# Orbit Store 1.8.3 (Beta)
Source: https://orbitstore.dev/releases/1.8.3/ · Updated 2026-11-04
**Clearer Browse filters and other improvements.**
- **See how many games match each filter.** Browse dropdowns show game counts alongside each choice. Choices with no matches are dimmed, and the counts update as you change your filters.
- **Browse by genre.** Choose one or more genres, combine them with your other filters and save the selection for later. We’ve also added a **Turn-based** tag and updated tags for more games.
- **Know when a backport is included.** After extraction, Orbit recognises a backport by its `fakelib` folder. If the game needs newer firmware, its warning explains where to put the backport for ShadowMount+ using **Library → Files**.
- The catalogue now has **2,168 games and 5,065 download options**, plus **626 add-ons with 628 options across 192 base games**.
> **Orbit stays free.** [Orbit Store](https://github.com/saawant12/orbit-store-ps5), [Orbit Zero](https://github.com/saawant12/orbit-store-ps5#orbit-zero-for-mac-windows-and-linux), [Orbit Play](https://github.com/saawant12/orbit-play-ps5) and our upcoming apps are free and will stay free.
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> 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 via crypto](https://github.com/saawant12/orbit-store-ps5/issues/131#user-content-support-with-crypto). It’s entirely optional.
We’re also shipping improvements and bug fixes across our apps:
## Orbit Store · Native PS5 app (FFPKG) and browser (ELF)
- **Check your existing copy before downloading again.** If the game is already installed or saved on a drive in another format or version, its page shows that copy’s location and format above **Download anyway**. Available in the browser and the native Store layout.
- **Bug fixes and improvements.**
## Orbit Zero · Mac, Windows and Linux
- **Covers stay visible after filtering.** Fixed cached artwork disappearing when changing Browse filters.
- **Backport guidance follows your download.** Downloads show the extracted backport warning, including when viewed through Zero’s native companion interface.
## Browse filters in every layout
| Store | Cinema |
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| Crossbar | Panorama |
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[Install Orbit Zero on Mac, Windows or Linux](https://orbitstore.dev/guides/orbit-zero-installation/) · [Install Orbit Store on PS5](https://orbitstore.dev/guides/getting-started/#install-the-native-tv-app)
## 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](https://orbitstore.dev/guides/orbit-zero-installation/) 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. The native app includes the matching Orbit Store **1.8.3** 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](https://orbitstore.dev/guides/getting-started/#update-the-tv-app).
## 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://: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-1.8.3-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 .sha256`, or use `SHA256SUMS` for the desktop packages.
