thearn/webcam-pulse-detector
A python application that detects and highlights the heart-rate of an individual (using only their own webcam) in real-time. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
42/100
- Activity 21
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 4888
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 477
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3232 stars · 596 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A Python desktop application that estimates a person's heart rate in real time using only a webcam, by analyzing subtle color intensity changes in the forehead region detected via OpenCV. It visualizes the raw optical signal, extracted heartbeat waveform, and power spectral density, and highlights the forehead pulsing in sync with the heartbeat.
Use cases
- measure heart rate with a webcam
- non-contact pulse detection from video
- real-time biometric monitoring demo
- detect heartbeat from camera feed
- visualize physiological signals from webcam
- remote photoplethysmography experiment
When to choose
- you want a webcam-based, contactless heart-rate estimation tool
- you need a Python/OpenCV demo of remote photoplethysmography
- you want to experiment with real-time physiological signal processing
When to avoid
- you need clinical-grade or medically validated heart-rate measurement
- you need multi-person simultaneous detection
- your environment has poor lighting or frequent motion
- you need a supported library API rather than an interactive application
Facets
application · maturity maintenance
computer-vision image-processing data-visualization monitoring computer-vision healthcare image-processing python cross-platform windows heart-rate-detection webcam opencv photoplethysmography real-time-signal-processing biometrics desktop macos linux
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/thearn/webcam-pulse-detector · fetched 2026-08-28 · 9e773b404983
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| thearn/webcam-pulse-detector | main | 42 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="thearn/webcam-pulse-detector")
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