Hand in the Air

hand gesture recognition
What is Hand in the Air?
Hand in the Air is a Chrome extension called Script Manager that enables hand gesture recognition and voice recognition. It offers a plugin system for creating custom handlers and comes with pre-built plugins for popular websites. The extension allows users to control their browser by waving their hand left or right to switch tabs, bottom to top to close tabs, and supports features like gravity, paperfold, sound mute/unmute, and more. It is an open-source project hosted on GitHub where users can contribute and provide feedback for enhancements and new features.

Extension stats

Users: 52 ▲ 1
Rating: 3.00 (2)
Version: 1.0.0 (Last updated: 2021-05-30)
Creation date: 2019-10-02
Risk impact: High risk impact
Risk likelihood: Low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 2
Permissions:
  • tabs
  • activeTab
  • storage
  • *://*/*
Size: 4.70M

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Extension summary

It is a Script Manager with hand gesture recognition and voice recognition capabilities with built in plugin system.

Feature :-

  • Plugin system for handlers set for handling hand gestures and voice recognition.
  • Create custom gesture handler for any website. If custom handler is not created, it will fall back to basic handlers described below.
  • Wave hand left to right to switch active tab towards right
  • Wave hand right to left to switch active tab towards left.
  • Wave hand bottom to top to close active tab.
  • system plugins which are available :
  • Gravity, PaperFold, Tab+Shift navigation, Sound Mute/Unmute, Arrow keys.
  • Custom gesture plugin available for websites are :
  • facebook.com, play2048.co, slideshare.net, speakersdeck.com,tinder.com,youtube.com
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User reviews

doesn't work
by Andrew Buensalida, 2021-02-19

Very creative.
by hitesh saini, 2019-09-08
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Hand in the Air requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Hand in the Air has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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