bijection/sistine
Turn a MacBook into a Touchscreen with $1 of Hardware observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
32/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 3707
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 2163
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3426 stars · 198 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Project Sistine is a proof-of-concept Python application that turns a MacBook into a touchscreen using a $1 mirror rig in front of the built-in webcam and computer vision to detect finger touches. It processes webcam video to translate finger contact on the screen into touch input events.
Use cases
- turn a macbook into a touchscreen with a cheap mirror
- detect finger touches on a screen using a webcam
- build a diy touch input system with computer vision
- experiment with webcam-based touch detection
- convert camera video into touch events
When to choose
- you want a fun hardware-plus-CV hack on a MacBook
- you need a low-cost touchscreen prototype and can tolerate rough accuracy
- you want to study classical computer vision finger-detection techniques
When to avoid
- you need production-quality, reliable touch input
- you use a modern macOS with Python 3 - the project requires Python 2 and old OpenCV 3
- you want an actively maintained or supported tool
Facets
application · maturity abandoned
computer-vision image-processing computer-vision hardware developer-tools python touchscreen webcam proof-of-concept opencv human-input macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/bijection/sistine · fetched 2026-08-28 · 32dc53537322
- homepage: https://www.anishathalye.com/2018/04/03/macbook-touchscreen/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · ecbde67e965a
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| bijection/sistine | main | 32 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="bijection/sistine")
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