PostureCorrector

Features you will love

✓ Real-time detection of slouching
✓ Receive alerts through desktop notifications

✓ Comprehensive statistics
✓ Track your progress over the most recent 120 days
✓ See how your posture changes based on activity types
✓ Understand your posture patterns throughout the day

✓ Customizable settings to improve efficiency and accuracy
✓ Customize posture detection frequency for your computer
✓ Fine-tune posture detection with two threshold values

How to use PostureCorrector

1. Pin the PostureCorrector extension for easy access.
2. Click on the extension icon to open the popup page and confirm that "default camera" is selected.
3. Select your activity type.
4. Click on the toggle button to turn on the extension. This will open a new browser tab (capture page) and automatically switch to the new browser tab.
5. In the capture page, select "forever" and click on "allow" to grant camera permission.
6. Click on the save button while you are sitting in your best posture.
7. Don't close the capture page while using the extension. End the session by using the toggle button to turn off the extension instead of directly closing the browser tab.

Frequently Asked Questions

The extension is not working. What can I do?
It is very likely that the permissions required by the extension are probably not granted. Follow the instructions below or this video to grant the required permissions. Once you set the required permissions, the extension should keep working without further troubleshooting required.
1. Go to your browsers "Manage extensions" page.
2. Find the PostureCorrector extension and click on the "Details" button.
3. Click on "Site settings".
4. Select "Allow" for the camera permission.
5. Select "Allow" for the notifications permission.
I am worried about my privacy. How can I trust this extension?

Your concern about your privacy is valid and understandable. I have tried my best to make a transparent software. First, the source code is publicly available on GitHub for review. Secondly, the extension has been listed on the Chrome Web Store for more than a year and have many active users but there have been no negative review or complaint about privacy related issues. Lastly, note that the PostureCorrector extension runs entirely on your local machine. Your webcam footage, user statistics, etc are stored on your browser that only you can access. This also means that the extension never communicates with external servers. If you are still in doubt, you can try the extension without internet connection and you would see that the extension still works.
Do you have any tips about PostureCorrector?

Yes, there are some small tips that would make your experience much better! First, whenever you move your webcam, computer, monitor, or your position slightly, go to the open browser tab (capture page) and save your new best posture. This will help the extension to accurately detect your posture based on the your current environment. Secondly, you should always close the extension using the toggle button on the popup page (the small rectangle that opens on the top right corner of your screen). This gives the extension enough time to quickly update your posture statistics before closing the capture tab. Lastly,if the extension is slowing down your browser or you feel like the posture detection is not accurate enough, you can go the settings page to configure the extension.

Who is the developer?

I am a programmer who goes by the name Softmaximalist. I am also a professional sloucher with 20+ years of experience in slouching. If you liked PostureCorrector, please consider leaving a review on the Chrome Web Store and/or giving a star to the GitHub repository.