Integration
Keep your Bluesky stats on your desktop
Connect Bluesky to Orbl and show followers, following, and posts on your macOS wallpaper. A local, read-only, private dashboard that lives where you work.
Your Bluesky following grows in small, steady steps — Orbl gives those numbers a calm home on your wallpaper instead of one more tab to keep open.
Orbl turns your macOS desktop into a living dashboard. With Bluesky connected, your audience numbers settle quietly behind your windows, updating on their own. You glance, you get the picture, you get back to work — no feed to fall into.
What Orbl shows
With the Bluesky integration connected, Orbl can display:
- Your followers
- Your following
- Your posts
Each value is a separate widget. Choose a size — small, medium, or large — and set each one to always-on, reveal-only, or off. Keep followers front and center, tuck posts into a corner, hide following entirely. The layout is yours.
How to connect Bluesky to Orbl
- Open Settings → Integrations in Orbl.
- Select Bluesky and enter your username. Orbl reads your public stats — nothing more.
- Add the followers, following, and posts widgets to your wallpaper and pick a size and visibility for each.
Setup takes a moment. Because Orbl reads public stats from your username, there's no app to authorize.
Private by design
Orbl is 100% local. Your read-only username is stored in the macOS Keychain, and your Bluesky stats are fetched directly from your Mac — there is no Orbl server in the middle, and nothing is collected or stored remotely. The full explanation lives on our privacy page.
Your numbers stay between you and Bluesky. Orbl is just the quiet surface they appear on.
Pairs well with
If Bluesky is one of several places you show up, it fits neatly beside the rest of your audience. Add Reddit for karma and followers, or Product Hunt for your follower count, and watch your whole community from a single wallpaper. See the full set on the integrations page.
One price, kept forever
The Bluesky integration is part of Orbl Premium — a one-time $29 for the first 50 customers, then $49. Lifetime license, no subscription. The full breakdown is on the pricing page.
After you buy, paste your key into Settings → License Key and every integration unlocks together.
Let your Bluesky numbers live where you already look. Get Orbl Premium and give your audience a calm corner of the desktop.
Frequently asked questions
Is my Bluesky data private, and does the widget need a password?+
No password is needed — Orbl reads your public stats from your username alone, so there's no app to authorize. The read-only username is stored in your macOS Keychain, and your Bluesky stats are fetched directly from your Mac with no Orbl server in the middle and nothing stored remotely. Your numbers stay between you and Bluesky.
How often do my Bluesky followers and posts refresh?+
The followers, following, and posts widgets update on their own in the background, so your audience numbers stay current without another tab open.
Is the Bluesky integration free, or do I need Orbl Premium?+
It's part of Orbl Premium, a one-time purchase with no subscription — $29 for the first 50 customers, then $49, lifetime. Paste your key into Settings → License Key and every integration unlocks together.
Which Bluesky stats can Orbl put on my wallpaper?+
Your followers, your following, and your posts, each as a separate widget. Choose small, medium, or large and set each to always-on, reveal-only, or off — keep followers front and center and hide following entirely if you like.
What do I need to set up the Bluesky widget?+
Just your username. Open Settings → Integrations, select Bluesky, enter your username, and add the widgets to your wallpaper with the size and visibility you want.
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