Integration
Watch your Reddit karma on your wallpaper
Add a Reddit integration to Orbl and keep your karma and followers on your macOS wallpaper. Local, read-only, private — your stats called from your Mac.
Your Reddit karma already moves quietly in the background — Orbl just brings it onto your wallpaper, where you can glance at it without opening a tab.
Orbl turns your macOS desktop into a calm, living dashboard. Instead of refreshing your profile to see how a comment landed, you add Reddit as a widget and let the number sit there, updating on its own. No browser, no notifications, no doomscroll — just a quiet readout next to your icons.
What Orbl shows
With the Reddit integration connected, Orbl can display:
- Your karma
- Your followers
Each value is its own widget. Pick a size — small, medium, or large — and choose whether it stays always-on, appears only on reveal, or is switched off entirely. Size your karma large on a launch day, then shrink it back to a quiet corner when the rush is over.
How to connect Reddit to Orbl
- Open Settings → Integrations in Orbl.
- Find Reddit and enter your username. Orbl reads your public stats — no password, no posting access.
- Drop the karma and followers widgets onto your wallpaper and set each one's size and visibility.
That's the whole setup. Because Orbl only needs your username to read public stats, there's nothing to authorize and nothing to revoke.
Private by design
Orbl is 100% local. Your read-only username lives in the macOS Keychain, and your stats are fetched directly from your Mac to Reddit — there is no Orbl server in between, and nothing about you is collected or stored remotely. You can read exactly how this works on our privacy page.
That means the karma on your wallpaper is between you and Reddit. Orbl never sees it.
Pairs well with
Reddit sits naturally alongside the rest of your audience. If you talk shop in more than one place, add Hacker News for karma on any username, or Product Hunt for your follower count, and keep your whole community in one quiet view. Browse everything on the integrations page.
One price, kept forever
The Reddit integration is part of Orbl Premium — a one-time $29 for the first 50 customers, then $49. It's a lifetime license with no subscription, ever. See the details on the pricing page.
Once you have a license, paste it into Settings → License Key and every integration unlocks at once.
If you've been refreshing your profile out of habit, let your wallpaper carry that for you instead. Get Orbl Premium and put your Reddit karma somewhere calm.
Frequently asked questions
Does the Reddit widget need my password, and is my karma kept private?+
No password. Orbl only needs your username to read your public stats, so there's nothing to authorize and nothing to revoke. The read-only username lives in your macOS Keychain, and your karma is fetched directly from your Mac to Reddit — there's no Orbl server in between and nothing is stored remotely, so the number on your wallpaper stays between you and Reddit.
How often does my Reddit karma update on my wallpaper?+
The karma and follower widgets refresh on their own in the background, so the numbers stay current without you refreshing your profile or opening a tab.
Is the Reddit integration free, or does it 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 license into Settings → License Key and every integration unlocks at once.
What Reddit stats can Orbl show on my desktop?+
Your karma and your followers, each as its own widget. Size any of them small, medium, or large and set them to always-on, reveal-only, or off.
Do I have to connect or authorize a Reddit app?+
No. Because Orbl reads public stats from just your username, there's no app to authorize and no access to grant — you enter your username in Settings → Integrations and drop the widgets on your wallpaper.
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