys and tiles no longer shows Markdown marks, such as the asterisks around bold words, the backticks around code or the hash signs before headings. Orbtile Mobile shows the same clean text.
• Test mode in Orbtile Mobile, on Android and iPhone, now shows Kimi Code sessions on its sample board.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• On the Mac, Orbtile Enterprise 0.3.3 or older can't update itself to 0.3.5 or newer. After the download, the update stops with the message Replacement does not satisfy the running Orbtile signing requirement, and the installed version keeps working. Ask your IT administrator for your organisation's latest Orbtile Enterprise installer and install it once; after that, updates work in the app again.
• Orbtile Enterprise gets the same changes. On Windows, after someone deactivates a computer whose licence key is managed by your organisation, Settings now says that Orbtile won't activate it again until someone clicks Check Now, which applies the managed key again.

Improved

• On the Mac and on Windows, Kimi Code sessions now show their own titles on the keypad, in the panel and on Orbtile Mobile, instead of the name of their folder.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. A Kimi Code permission request takes keypad answers for up to 2 minutes, or less if Kimi Code's own limit is shorter; after that, its key shows Answer on computer.

• Orbtile Enterprise gets the same fixes: on the Mac, it repairs its own Accessibility entry after the signing change, and on Windows, it takes Kimi Code keypad answers for sessions in Kimi's own server.

Improved

• Orbtile has a new app icon on the Mac and on Windows, and Orbtile Mobile for Android now has its own icon on your home screen: nine keys with a gold centre key, the mark from Orbtile's Settings.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. On Windows, you answer every Kimi Code session on the computer for now.

• On the Mac, Orbtile Enterprise is signed with an Apple Developer ID and notarised by Apple too, and Orbtile Enterprise gets the new app icon on the Mac and on Windows.

New

• Adapters can now bring their own icon, shown on the keys, in the panel and on Orbtile Mobile.
• Adapters can now set their own colour for each state. In Settings, Agents, the adapter's colour card says when it does; drag the hue ring to use one hue for every state instead, and Use Adapter Colours brings the adapter's own colours back. Error always stays red.
• You can now choose a link that opens when you press an empty key, on the keypad, in the panel or on Orbtile Mobile: set it in Settings, Keypad, Keys, Press an empty key.

Improved

• Antigravity's waiting sessions now turn the same terracotta as waiting Claude Code sessions, on the keypad, in the panel and on Orbtile Mobile. Their old blue was too close to the blue of a thinking Codex session. Antigravity's working colours don't change.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.
• Kimi Code keypad answers work only for sessions in Kimi's own server: kimi web, kimi rc, or a terminal session handed over with /rc. On Windows, you answer every Kimi Code session on the computer for now.

• On the Mac, the menu bar no longer shows the word Enterprise next to Orbtile's icon.

Improved

• In Orbtile Mobile for Android, the dots in the hub are sharper, and the faint specks over it are gone.

Fixed

• In Orbtile Mobile for Android, taps reach your computer again straight after you come back from the notification shade, recent apps or a system dialog. Before, the pad could stop responding until something changed on the computer. Taps and holds in the focus view are no longer lost either.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

• On Windows, after you choose Deactivate This Computer in Settings, Licence, the count of computers the licence is active on now updates. If the licence server doesn't confirm the deactivation, Orbtile now says that it couldn't reach the licence server, as it does on the Mac.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

• Orbtile Mobile now pairs with Orbtile Enterprise on the Mac and Windows without an account. On the computer, open Settings, Keypad, turn on Local phone pairing and choose Pair with a code. On the phone, choose Pair with your computer, then Enter code instead, type the code, and approve the phone on the computer when both show the same number.
• Orbtile Enterprise requests no longer carry the version, build or operating system in their User-Agent, which is now just "Orbtile" where one is sent. The update check sends nothing else; the licence check still sends the key, a device id and the app version.

New

• Orbtile 0.3.1 includes everything new in 0.3.0: the 15-day trial on every computer, the new Settings window and the panel in the keypad's look. If you're updating from 0.2.20, see 0.3.0 below.

