Changelog

What's new in Orbtile

Release notes, improvements, and update history for Orbtile.

Release

0.2.0

CurrentSeptember 2026

A major release introducing keypad permission approvals, subagents view, activity-based key reordering with gliding orbs, multi-agent support for Codex and ZCode, open Adapter API v1, a point-cloud theme, and locked-screen display modes.

New

  • Multiple agent support: Support for OpenAI Codex and ZCode sessions alongside Claude Code.
  • Keypad permission approval: Approve or deny agent permission requests directly from keypad keys (opt-in per agent).
  • Subagents view in focus mode: Inspect live tools, commands, and status for each subagent on dedicated keys.
  • Open Adapter API v1: Stable Unix-socket API with tested reference adapters for connecting custom agents.
  • Per-agent colours & hue ring: Customise base colours for each agent with an interactive hue wheel in Settings.
  • Per-key agent glyphs: Distinct letter badges on each key for colour-blind accessibility.
  • Single alarm colour option: Unify all attention and waiting states across agents to one alarm colour.
  • Locked-Mac display modes: Keypad tiles can stay live while the Mac is locked or the display sleeps.
  • Focus mode browsing: Navigate between active sessions in focus mode using the keypad page buttons.
  • Point-cloud theme: Orbs drawn as animated spheres of points; pick it in Settings > Appearance.

Improved

  • Activity-based key reordering: Keys order dynamically by latest activity with smooth orb gliding across displays.
  • Reordering preferences: Choose whether keys reorder on turn changes or all activity, and adjust the recency window.
  • Focus mode layout: Multi-line session titles, dedicated status tiles, and full-height live typewriter columns.
  • Key text legibility: Larger font sizes across all keys with continuous smooth ticker scrolling and longer text dwell times.
  • Safer agent hooks: Local Unix-domain socket communication replaces localhost TCP.
  • Integration auto-upgrade: Installed agent hooks automatically upgrade on application launch.
  • Subagent persistence: Subagent tracking data and counts survive application restarts.
  • No macOS notifications: Alerts stay with your agent apps, so nothing is shown twice.

Fixed

  • Remote hook isolation: Prevented remote Codex hooks from interfering with local threads.
  • Turn completion timing: Resolved out-of-order turn completion handling for Codex sessions.
  • Plugin status display: Accurately detect and display legacy plugin status in Settings.
  • Live hue updates: Changes to agent hue in Settings update the keypad immediately without restarting.
  • Settings performance: Avoided interface stutter by rounding adapter activity timestamps to whole seconds.
  • Press mapping during travel: Keypad presses during orb travel transitions reliably register to the correct session.

Known limits

  • Not notarized yet; requires right-click Open on first launch.
  • Codex adapter follows Codex desktop-app threads only.
  • Stopped agents can keep the subagent count high for up to 30 minutes.

Coming next

Release

0.1

BetaPrivate beta builds

0.1: private beta builds.

  • Initial private beta testing builds with Claude Code on macOS Sonoma and Apple silicon.
  • Live 9-key status pad for the Logitech MX Creative Keypad with real-time text streaming.
  • Glowing frosted glass orbs representing agent states: thinking, running tools, streaming output, questions, and permission requests.
  • Menu bar integration and popover window with session list and quick actions.
  • Hold-a-key focus mode to inspect individual sessions in detail.
  • Seamless coexistence with Logi Options+, handing control back and forth.