🧠 Head-Tracking Window Minimizer

A smart computer vision tool that minimizes your active window when you tilt your head down.

🚀 Overview

Head-Tracking Window Minimizer uses your webcam to detect head pitch angle using MediaPipe’s FaceMesh.
When you look down for a certain amount of time (default: 0.3 seconds), the tool automatically minimizes your active window.

Perfect for:

• Students secretly watching series in class 😂
• Quick minimizing during work
• Privacy-conscious users
• Productivity setups

Demo

https://youtu.be/6Go971NKeHk

✨ Features

🎯 Smart Head Tracking

• Uses MediaPipe FaceMesh for accurate head pose
• Calculates pitch angle in real time
• Smooth motion using moving average

🖥️ Window Control

• Auto minimize currently active window
• Works on Windows, macOS, Linux

⚙️ Filter Modes

You can choose to:

• 🟢 Minimize ALL windows
• 🟡 Whitelist only specific apps
• 🔴 Blacklist apps you never want minimized

🎛️ Real-time UI Overlay

• Live pitch angle
• Status display
• FPS counter
• Circular angle gauge
• Total minimize count

⌨️ Keyboard Controls

Key	Action
Q	Quit program
P	Pause / Resume tracking
C	Calibrate neutral head position
+ / -	Increase or decrease sensitivity

📦 Requirements

This project is tested and works only on Python 3.11.

Make sure you install exactly:

• Python 3.11.x (recommended: 3.11)
• Webcam
• OS Support:
  • Windows ✔
  • macOS ✔
  • Linux ✔

Need a webcam to monitor

Required Python Packages

All dependencies compatible with Python 3.11:

🛠️ Installation

1️⃣ Clone the repository

git clone https://github.com/yourusername/headtrack-minimizer
cd headtrack-minimizer
pip install opencv-python mediapipe numpy pygetwindow pyautogui
python -c "import cv2; import mediapipe; import pygetwindow; print('All packages installed successfully!')"
headtrack_env\Scripts\activate
python -u headtrack.py

LICENSE

MIT License

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