If you want to see exactly what data Orbit is sending and receiving, you can use a tool called Proxyman to watch its network traffic. This process allows you to inspect the content of every web request the app makes.

1. Go to the Proxyman website and click the download button for macOS.

   

2. Open the downloaded file and drag the Proxyman icon into your Applications folder to install it.

   

3. Launch Proxyman from your Applications folder. When the app opens, click the button that says Install Helper Tool.

   

4. Click the blue Install Helper Tool button on the next screen. You will need to enter your Mac password to give the app permission to monitor network traffic.

   

5. Open the Orbit app on your computer. In the Proxyman window, you will see a list of network connections. Look for items that show “orbit” or “Orbit Helper” in the Client column. You should see it connecting to Github to check for new releases and to Supabase to handle authentication.

   

   

6. To get even more insight and decrypt the traffic, you will need to install the Proxyman Certificate. Click on the menu bar item “Certificate” and select the “Install Certificate on this Mac…” option. A setup guide window will appear. Click the blue Install and Trust button. This step is required so the app can read the content of encrypted web requests.

   

7. The window will update to show a green checkmark once the certificate is ready. You can close this setup window.

   

8. Select the latest request from the list. You can now click through the tabs for Header, Query, and Body to see the exact data Orbit is sending and receiving.