Show HN: Kinesis – Control your Mac with the Meta Neural Band
Summary
Kinesis is an open-source tool that allows users to control their Mac using gestures from Meta's Neural Band, including swiping between desktops and adjusting volume or brightness.
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callbacked/kinesis
Source: https://github.com/callbacked/kinesis
kinesis
use your meta neural band to control your mac
https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/25e974bc-a6ca-450f-83f0-732c6d40075c
swipe between desktops, open mission control, control your music, and pinch + turn for volume or brightness. pick your own mappings, practice in setup, then keep it in the menu bar.
built on some tinkering i did with astra in neural-band-poc (feel free to go through that repo to do your own thing), so naturally i wanted to harness it to make it do something useful
run it
be sure to unpair your band from the meta app before you get started
download kinesis, open the dmg, and drag it into applications. needs macos 14+ and a neural band. works on apple silicon and intel.
set your band in pairing mode, connect, and allow bluetooth + accessibility when prompted. enable controls and you’re in.
build it
xcode with swift 6.
git clone https://github.com/callbacked/kinesis.git
cd kinesis
./scripts/build.sh
open dist/Kinesis.app
quit kinesis before rebuilding.
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