Fixed

• On a Mac with a licence key entered, Orbtile 0.3.0 could stop responding: the menu bar icon looked wrong and the menu bar panel didn't open. Orbtile 0.3.1 fixes this.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

New

• Every computer gets a 15-day trial with everything working. It starts the first time Orbtile 0.3.0 opens on that computer, and reinstalling doesn't start a new one. When it ends, the keypad goes back to Options+ and the phone pad pauses until you enter a licence key in Settings, Licence; the menu bar panel or tray keeps working.
• The panel has the keypad's look on the Mac and Windows: bright orbs, large agent badges and the keypad's font, with each session's full name. Its summary tile shows a dot for each state, as on the keypad.
• Settings has a new design on the Mac and Windows, with its tabs in a sidebar.
• The phone card in Settings shows the phone pad as Orbtile Mobile draws it.
• When Claude Code runs background sessions, from agent view or claude --bg, Orbtile asks once whether to show them. You can change it later in Settings.
• Settings has an Adapter API page that links the protocol reference.
• In Settings, Agents, each agent has a Report adapter issue button. It opens the feedback window with a report for that agent filled in.
• New setting: Hide Orbtile when you click elsewhere.

Improved

• Orbtile checks for updates every 4 hours and when your computer wakes, instead of at launch and once a day.
• Settings, Account says that the keypad works without an account: you sign in only for settings sync and the phone pad.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

• Orbtile Enterprise now activates with your organisation's licence key. Each computer has 14 days to enter it in Settings, Licence, or your IT can deploy it with MDM or Group Policy. It checks the licence at launch and every 24 hours, and keeps working for 14 days without a connection; after that, the keypad goes back to Options+ until a check succeeds.
• Orbtile Enterprise now updates in place. It tells you when a new version is out, and you choose Update or Keep on This Version. Your IT can turn update checks off.
• Orbtile Enterprise is licensed per organisation, for any number of computers, priced in packs of 3 at EUR 159.99, one-time, with every 1.x update included. You can now buy a pack for 3 computers online; Sales handles more.

New

• Licences are on sale. On the Mac and Windows, Settings, Licence has a Buy a Licence button that opens the pricing page; after you buy, paste the key there and choose Activate. In this version, Orbtile works the same with or without a key.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

• On Windows, Orbtile Enterprise now honours the orbtile.app.popoverTileStyle setting: mirror shows the keypad's keys in the tray panel, as on the Mac.

New

• On the Mac and Windows, Settings, Licence takes a licence key: paste it and choose Activate to activate that computer, one of the 5 a licence covers. Once it's activated, the tab shows who the licence is for, lists the computers using it, and lets you deactivate any of them to free its place. Licences go on sale in early November; in this version, Orbtile works the same with or without a key.

Fixed

• The reference shell adapter in the Adapter API examples no longer prints "Terminated: 15" when the command it wraps ends.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

Improved

• If an update can't finish, the window says why in plain words, then offers the way forward: try again, or the download page.
• If you use ZCode, Orbtile's menu tells you when Accessibility is off, because Orbtile needs it to open the exact ZCode task.
• Live text and keypad answers are no longer limited to particular Antigravity and Codex versions. Orbtile checks how the agent talks to it, and falls back to answering on screen when an update changes that.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• If an agent update changes how it talks to Orbtile, live text and keypad answers for that agent stop until Orbtile catches up; its sessions still show, and you answer on screen.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.
• Antigravity replies can show Markdown marks, such as ** around bold text, on the keys and tiles.

• Orbtile Enterprise 0.2.18 for Mac and Windows shows the same clearer keypad status: the menu says why the keypad isn't working. On a Mac, it mentions Input Monitoring only if macOS actually blocks the keypad.

New

• During setup, Connect your agents lets you choose which agents to use: Claude Code, Codex, ZCode and Antigravity each have an on/off switch, the same setting as in Settings, Agents. Setup keeps at least one agent on. Switching an agent off hides its Install button on that step and leaves any existing integration installed.
• Adapters can give each session an optional project name, in the Node and Python SDKs. Grouping by Project uses it, and sessions on different hosts stay separate.

