Tier 2

Prototype desktop app ideas with AI

Orbit generates the desktop-app UI and workflows you'd build with Electron as a responsive web prototype — same panels, menus, and layouts, instantly previewable.

Electron AI Builder

Electron-style desktop UIs — sidebars, menu bars, dock panels — are prototyped as React web apps on Orbit, giving you a clickable spec before the Electron shell work.

In plain English

Electron builds desktop apps from web code. Orbit prototypes the desktop UI — panels, menus, sidebars — as a responsive web app you can click through first.

Electron AI Builder — build, chat, research, and create media in one AI workspace on Orbit
Orbit generates the desktop-app UI and workflows you'd build with Electron as a responsive web prototype — same panels, menus, and layouts, instantly previewable.

How it works in Orbit

Electron builds desktop apps with web technology. Orbit prototypes the desktop interface you're planning — sidebars, menu bars, panels — as a responsive web app, so the layout and workflows get approved before the Electron shell work begins.

Desktop patterns in the browser

Orbit renders the anatomy of a desktop app: navigation sidebars, toolbars, context panels, and dense data views — arranged the way desktop users expect.

  • Sidebar navigation
  • Menu and toolbar bars
  • Split-pane layouts

Dense, powerful UI

Desktop tools pack a lot into a window. Orbit generates dense layouts — data grids, property panels, command palettes — that work at desktop widths.

  • Data grids and tables
  • Inspector-style side panels
  • Keyboard-friendly controls

Approve the workflow first

The risk in desktop apps is workflow, not windows. A clickable prototype lets users test the flow of screens and actions before native shell integration.

  • Clickable user journeys
  • Early feedback on density
  • Spec for the Electron build
  1. Describe the desktop app

    Panels, menus, and the core workflow.

  2. Prototype the UI

    Orbit generates a dense responsive desktop-style layout.

  3. Test workflows

    Click through the main user journeys.

  4. Build the shell

    Use the approved UI as the spec for Electron.

The challenge

Try it yourself

Run this one on a competitor first — then on Orbit. Same prompt, and keep score.

Build

Try this one elsewhere first.

Spec the same desktop app on two tools and compare who shows you a clickable layout before you commit to native shell work.

Research

Ask a research tool to go deep on one topic.

Then ask Orbit. Compare how many rounds it runs, how many sources it actually reads — we target 65+ — and whether every claim in the final report has a link attached. Bring a bigger coffee mug.

Chat

Ask a plain chatbot the same question.

One just talks. Orbit's agent actually searches the web, runs code, reads your files, and comes back with something done. Compare how many tabs you opened and how many are still open when you're finished.

Image & video

Generate the same image, then edit it.

Ask two tools for the same hero shot, then ask both to recolor it, fill in the background, and animate it. Compare who hands you a first draft and who keeps refining in the same conversation.

150+

models routed per task

1h

cloud sandbox sessions

25

tool calls per chat turn

8–14

deep research rounds

Honest stack note: Orbit standardizes your spec to a production React (Vite + TypeScript + Tailwind) stack with Supabase as the data layer. You get the product you asked for — verified, typed, and provisioned — built on the platform's supported stack rather than a framework Orbit can't verify end-to-end.

What you can do with Electron AI Builder on Orbit

Scaffold in seconds

A production Vite + React + TypeScript project with Tailwind, ready to extend.

Live preview

Watch the app render in a cloud sandbox as the agent writes code.

Verified builds

Inline typecheck and a production gate run before the preview unlocks.

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Frequently asked questions

Does Orbit build desktop apps?

Orbit prototypes Electron-style desktop interfaces as responsive web apps. The desktop shell itself stays in native tooling.

Does Orbit generate Electron apps?

Orbit prototypes the Electron-style interface as a responsive web app. The Electron shell and native integrations remain in your desktop tooling.

Can Orbit prototype a desktop workflow before the Electron shell?

That's the main use case. You sketch the dense desktop UI — sidebars, command palettes, inspector panels — in the browser preview, approve the workflow, then wire it into the Electron shell later.