👋 Hi
I'm 17 years old and I built a small project to solve a very simple problem:
I wanted to control my computer without touching a mouse, even while lying in bed.
So I built Hand Mouse — a webcam-based mouse controller.
🎯 What is Hand Mouse?
Hand Mouse lets you control your cursor using only your hand and a webcam.
No extra hardware.
No gloves.
Just your camera.
You can:
- Move the mouse with your index finger
- Click by pinching your fingers
- Double-click with a fist gesture
🤔 Why did I build this?
I wasn’t trying to build something “cool”.
I just wanted:
- To use my PC while lying down
- To avoid wrist strain
- A backup mouse when my real one broke
After it started working surprisingly well, I decided to share it.
🛠 How it works (simple explanation)
- Uses real-time hand tracking
- Maps finger movement to screen space
- Smart smoothing to keep the cursor stable
- Click detection with freeze logic to avoid misclicks
I spent a lot of time tuning it to feel:
- Smooth
- Responsive
- Not laggy
GitHub repo:
👉 https://github.com/Fl4ie/Hand-Mouse
Feel free to:
- Try it
- Improve it
- Open issues
- Fork it
🙏 Feedback
This is my first real project shared publicly.
I’d love feedback:
- Does it feel useful?
- What would you add?
- Any ideas to improve usability?
Thanks for reading!
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