In the notch
The album art on the left and bars on the right that move with the actual sound.
For any Mac with Apple silicon
Version 1.1 · Updated November 2026
A little pet
for your notch.
It strolls along your menu bar, wanders right across the notch and naps while you're away. Pat it, feed it, play with it. And around it, your notch comes alive with music, timers, notices and handy tools.
Your pet
A friend at the top of your screen.
Pick one of 17 pixel pets. It lives in the free parts of your menu bar, so it never covers anything you need.
Pat it
Point at it and it loves it. Click it on the menu bar for its card: name, age and mood.
Feed it and play
Fill its hearts from the notch's Pet page. Its favourite food has a star and fills them fastest.
Never any guilt
It slowly gets hungry and bored, naps while you're away, and never gets ill or leaves.
- Cat
- Pup
- Bunny
- Fox
- Panda
- Penguin
- Frog
- Hamster
- Chick
- Axolotl
- Dino
- Capybara
- Hedgehog
- Pebble
- Sprout
- Ghost
- Owl
Around the pet, your notch gets to work. Music, timers, messages, files and tools, all at the top of your screen.
Keep scrolling.
Around the pet
Your notch, working.
Music. The player, lyrics and what plays next.
Timers. One click to start, always in view.
Notices. Volume, AirPods, charging and more.
Messages. Reply without switching apps.
The notch. Or an island, on a Mac without one.
Calendar. Your next event, and Join in one click.
Files. A shelf for files, and your clipboard.
Capture. Screenshots, recordings, text, colours.
AI agents. Claude Code and Codex at a glance.
Music
Your music, up top.
Music, Spotify, and whatever plays in your browser.
A mini player
Click the notch, or press ⌃⌥N. Play, pause and skip, and drag the bar to jump within a song.
Lyrics that follow along
Line by line, in time with the song.
What plays next
The songs coming up, beside the player.
Switch speakers
Pick where the sound goes: the Mac's speakers, your headphones or an AirPlay speaker.
Timers
Time, kept in view.
Start a timer in one click and keep an eye on it without opening anything.
Calendar and calls
Never late to the call.
Your next event counts down in the notch, and joining is one click.
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 when you press the keys.
ReplacesmacOS's own pop-up
AirPods and Bluetooth
Who just connected, with a battery ring when the device reports one.
Also forHeadphones, keyboards, mice and controllers
Charging and battery
Plugged in, unplugged, running low or fully charged.
Warns at20% and 10%
Keyboard language
See which input you just switched to.
AlsoCaps Lock, on and off
Downloads
A download ring while a file comes in.
When it's doneA notice with the file's name
Time's up
A notice the moment a timer ends.
WithA sound
Meetings, with Join
A heads-up before it starts. Click it to join the call.
Works withZoom, Meet, Teams, Webex and FaceTime
When your agent is done
Know the moment it finishes, and which session it was.
Works withClaude Code and Codex
Hold to quit
⌘Q only quits when you hold it; the notch shows how long.
StopsQuitting an app by accident
Messages
Reply from the notch.
A message arrives while you work. Click it, type your reply and press Return.
AI agents
Claude Code and Codex, at a glance.
See when your coding agent is working, and the moment it's done.
In the open notch
Small pages, big help.
Click the notch and it opens. Each page does one everyday thing.
Shelf
Drag files to the notch and drop them. They wait until you drag them out.
AlsoAirDrop them from there
Clipboard
What you copied, as cards: text, links and colours.
Shortcut⌃⌥V opens it
Calendar
Today's events, reminders to tick off, and the month.
Add eventsIn plain words
Notes
A scratchpad that stays open while you type, and a to-do list.
Closes withEsc
Controls
Volume, brightness, sound output, Keep awake and your microphone.
AlsoDark mode and Lock Screen
Launch
Your favourite apps, your Shortcuts, and a one-line terminal.
RunsApple Shortcuts in one click
Weather
Now and the next few hours, beside your music.
ShowsHour by hour
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.
Screen recording. An area or a window, as a movie or a GIF.
Copy text. Drag over any text you can see and it's copied.
Colour picker. Point at a pixel; its code is copied.
Window layouts. Halves, thirds, quarters, and a switcher on ⌥Tab.
Command bar. ⌃⌥Space finds apps and files, and does sums.
Any Mac
Notch, or no notch.
On a MacBook, Orbia lives in the notch. On a desktop Mac or an external display, it's a floating island at the top of the screen.
In the notch
Orbia sits around the camera. Closed, it's exactly the camera's size; a slim strip grows on each side when something's going on, and a click opens it.
A floating island
On a Mac mini, Mac Studio, iMac or an external display, Orbia is an island at the top of the screen, with up to two readouts on each side. Or have it hang from the menu bar only when it's needed. You choose per screen.
Two screens? Show Orbia on the one with the notch, the one with the pointer, or every screen.
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.
Classic
Solid black, like the notch itself.
Liquid Glass · Clear
The most see-through. Your desktop shows through and bends at the edges.
Liquid Glass · Dynamic
Black at the camera, melting into clear glass further down. Liquid Glass starts with this one.
Liquid Glass · Dark
Smoked 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.
Can I turn the pet off?
Yes. Settings → Pet has a switch for it, and the pet you pick. Every other feature has its own switch too, so Orbia shows only what you want.
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 the notch and works without one too: on a screen with no notch it's a floating island at the top, or it can hang from the menu bar if you prefer.
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.
What if Orbia isn't for me?
Try it free for 7 days first. If you buy it and it still isn't right, you get a full refund within 7 days of buying: email support@depentra.com. See Refunds.
How do I get help?
The help page covers installing, permissions, your license, updates and common fixes. Anything else, email support@depentra.com.