hand-volume-control

Control your PC’s sound using hand gestures in front of your webcam.

This project uses OpenCV, MediaPipe, and PyCaw to track your hand and control the system volume based on the distance between your thumb and index finger.

Features

Real-time hand detection using MediaPipe

Volume control using finger pinch distance

Volume percentage + visual bar

Windows system volume integration via PyCaw

How It Works

Show your hand to the webcam

Pinch your thumb and index finger closer → decrease volume

Spread them apart → increase volume

Works in real time with smooth updates

Requirements

Python 3.7 to 3.11

Windows OS (for volume control with PyCaw)

Webcam