Orb by Orbience

Orb release notes

Every Orb update, newest first: what is new, what improved and what was fixed.

Version 1.0

First release: Orb 1.0 Draft

The first public version of Orb: a voice assistant with a face for Windows that thinks with the AI subscription you may already have and does real things on your computer.

What’s in it

  • NewSay “Hey Orb”, click it, or press a shortcut, and talk. It answers out loud, keeps listening for a few seconds so you can just reply, and learns how you say “Hey Orb”.
  • NewThinks with Claude, ChatGPT or Gemini through their own official apps: no API keys and nothing extra to pay.
  • NewInstant commands on your computer in under a second: the time, battery, volume, brightness, music, lock, screenshots, timers, opening apps and Google search.
  • NewAround 70 tools through an AI: YouTube, windows, websites, settings by voice, and clicking and typing in apps. Power actions always ask first.
  • NewFiles: finds and opens what you name, flies over and points at it, answers questions about your documents and tidies a folder.
  • NewWriting: fix my text in any app, dictation, reply like me (it never sends by itself) and what did I miss.
  • NewSees your screen when you ask, with circle to ask, draw to teach and “show me how” walkthroughs.
  • NewMemory, a diary, reminders, routines, tell me when, lists, snippets and clipboard history.
  • NewBackground research reports with sources, and ask all three: Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini answer at once.
  • NewPrivate mode, do not disturb, shortcuts for everything, the command center and a phone remote.

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