Improved

• Status words on the keypad and in the menu bar are capitalised, as on Orbtile Mobile: Idle, Starting, Thinking, Writing, Compacting, Done, Error and Offline. A permission request waiting for you reads Waiting for approval on screens and Waiting on the keypad.
• Orbtile uses less CPU while Antigravity sessions are idle.
• Orbtile Mobile for Android names your phone by its maker and model, and the list of phones on the Mac shows that name.
• Settings sync no longer needs a sync code: your settings follow your Orbtile account to every computer you sign in on, and an existing sync group moves over by itself. Orbtile now holds the key, so synced settings are encrypted but no longer end-to-end; the privacy notice has the details.

Fixed

• Keypad answers no longer vanish. An option press or a held Send is no longer lost while another key redraws, and after you allow a request, the keypad stays on the session when the agent asks a question right away.
• The Question and Waiting orbs on the keypad no longer flicker.
• Try Again in the update check now always shows its answer.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• For local Codex desktop requests that offer cancellation but no plain decline, keypad Deny uses cancellation.

• Orbtile Enterprise for Mac and Windows is available on request from [email protected]. Both work fully offline: neither build includes an account, sign-in, sync, usage reports or update checks, and you update it by installing a newer version yourself.
• On a Mac, Orbtile Enterprise installs alongside Orbtile with its own settings and its own agent hooks, as a DMG or as a PKG your MDM installs once you approve it. It uses the local network only when phone pairing is turned on, which is off by default and controlled by policy.
• On a Mac, configuration profiles control its features. Keypad automation (Developer mode), for testing and integration, stays off unless your organisation turns it on.
• On Windows, Orbtile Enterprise is a per-user MSI that installs without administrator rights, as a separate product with its own folders and settings. Administrators set its policies with the included ADMX template. The installer leaves the template in the Orbtile Enterprise install folder: copy OrbtileEnterprise.admx and en-US\OrbtileEnterprise.adml into PolicyDefinitions, or into your central store, yourself.
• Orbtile Mobile Enterprise for Android works only on your local network, with no account or sign-in, and pairs with Orbtile Enterprise on a Mac when phone pairing is turned on. It lists your computers by name.

New

• Topics on the keypad. In Settings, Keypad, Sessions, set Group by to Agent, Project or Host. Hold the hub key to open the topic picker, then press a topic; the hub key closes it. All shows every session, pages stay inside the topic you pick, and the hub still shows how many sessions are waiting in other topics.
• Remote sessions show a globe next to the app icon on the Mac keypad, in the menu bar panel and on Orbtile Mobile, so you can tell them apart from sessions on this Mac.
• On remote hosts, Orbtile now also finds Codex sessions in the .codex-bots folder as well as .codex, and keeps each session linked to the host it runs on.
• Settings, General, Privacy has a Send usage summary switch. Turning it off stops collection and clears the local counters, and Orbtile asks our server to delete the reports it already sent, retrying until the server accepts. When an organisation sets it with a configuration profile, the switch shows Managed by your organisation.

Improved

• Orbtile keeps working even if it can't reach our servers. A build now stops only when a signed status withdraws it or requires a newer version. Normally the previous version keeps working, and older versions must update within five days of the latest release.
• A tap on the hub key opens the waiting session, even when it is in another topic.
• The hub in the menu bar panel and on Orbtile Mobile has a new look: a line that thickens at the centre of each agent tile, slow waves that vary with each session's activity, and faint twinkling dust in the background. When there are several pages, “Page x of y” sits at the top. On Orbtile Mobile, the hub shows the name of the session that is waiting.
• When tiles change order, each session's bead on the hub line moves along it and passes the others smoothly, in the menu bar panel and on Orbtile Mobile.
• Idle, done and offline session orbs now have a similar size and brightness to active ones, on the keypad, in the menu bar panel and on Orbtile Mobile.

Fixed

• A question that opens on the keypad after a slow key update now accepts option presses.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny uses the offered cancellation instead.

