A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch

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Summary

Posturr A macOS app that blurs your screen when you slouch. Posturr uses your Mac's camera and Apple's Vision framework to monitor your posture in real-time. When it detects that you're slouching, it progressively blurs your screen to remind you to sit up straight. Maintain good posture, and the blur clears instantly. Features Real-time posture detection - Uses Apple's Vision framework for body pose and face tracking - Uses Apple's Vision framework for body pose and face tracking Progressive screen blur - Gentle visual reminder that intensifies with worse posture - Gentle visual reminder that intensifies with worse posture Menu bar controls - Easy access to settings, calibration, and status from the menu bar - Easy access to settings, calibration, and status from the menu bar Multi-display support - Works across all connected monitors - Works across all connected monitors Privacy-focused - All processing happens locally on your Mac - All processing happens locally on your Mac Lightweight - Runs as a background app with minimal resource usage - Runs as a background app with minimal resource usage No account required - No signup, no cloud, no tracking Installation Download Download the latest Posturr-vX.X.X.zip from the Releases page Unzip the downloaded file Drag Posturr.app to your Applications folder First Launch (Important) Since Posturr is not signed with an Apple Developer certificate, macOS Gatekeeper will initially block it: Right-click (or Control-click) on Posturr.app Select "Open" from the context menu Click "Open" in the dialog that appears Grant camera access when prompted You only need to do this once. After the first launch, you can open Posturr normally. Camera Permission Posturr requires camera access to monitor your posture. When you first launch the app, macOS will ask for permission. Click "OK" to grant access. If you accidentally denied permission, you can grant it later: Open System Settings > Privacy & Security > Camera Find Posturr and enable t...

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