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SlideWand v1.0.0

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SlideWand v1.0.0 — first release

Wave your hand to change slides. No clicker, no keyboard, no standing next to the laptop.

Install

  1. Download SlideWand-macos.zip below and unzip it.
  2. Right-click SlideWand.app → Open (one time only). The app isn't Apple-notarized yet, so Gatekeeper needs this manual OK on first launch — after that it opens normally with a double-click.
  3. Grant Camera access when prompted.
  4. Grant Accessibility: System Settings → Privacy & Security → Accessibility → add SlideWand. (macOS never prompts for this one — the app opens that Settings page for you on first run and shows a banner until it's granted. It starts working the moment you toggle it, no restart needed.)

Then start your slideshow (Keynote, PowerPoint, Google Slides, PDF — anything that advances with arrow keys), make sure it's the focused window, and wave.

Gestures

Do this Happens
Wave hand quickly to your right Next slide →
Wave hand quickly to your left ← Previous slide
Hold an open palm still ~1 sec Next slide →
Hold a closed fist still ~1 sec ← Previous slide

Privacy

Everything runs on-device with Apple's Vision framework. The camera feed is processed in memory and never saved, uploaded, or transmitted. The app makes no network connections at all.