New

• Keypad decisions are always on: Allow/Deny and question answers work from the keypad wherever the agent supports them, with no per-agent switch to turn on. Allow still needs a hold. The keypad refuses decisions while the Mac is locked, its displays are asleep or another user is active, the same as the phone pad.
• The Claude Code page under Agents now shows when hooks are not reaching Orbtile. If sessions started after the plugin was installed send no hook events, for example because the hooks run in a sandbox or remote shell that cannot reach Orbtile, it says "No hook events received", shows the last delivery error (time and curl exit code) and offers "Copy test command". The test command prints 200 when the hooks reach Orbtile.
• Adapter API: the registration reply has a new field, "keypadDecisions", which is always true.

Improved

• "Restart N sessions for live text" now appears only for sessions that started before the Claude Code plugin was installed.
• The Claude Code hook scripts record delivery failures in a small log, and they never block or fail the agent.
• Settings is shorter. These switches are gone, and each one now always works as shown: exact ZCode task focus (on; needs Accessibility), Follow Reduce Motion (follows macOS), the key actions switch (on), hand over on sleep (on), key order (state tiers), hold a session key (opens focus view), typewriter speed (fixed) and give back on quit (always).
• The agent glyph and the provider app icons are one picker: None, Initials or App icons.
• Brightness is one slider that sets the keypad's real LCD backlight, from 0.3 to 1. The orbs stay at full intensity.
• Frame rate is no longer in Settings.
• The keypad theme picker is gone: the keypad uses Frosted, and any other stored theme switches to Frosted at launch. Other themes return in a later release.
• Settings sync and usage reports stay compatible with Macs still on 0.2.14.
• The example adapter ref.py --events waits for your Allow in Orbtile before it sends its demo approval, so the first run shows Allow/Deny.

Fixed

• An adapter's registered colour now shows on the keypad, the phone and the popover; it used to fall back to a default colour.
• Questions an agent answers in its own app, rather than waiting for the keypad, now show read-only on the keypad with "Answer in app" and "Reply in" followed by the agent's name. They used to show options and a Send key that could not send.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

Improved

• Error and thinking keys show what the session is doing, the same detail the keypad shows.
• Session names show the project, never just the agent's name.

Known issues

• Orbtile can use noticeable CPU while many sessions stream text or a phone shows the tiles; a lighter renderer is planned.
• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

New

• Visiting orbtile.com/download from an Android phone now offers Orbtile Mobile for Android first, with the Mac download as the second step.

Known issues

• Orbtile can use noticeable CPU while many sessions stream text or a phone shows the tiles; a lighter renderer is planned for 0.2.13.
• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

Improved

• Updates install themselves while Orbtile is idle (nothing waiting for you, no key held), unless automatic updates are turned off. Orbtile keeps working one version behind the newest; older versions must update within 5 days of a new release.
• The phone and popover hub show the keypad hub's details in large type.
• Beam: brighter colours, a motion for each status, and the beam flies to a session's new tile when it moves.
• Popover and phone tiles move to their new place when sessions reorder, and their text fades between states like on the keypad.

Fixed

• The hub text on the phone and in the popover no longer overlaps or shrinks to a corner.
• A rare crash when Orbtile took over the keypad right after it was plugged in.

Known issues

• Orbtile can use noticeable CPU while many sessions stream text or a phone shows the tiles; a lighter renderer is planned for 0.2.13.
• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

New

• No account is needed. Orbtile drives the keypad right after installation; signing in on orbtile.com is only required for settings sync between Macs.
• Beam is a new keypad theme: a soft light travels around the edge of working sessions, waiting sessions breathe, and each agent keeps its own colour.

Improved

• A signed-in Mac renews its sign-in while it is online, so it is no longer asked to sign in again 30 days after it was approved.

Known issues

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Settings sync needs a freshly verified online account; an offline sign-in keeps sync waiting until the Mac is back online.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1. Questions support up to four questions with two to four choices each. Permission requests, written answers and unsupported questions still need the Mac.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

New

• Antigravity 2.19.1 desktop replies now appear as they are written, using the same live-text display as the other supported agents. Completed replies settle with the provider logo in the bottom-right corner.

Improved

• Website video surrounds now follow the page background in both dark and light appearance without changing the keypad colours.

