⌨️ Air Keyboard
Type in any Chrome tab by pointing with your index finger and pinching. Camera-tracked, fully on-device. A free alternative to expensive eye-gaze keyboards.
Install (2 minutes)
- Download this folder (or clone the repo) to your computer.
- Open
chrome://extensions, turn on Developer mode.
- Click Load unpacked and pick this folder.
- Click the extension icon in the toolbar: the side panel opens.
- Click Start camera, allow camera access, point at a key, pinch (thumb to index finger) or hold still to press it.
What it does
- Tracks your index fingertip with the on-device MediaPipe hand model (no video leaves your computer).
- Press by pinch, by dwell (hold still), or both.
- Three layouts: QWERTY, ABC, and frequency-ordered.
- Types into the focused field of the active tab: Google Docs, Gmail, any web app.
Honest limits
- It types into web pages, not the browser address bar or apps outside Chrome.
- This is a home typing aid, not a medical or accessibility device. If you need a certified assistive device, talk to an assistive-technology professional.
- Your camera is analyzed on this device only: nothing is recorded, there are no accounts, no network calls.
Developer README