Orbit Store 1.8.2 (Beta)

Smoother updates, better download choices and a growing catalogue.

• Simpler native updates. From this version on, updating Orbit from the TV app downloads the app once when it already includes the newest download service. Select Close and reopen when it finishes. The reopened app starts its new download service by itself, and your downloads continue.

• Game pages start on the right option. Opening a game from filtered Browse results selects the download option that matches your filters. Otherwise Orbit selects the source and format you downloaded last, then an option that downloads without a verification page.

• The catalogue now has 2,158 games and 5,045 download options, plus 626 add-ons with 628 options across 192 base games.

Orbit stays free. Orbit Store, Orbit Zero, Orbit Play and our upcoming apps are free and will stay free.

I’ve been building Orbit in my own time and covering the costs of AI tools, test consoles, hardware and servers. If you’d like to help, you can support Orbit on Buy Me a Coffee. It’s entirely optional.

We’re also shipping improvements and bug fixes across our apps:

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

• Easier to read time left. Downloads longer than an hour show hours and minutes, and long retry waits show minutes.
• Clear finished copies and moves. Library results such as “Copied … · Complete” can now be dismissed.
• Downloads start during copies and transfers. Fixed a bug that kept new and resumed downloads waiting while a game was being copied or moved, or while Orbit Zero was sending a file. These operations reserve their remaining space and protect files in use.
• Messages clear after a retry. Fixed a bug where a message such as “The download provider is temporarily unavailable” stayed on screen after the download had already resumed.
• Restarts keep the newest version. Fixed a restart that could start an older saved copy of Orbit.
• TV app installs try again. Installing or updating the TV app waits longer for GitHub and tries once more before showing an error.
• Failed transfers stop blocking. A transfer from Orbit Zero that failed before sending anything no longer keeps Library copies and Files actions waiting. Orbit releases it after 10 minutes.

Orbit Zero · Mac, Windows and Linux

• Easier to read time left. Transfers longer than an hour show hours and minutes.
• Start Orbit on PS5 without a false error. Fixed Console → Start Orbit on PS5 reporting “Payload loader stopped responding.” after Orbit had already started.

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 1.12.2 includes the matching Orbit Store 1.8.2 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. In the native app from 1.8.2 on, select Close and reopen when asked; the reopened app starts its bundled service. Browser-only users can restart automatically with an active ELF loader on port 9021, or launch the updated ELF manually through their payload manager.

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-1.8.2-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.