Fixed

• The Settings keypad preview now follows every changed frame at 30 fps while visible, including when Options+ owns the keypad. Separate keypad and preview rates make their refresh speeds clear.
• Antigravity's first reply now appears reliably, and starting another turn no longer brings back the previous reply. Replies received after a conversation closes or Antigravity restarts cannot overwrite the current text.

Requirements

• Connect each Mac by signing in online on orbtile.com and choosing Connect this Mac. Existing local settings are preserved, and the saved sign-in survives updates.
• A Mac sign-in expires after 30 days. Local session tracking and keypad use work offline until it expires. After expiry, sign in again to resume; reconnecting alone does not renew the session.
• Settings sync is optional and requires an online, verified account. Going offline pauses sync without stopping local use while the saved sign-in remains valid.

Limitations

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1. Questions support up to four questions with two to four choices each. Permission requests, written answers and unsupported questions still need the Mac.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.
• Antigravity support covers local desktop sessions. Tapping a tile opens Antigravity; opening the exact conversation is not supported. IDE, CLI, remote and cloud sessions are not covered.

Improved

• Response text uses the full key width while typing and scrolling. Once it settles, only the bottom two lines leave room beside the provider logo.
• The website offers System, Light and Dark appearance, with matching video backgrounds, Antigravity examples and native 2× renders using higher-resolution provider logos.
• Provider logos and fallback initials sit in the bottom-right corner of session keys. Transcript lines keep a fixed left edge while typing, rolling and settling.

Fixed

• Failed update checks display their reason instead of automatically opening the download page. The download page remains available as an explicit fallback.

Requirements

• Connect each Mac by signing in online on orbtile.com and choosing Connect this Mac. Existing local settings are preserved, and the saved sign-in survives updates.
• A Mac sign-in expires after 30 days. Local session tracking and keypad use work offline until it expires. After expiry, sign in again to resume; reconnecting alone does not renew the session.
• Settings sync is optional and requires an online, verified account. Going offline pauses sync without stopping local use while the saved sign-in remains valid.

Limitations

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1. Questions support up to four questions with two to four choices each. Permission requests, written answers and unsupported questions still need the Mac.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.
• Antigravity displays activity and supported questions in this version; live response text was added in 0.2.10. Antigravity IDE, CLI, remote and cloud sessions are not covered.

New

• Orbtile now requires an account connection for each Mac. Sign in on orbtile.com and approve the Mac shown on the page; settings sync remains optional.
• Opt in to encrypted settings sync for your Macs. Choose which look, keys and sessions, and menu bar settings to share. Settings are encrypted on your Mac before upload; hooks, hosts, licences and automation permissions stay on each Mac.
• Show installed provider app icons on the keys by default. Turn this off in Appearance settings to use initials; missing apps and custom providers keep initials.

Improved

• Key gaps and outer popover margins are smaller. Transcript text keeps five rows, with the lower two beside the provider icon or initials.
• Account settings include encrypted sync controls in one tab. The sign-in screen explains the new account requirement, keeps existing settings on this Mac, and makes clear that sync is optional.

Fixed

• The menu offers Give Keypad to Options+ and Take Over Keypad directly, replacing the ownership submenu.
• Codex SessionEnd hooks use their required synchronous mode with a bounded timeout, removing the asynchronous-mode warning. Existing Orbtile hook registrations are repaired when the app starts.
• Changes to the settings you selected for sync are captured reliably on this Mac.
• Signing out stops settings sync and prevents a delayed download from changing this Mac's settings.

Requirements

• Connect each Mac by signing in online on orbtile.com and choosing Connect this Mac. Existing local settings are preserved, and the saved sign-in survives updates.
• A Mac sign-in expires after 30 days. Local session tracking and keypad use work offline until it expires. After expiry, sign in again to resume; reconnecting alone does not renew the session.
• Settings sync is optional and requires an online, verified account. Going offline pauses sync without stopping local use while the saved sign-in remains valid.

Limitations

• The Claude Code adapter does not track Claude cloud Chat or Cowork sessions.
• Antigravity support currently targets local desktop version 2.19.1. Questions support up to four questions with two to four choices each. Permission requests, written answers and unsupported questions still need the Mac.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.
• Antigravity displays activity and supported questions in this version; live response text was added in 0.2.10. Antigravity IDE, CLI, remote and cloud sessions are not covered.

