Air Gesture Control for VS Code

Control VS Code with hand gestures and posture monitoring. Powered by MediaPipe and Python.

Features

Zone-based Hand Control: Navigate between tabs (swipe left / swipe right).
Posture Monitoring: Automatically shrink editor font when slouching and restore when sitting upright.
Dual Mode: Combine hand gestures and posture monitoring for a touch-free experience.
Snap to Create: Snap your fingers (pinch thumb and middle finger and release) to create a new untitled file.
Standalone Mode: gesture_engine.py can be run independently for system-wide tab navigation.

The extension requires Python 3.x and the following packages:

The extension will attempt to install these automatically if they are missing.

Click the Air Control status bar item or run Air Gesture: Open Control Menu from the command palette.
Select your desired mode (Hand, Posture, or Dual).
The tracking window will open (if enabled in settings).
Perform gestures or monitor your posture!

This extension contributes the following settings:

airGesture.debugWindow: Show/hide the camera preview and tracking visualizers.
airGesture.snapThreshold: Adjust the sensitivity for the snap-to-create-file gesture.

MIT