X header maker · 240 designs

Your people, on your profile.

Orbit Cards reads your X once and turns the people you actually talk with into headers, profile rings, shout-outs, monthly recaps, milestones, thank-you cards and a Time Machine. 240 designs, 550 looks.

Connect X to start Watch it work ↓ From $4/month · read-only · never posts for you
How it works

Your orbit becomes your header.

  1. 01 · One readYour profile and your last 30 days of posts, replies and mentions. About 30 seconds.
  2. 02 · Ranked by talkReplies and quotes count double, recent ones most. Your closest people get the biggest tiles.
  3. 03 · Laid out for XThe corner under your profile photo stays clear, and the faces that matter sit where phones never crop.
  4. 04 · Yours to shuffle20 header designs, three looks each. Shuffle, download, upload in Edit profile.
Edit profileJordan Vale@jordanvale · Making small tools for people who post.
Fig. 01 — orbit → mosaic header0%

Orbit Cards is a web app that turns your X account into images you can post. It reads your last 30 days once, finds the people you talk with most, and draws profile headers, My orbit cards, recaps, milestones, thank-you cards and a year-apart Time Machine. It's for people who post on X and want their profile to look like their circle. It costs $4 a month, or $6 once for a single card pack.

Card designs
240
Looks across them
550
Header designs
20
Seconds to your first card
30
Posts made for you
0

Every card, one read.

A few favourites. The rest, every design from Orbit+ plus the new ones, open in Studio with your own people.

Wrapped card
My #1 card
Dinner table card
Time capsule card
Receipt card
Boarding pass card
Clock card
MVP card
Tarot card
Bouquet card
Growth card
Enamel pin card

20 headers. Three looks each.

Here are three of them. The rest open in Studio, drawn with your own people, so nobody else gets your header.

Mosaic header, From their photosMosaic header, NightMosaic header, Paper
Mosaic New
Ripple header, From their photosRipple header, NightRipple header, Paper
Ripple
Polaroids header, From their photosPolaroids header, NightPolaroids header, Paper
Polaroids New
Spectrum
Bloom
Drift
Skyline New
Ticker New
Record shelf New
Map pins New
Garden New
Stickers New
Bubbles New
Yearbook New
Departures New
Open all 20 in Studio →
New · X Time Machine

Your X, one year apart.

Time Machine puts last year next to this one: your post from a year ago today, the people you talked with month by month, and, once your reads cover a full year, your followers and posting numbers side by side.

  • 01One year ago today: your post from exactly a year back.
  • 02Rewind: 12 months, one face a month, someone you talked with that month.
  • 03Then & now header: last year's people in sepia, this year's in colour.
  • 04Time capsule: then and now numbers side by side, once your reads cover the year.

It samples up to 240 of your older posts once. Included in every plan.

Rewind cardTime capsule cardOne year ago today card
Then and now X header: last year's people in sepia on the left, this year's in colour on the right

Made to tinker with.

Three looks, one tap

Every header comes in From their photos, Night and Paper. Many cards have four colourways.

Every size X shows well

Square, portrait (X's tallest in-feed image), story and 1500×500 headers.

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Shuffle people

Another mix from the same read. Your closest people stay.

Your call on names

Hide names on any card, or the mark.

Hide names
Made with Orbit
Tag them in the post

Fresh every month

Monthly reads your X again on the 1st: a new recap, an updated header, history for Time Machine.

1 Sep · read ✓1 Oct · read ✓1 Nov · next read

A minute, start to finish.

T+0s

Connect X

Sign in with X and allow read access. Orbit Cards can't post, follow, like or change your profile.

T+30s

One read

Your profile, 30 days of posts, replies and mentions, a pick of followers, and a sample of last year for Time Machine.

T+60s

On your profile

Pick from 240 designs, shuffle, hide names if you like. Download the PNG and post it, or upload it in Edit profile.

Compared with other ways to make an X header
Orbit CardsDesign templateBy hand
Uses the people you talk withYes, rankedNoOnly if you collect them
Keeps your profile photo spot clearAlwaysSometimesIf you measure
Designs to pick from240, 550 looksMany, none about youOne
Recap, milestones, Time MachineIncludedNoNo
PriceFrom $4/month$0–15/monthYour time

Pick your plan.

No surprise X costs. The price covers every read of your X and every card made from it.

Card pack

One header refresh or a one-off recap.

$6 once
$6 for 1 read
  • One read of your X, Time Machine included
  • All 240 designs and 550 looks
  • Re-render for 30 days
  • X login dropped after the read
Buy a card pack
Best value · most picked

Monthly

A new recap every month and a header that keeps up.

$4 / month
$4 a read · 33% less than a pack
  • A fresh read on the 1st of every month
  • All 240 designs and 550 looks
  • Milestones and trophies as you reach them
  • Cancel any time from Account
Start Monthly

Agency

For teams and people who run several accounts.

$79 / month
Up to 10 X accounts
  • Daily reads for every account
  • Your own colours and fonts on every card
  • No "made with Orbit" mark
  • Share links for clients · priority email support
Start Agency

Prices in US dollars. Payments and receipts by Polar. Taxes added where required.

Questions, answered.

Something else? Ask us.

How do I make an X header from my followers?

Connect your X account to Orbit Cards and pick a plan. It reads your last 30 days once, picks the people you talk with most plus a mix of followers, and draws a 1500×500 header from their profile photos in one of 20 designs. You download the PNG and upload it in X's Edit profile.

What is the X Time Machine?

Time Machine puts your X today next to a year ago: your post from one year ago today, a 12-month rewind of people you talked with, and, once your reads cover a full year, your followers and how often you post and reply, side by side. It samples up to 240 of your older posts once, and it's included in every plan.

What are profile rings?

A profile ring is a badge drawn around your own X profile photo: your follower count, your posting streak, a hashtag like #buildinginpublic, or a seasonal frame. Rings that state a number or a rank only show what your read backs up. Orbit Cards exports them at 400×400 for X, and you upload the new photo yourself.

What is a shout-out card?

A shout-out is a card made for one person: your #1 this month, a new follower, an MVP or a spotlight. You pick the person, Orbit Cards fills in your replies and mentions with them from your read, and Share on X opens a post with them tagged so they can repost it.

Does Orbit Cards post anything to my X account?

No. Orbit Cards only asks for read access. It never posts, follows, likes or changes your profile. Share on X opens X's own post box with suggested text, and you decide whether to send it.

How much does Orbit Cards cost?

A card pack is $6 once for one read and 30 days of cards. Monthly is $4 a month with a fresh read on the 1st of every month. Agency is $79 a month for up to 10 X accounts with daily reads.

What size is the X header?

1500×500 pixels, the size X recommends. Every design keeps the bottom-left corner clear, where X draws your profile photo, and keeps the people you talk with most in the middle band that phones never crop.

Which people end up on my cards?

The people you replied to, quoted, mentioned or reposted, and the people who did that to you, ranked by how much and how recently. A header can also mix in a balanced pick of your followers. You can hide names on any card.

What happens to my X data?

Orbit Cards keeps only what the cards need: your profile, counts from your reads and the people's names and photo links, from your 3 newest reads. Your X sign-in is deleted right after each read. Delete my data in Account deletes your account and everything with it at any time.

Is this the same as Orbit+?

Every card from Orbit+, the X companion in the Orbit Mac app, is here, plus new ones like the Mosaic header and the Time Machine. Orbit Cards is the card maker on the web, for anyone with an X account, without installing anything.