New

• Antigravity desktop sessions now appear alongside your other agents. See when a local session is working, waiting for you or finished, and open Antigravity from the keypad.
• With Key actions and Antigravity “Answer questions from the keypad” enabled, choose numbered options for supported questions and hold Send to submit. Your choices stay fixed during submission, and Sent confirms that Antigravity acknowledged the answer. Other opens Antigravity on your Mac for a written answer.

Improved

• Usage reports are now sent at most hourly, and only when they change, so the dashboard updates more often while the existing daily counters stay. Reports are on by default and use a pseudonymous Mac identifier. There is no Settings switch; an advanced opt-out is the orbtile.app.telemetryDisabled defaults key. (Corrected 5 October 2026: this note previously said reports could be turned off in Settings.)

Limitations

• Antigravity support currently targets the local desktop app version 2.19.1. Question replies support up to four questions with two to four choices each. Permission requests, written answers and unsupported questions still need the Mac.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.
• Antigravity displays activity and supported questions in this version; live response text was added in 0.2.10. Antigravity IDE, CLI, remote and cloud sessions are not covered.

New

• With Key actions and Codex “Approve from the keypad” on, supported multiple-choice questions from the Codex desktop app on your Mac can be answered like Claude Code questions: pick an option for each question, then hold Send. “Other” still opens the chat on your Mac for an on-screen answer. Terminal Codex questions, unsupported desktop questions and questions from agents without keypad answer support stay read-only; tapping “Answer on Mac” opens the chat.
• While a Codex answer is being sent, the keypad shows “Sending” and keeps your choices unchanged. “Sent” means Codex acknowledged the answer, but Orbtile has not confirmed that the question is finished. “Answered” means Codex acknowledged the answer and the question is no longer waiting.

Limitations

• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

New

• While a session waits for your approval, the keypad's focus screen shows the request itself, the question first and then the command, instead of the agent's last reply. The popover's keypad view and the request panel show the same text.
• Questions from Codex, ZCode and other agents use the same keypad question view as Claude Code: options on the option keys, the header and question in the middle and pages for longer question sets. When the keypad cannot answer them, only the last key says “Answer on Mac”, and tapping it opens the chat on your Mac.

Improved

• Codex works with nothing to install. Optional hooks add a compacting state and slightly earlier updates.
• Session labels explain uncertainty: a disconnected host includes its last seen time, a source-verified active turn can show that hooks were not received, and completion-only text is labelled. Requests the keypad cannot answer keep their waiting state and say “Answer on Mac” below it.
• Codex “waiting on you” now reflects an actual request in terminal Codex or the Codex desktop app. Commands handled by automatic review no longer appear as waiting for you.
• With Key actions and Codex “Approve from the keypad” on (off by default), compatible Codex desktop command approvals can offer Allow and Deny for the exact current request and its available decisions. Terminal requests open the native prompt for your answer. An acknowledged send without confirmed resolution shows neutral “Sent” feedback.

Fixed

• Renaming a session updates its title on the keypad instead of keeping an older name from the last session start or compaction.
• Release candidates now compare below their matching release, so automatic updates can correctly move from an rc version to the final version. Update checks record their decisions to help diagnose update problems.
• The old Codex hook approval option is removed. Its permission hook returns immediately without holding or deciding a request; older installations are repaired when integrations are updated.
• With “Approve from the keypad” off, Claude Code and ZCode approvals no longer show Allow and Deny keys that could not be used.
• When Logi Options+ draws over keys while Orbtile drives the keypad, Orbtile redraws them, so the Options+ button no longer shows through. Opening Orbtile a second time leaves the running copy in charge of the keypad.

Limitations

• Some agent versions or request types cannot report that they are waiting for you. Their activity remains visible; open the agent app to answer those requests.
• When a Codex request offers no plain decline, keypad Deny cancels the request instead, and Codex then stops that turn.

