Virtual Mouse using Hand Gestures

Control your computer mouse using hand gestures via your webcam — no physical mouse needed!

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Features

• Real-time hand detection with MediaPipe
• Move mouse with index finger
• Left-click gesture (index + thumb)
• Take screenshot gesture (middle + thumb)
• Works on any screen resolution
• Fast, lightweight & easy to use

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Project Structure

Virtual-Mouse

• main.py # Main file to run the app
• hand_tracking.py # Hand detection module
• gesture_control.py # Gesture recognition & mouse control
• screenshot.png # Saved screenshot
• README.md # Project documentation

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Tech Stack

• Python
• OpenCV – for video capture and image processing
• MediaPipe – for hand tracking
• PyAutoGUI – to control mouse & take screenshots
• NumPy – for distance calculation

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Installation

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/vikas-tikapur/Virtual-Mouse.git
cd Virtual-Mouse

# (Optional) create virtual environment
python -m venv .venv
.venv\Scripts\activate    # On Windows

# Install required packages
pip install opencv-python mediapipe pyautogui numpy

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Run the Project

• python main.py

• Press q to quit the program.

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How It Works

Gesture	Action
Index Finger	Move the mouse
Index + Thumb	Left Click
Middle + Thumb	Take Screenshot

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Notes

• Ensure good lighting for accurate hand detection.

• Screenshot will be saved as screenshot.png in the project folder.

• You can adjust click/screenshot sensitivity in gesture_control.py

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Author

• Vikas Mishra
• 🔗 GitHub: vikas-tikapur

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