RSS Headlines on Your Mac Wallpaper

The feeds you actually care about shouldn't be buried in yet another reader app. With Orbl, the latest headlines from any RSS or Atom feed live on your wallpaper — there every time you clear your screen, calm and current, without opening anything.

Orbl turns your macOS desktop into a living dashboard, and a feed is just another widget you can size and place where it suits you.

What Orbl shows from RSS / Atom

Latest headlines — the newest entries from any feed URL you give it, refreshed in the background.

Point it at a blog, a changelog, a news source, a release feed, a podcast — anything that publishes RSS or Atom. The widget can be small, medium, or large, set to always-on, reveal-on-hover, or off when you want a clean screen. Add more than one feed if you like, each as its own widget.

How to connect RSS / Atom to Orbl

Copy the feed URL you want — most sites expose an RSS or Atom link, often ending in /feed, /rss, or .xml.
Open Orbl → Settings → Integrations and paste the feed URL.
Name the widget and pick a size and reveal style.
The latest headlines appear on your wallpaper within seconds.

That's it. Orbl re-checks the feed on its own, so what you glance at is what's newest — no manual refresh, no tab to keep open.

100% local, by design

Orbl fetches the feed directly from your Mac. Nothing routes through an Orbl server, because there isn't one — your reading habits and the feeds you follow never touch anyone else's infrastructure. If a feed needs a key or token, it's stored in your macOS Keychain and used only from your machine. See our privacy approach.

This is the quiet difference from cloud-based readers, which fetch on your behalf and can see exactly what you subscribe to. With Orbl, the request comes from you, the result lands on your own wallpaper, and that's the end of it.

Pay once, keep it forever

The RSS integration is part of Orbl Premium — a one-time purchase, lifetime, no subscription. The first 50 licenses are $29, then $49. You pay once and own it, with no monthly bill to read your own feeds.

Pair it with the rest of your day

A headlines widget sits nicely beside the things you're building. Keep it next to your GitHub stats and contribution graph, or, when a source publishes JSON instead of a feed, reach for the custom "Any" API widget to pull exactly the values you want. See how it all comes together as a live wallpaper dashboard, and browse the full set of Orbl integrations.

Want your feeds on your desktop instead of in another tab? Get Orbl Premium and add your first feed in under a minute.

Frequently asked questions

Is the RSS feed on my desktop private, and does any feed key leave my Mac?+

Yes, it's private. Orbl fetches the feed directly from your Mac, so the sites and headlines you follow never touch an Orbl server — there isn't one. Most public RSS and Atom feeds need no key at all; if a particular feed does require a key or token, it's stored in your macOS Keychain and used only from your machine.

How often do the RSS headlines on my wallpaper update?+

Orbl re-checks the feed on its own in the background and refreshes the headlines automatically, so what you glance at is the newest entry. There's no manual refresh and no tab to keep open.

Is the RSS integration free, or does it need Orbl Premium?+

The RSS integration is part of Orbl Premium, a one-time purchase with no subscription. It's $29 for the first 50 licenses, then $49, lifetime, and every other integration unlocks with the same key.

What kinds of feeds can I put on my wallpaper?+

Any RSS or Atom feed URL — a blog, a changelog, a news source, a release feed, or a podcast. Most sites expose a link ending in /feed, /rss, or .xml that you paste into Orbl.

Can I show more than one RSS feed at a time?+

Yes. Add as many feeds as you like, each as its own widget. Every feed can be sized small, medium, or large and set to always-on, reveal-on-hover, or off.

See the latest RSS headlines on your wallpaper