New

• Key 9 now shows how many sessions each agent has, with small coloured totals under the activity line. Up to four totals fit; more agents share the last one.
• Tap a helper in the helpers view to open its own focus page with its live text, tool, state and timer. Any key or page button returns to the helpers list.
• Remote Codex sessions now appear as soon as they start and show assistant text while a turn is still running, over the same SSH connection. Only bounded text is read; full transcripts and your first prompt stay on the other machine.
• Settings, Remote Hosts can now remove the Claude Code integration from a remote host.

Improved

• Handing the keypad between Orbtile and Logi Options+ is reliable: after you plug the keypad in, Orbtile waits until Options+ has drawn its buttons and takes over a moment later; when Orbtile starts with the keypad already connected it takes over within about a second.
• When you hand the keypad back to Options+, the keys go dark with a small logi label until Options+ redraws, instead of showing a frozen picture.
• Prompts with several questions show every question on the keypad. With keypad answers on, the page buttons move between questions and one hold on Send delivers all answers. With keypad answers off, the keypad lists the questions and asks you to answer on screen.
• Point cloud and Frosted glow use less processor time in busy views without changing the key images.
• The welcome steps describe connecting your agents without singling any of them out.
• Opening Settings, License checked whether this Mac qualified for a discount. That discount no longer exists.
• Usage summaries are now kept by the UTC hour in which they arrive instead of by day; nothing else in them changes.

Fixed

• The keypad no longer locks up, flashes or shows images on the wrong keys when Logi Options+ redraws it while Orbtile is in control, for example right after you plug it in. Orbtile now resynchronises and redraws every key instead of retrying without end.
• A takeover that is interrupted no longer leaves the keypad showing the Logitech logo; Orbtile undoes every step so Options+ gets its buttons back, and the warning in the popover clears itself.
• Quitting Orbtile releases the keypad to Options+, preventing takeover problems on the next launch or update.
• Live text on a key no longer runs underneath the small agent mark in the corner.
• A question you can only answer on screen no longer shows selectable numbers on the keypad.

Requirements

• Python 3 is required on the remote machine for ZCode tracking and Codex live text.

Limitations

• Remote Codex and ZCode sessions are display-only. Answer their approvals and questions on the remote machine.
• Codex questions are read-only on the keypad. Keypad approval is optional and off by default for every agent.

Known issues

• If a keypad was already stuck before you install 0.2.2, unplug it for ten seconds once.

New

• Tap a ZCode session key to open that exact task in ZCode. Turn it on in Settings and allow Accessibility; when the task cannot be found, Orbtile opens ZCode as before.
• Connected adapters can now receive keypad taps, approval decisions and question answers through version 1.1 of the Open Adapter API. Each adapter still needs your permission in Settings, and keypad approval for adapters stays off until you turn it on.
• Follow Codex and ZCode sessions running on another machine over SSH, next to remote Claude Code sessions. Install their hooks from Settings, Remote Hosts; remote sessions show on the keypad but cannot be approved from it.

Improved

• The Frosted glow theme uses less processor time in focus view without changing the key images.
• A Claude conversation keeps its key when you rewind or resume it in the Claude app, instead of disappearing and coming back as a new key.
• A new installation sends its first small usage summary as soon as Orbtile opens instead of a minute later. The contents of the summary are unchanged.
• Notes about an adapter's colours in Settings are shown as short plain sentences.

Fixed

• Frames reach the keypad at an even pace again after a busy moment on your Mac.
• Very large Claude Code hook messages are delivered reliably.
• An adapter that stops reading its connection can no longer hold up other adapters.

Requirements

• Python 3 is required on the remote machine for ZCode tracking.

Limitations

• Remote Codex and ZCode sessions are display-only. Answer their approvals and questions on the remote machine.
• Codex questions are read-only on the keypad. Keypad permission approval is optional and off by default; type custom answers on your Mac.

Known issues

• Stopped helper agents may remain in the helper count for up to 30 minutes.

