Orbit Store 1.8.1 (Beta)

Performance improvements and bug fixes.

• Copy and move while downloading. Fixed a bug that prevented copying or moving games and files while a download was active. Orbit keeps enough space for both, and downloads can start or resume during a copy.
• 54 more games. The catalogue now has 2,157 games (1,181 PS5 and 976 PS4) with 4,997 download options.

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We’re also shipping bug fixes across our apps:

Orbit Store · Native PS5 app (FFPKG) and browser (ELF)

• Pairing a new device always works. When every pairing slot is taken, a new device replaces the one that has gone longest without using Orbit, and that device is asked to pair again. The PS5’s own app is never replaced.
• Fewer requests to Vikingfile and other providers. Downloads to a USB drive asked the provider’s link again for every small piece of the file, which could lead to rate limits and timeouts. Orbit now asks once and fetches the rest straight from storage.

Orbit Zero · Mac, Windows and Linux

• Pairing on Linux with any desktop. Zero now saves its pairing in your system keyring under window managers such as awesome, i3 and sway, not only on desktops like GNOME and KDE.
• Failed pairings no longer use up PS5 slots. Zero checks that it can save the pairing before asking the PS5.
• Send from Orbit Zero while the PS5 downloads. Transfers from your computer no longer wait for PS5 downloads to pause.

Install Orbit Zero on Mac, Windows or Linux · Install Orbit Store on PS5

Install Orbit Zero on your computer

Choose the package matching your computer from Assets: macOS DMG, Windows installer or ZIP, or Ubuntu/Debian DEB. Linux TAR.GZ packages are also available. Both ARM64 and x64 builds are included; Linux DEB names use amd64 for Intel/AMD computers. Quit the older app before installing the new version. See the installation guide for setup and operating-system permissions.

Install the native TV app (FFPKG)

Download PPSA99177.ffpkg from Assets, verify its .sha256, and copy it to /data/homebrew/ on your PS5. Let ShadowMountPlus register it, then open Orbit Store from the Games row. Native app 1.12.1 includes the matching Orbit Store 1.8.1 service.

If an older Orbit service is running, select Stop Orbit to restart in its browser interface before opening the updated app so the new service can start. Pairing, settings and your queue remain saved. This control is under App settings → Updates & startup in this release; older releases may call the section Update / reinstall or Updates. Native installation and update guide.

Use or update the browser version (ELF)

Download orbit_store.elf and its .sha256 from Assets, verify the checksum, then run the ELF through Payload Manager or your ELF loader. Open the Orbit shortcut in the Media tab, or http://<ps5-ip>:34177/ on another device on the same local network.

To replace a running older version, select Stop Orbit to restart, then launch the new ELF. Orbit Zero also includes the matching ELF under Console → Start Orbit on PS5, so you can upload it from your computer without downloading the ELF separately.

On Orbit 1.5.0 or later, Update Orbit updates the TV app and the service together. Keep your local ELF loader running on port 9021 for automatic service restart. If you use Payload Manager or the loader is unavailable, follow Orbit’s manual launch instructions. Reopen the TV app after updating it.

Downloads and source

• orbit_store.elf is the PS5 service and browser interface; PPSA99177.ffpkg is the native TV app with the same service included.
• Orbit-Zero-* files are the desktop packages. Choose the operating system and architecture matching your computer.
• The orbit-store-1.8.1-source-bundle.zip contains the corresponding Store application and dependency sources, licence notices and rebuild instructions.
• SHA256SUMS covers the release assets. Verify a binary with shasum -a 256 -c <filename>.sha256, or use SHA256SUMS for the desktop packages.