New

• Follow OpenAI Codex and ZCode alongside Claude Code on your keypad.
• Approve or deny Claude Code, Codex and ZCode permission requests from keypad keys when you turn on approval in Settings. Codex sends the event before deciding whether to ask you, so Allow may appear for a command it would have run without asking; Codex waits while the keypad waits.
• Answer Claude Code questions on keys 1, 2, 3 and 7. Choose one answer or select several when the question allows it, then hold Send for 0.6 seconds. Answers to several questions are sent together, and the question stays visible until answered.
• Turn on ZCode keypad approvals in Settings for new conversations on your Mac. Turning the setting off removes the connection used for approval.
• Inspect the tools, commands and status of each helper agent in focus mode. Helpers stay with the conversation that started them, including work launched through another agent app.
• Connect other agent apps using the documented Open Adapter API and the included example adapters.
• Choose each agent's colour with the hue ring in Settings. Letter badges help you distinguish agents without relying on colour, and a single alarm colour can highlight all sessions needing attention.
• Choose Frosted glow, Globules or Point cloud in Settings. Each theme moves differently for different kinds of activity.
• Send feedback from the app or website. Add an email address if you want a reply; app diagnostics are optional and shown before sending. Unsent app feedback is saved locally and retried.
• Save a keypad snapshot from the menu to keep local images of the keys and their visible text.
• Read the short terms from the download page or any page footer.
• Browse the roadmap and request a feature privately through the feedback form. Plans can change with feedback and have no promised dates.
• Tap key 9 to focus the first conversation waiting for you across all pages. Hold it for 0.6 seconds to open the Mac overlay. If no conversation is waiting, tapping leaves the grid unchanged.

Improved

• Focus mode can show Claude Code's available thinking summaries between replies.
• The grid puts waiting conversations first, then working conversations, recent finishes, idle and offline conversations. Every eight seconds, each group puts conversations that responded since the last step first, then the newest activity. New requests can move forward sooner after the key-press pause, and orbs glide into their new positions.
• Choose between response and recent-activity ordering or letting clearly busier working conversations move ahead. Settings also lets you choose how long recent conversations remain visible.
• Focus mode gives answers more room across the keypad. Agents appear on key 2, and larger text spans the middle row and the upper part of the bottom row.
• Larger letters, smooth scrolling and longer pauses make command output easier to read.
• Dense answers stay readable as finished text settles into place, and images exported at keypad size match the device display.
• Agent hooks connect locally on your Mac, and existing Orbtile hooks update when the app launches.
• Helper agent activity remains available after restarting Orbtile. Alerts stay in your agent apps without duplicate macOS notifications.
• Usage summaries now include your settings choices and time per keypad theme, with no personal text.
• The signed status check runs at launch and once a day. Small usage summaries are sent at most every two hours while the app runs, only when changed, with one record per Mac per day; completed days and quit reports are also sent. These summaries contain counts and settings, never task text. The privacy notice explains the data and retention.
• Settings identifies installed plugins and hook sets separately from the app version, and removes technical palette notes from adapter cards.

Fixed

• Forked helper conversations stay with the conversation they resume instead of taking a separate key; automatic numbered Claude labels give way to real conversation names.
• Interrupted helper agents finish instead of lingering in the count after a restart. Running workflow agents remain visible even when they have been silent for an hour.
• Codex activity appears with the correct agent name, including work started by another agent. Command-line tiles prefer the conversation name when it is available.
• Logitech MX Creative Keypads are recognised by their image interface, including devices with a different product ID.
• Restarting the listener cannot reuse an old question answer or Send hold for a new question.
• Globules animation loops smoothly without a visible reset.
• Page buttons stop at the first and last page or conversation instead of wrapping around.
• Activity from remote Codex conversations no longer interferes with conversations on your Mac, and completed turns are shown in the correct order.
• Settings shows the correct status of older agent connections. Changing an agent's colour updates the keypad immediately, and Settings remains smoother while activity updates.
• Pressing a key while an orb moves selects the correct conversation.

Requirements

• Orbtile 0.2 was free and needed no licence key. That ended with Orbtile 0.3.0, which brought licences and a 15-day trial.

Limitations

• Codex questions are read-only on the keypad. Keypad permission approval is optional and off by default; type custom answers on your Mac.

Known issues

• Stopped helper agents may remain in the helper count for up to 30 minutes.