Catch your hand the moment it drifts.
Hands Down sits in your menu bar and watches for nail biting, face touching, and hair pulling. When a hand crosses the line, you get a sound, a notification, or both. Nothing is ever recorded.
How it works
Three steps. Under a minute.
Set it up once and Hands Down runs quietly in the background — you’ll forget it’s there.
Frame yourself
Open Hands Down and center your head and shoulders, with a little room above.
Set your neckline
Drag a line just below your chin. Any hand that crosses it triggers your alert.
Pick your alert
Choose a sound you won’t tune out — and add a notification banner if you want a visual nudge too.
Why Hands Down
Gentle on you. Tough on the habit.
Fully local & private
All detection happens on your Mac. No video is recorded, stored, or uploaded. Ever.
No tracking, no account
No sign-up to try it. No analytics, no telemetry, nothing phoning home.
Instant, gentle feedback
The moment a hand crosses the line: your sound plays, and a notification can pop up too. It nudges; it never nags.
Honest by design
The camera light is on only while it’s watching. Pause fully releases the camera.
Native & lightweight
A true menu bar app — no Dock icon, no clutter, about 15% of one core.
Try free, then buy once
A 3-day full trial. Then one payment for lifetime access.
Lives in your menu bar
No window. No Dock icon. No fuss.
Everything you need sits behind one menu bar icon — and it looks right at home in light or dark.
Pricing
Try it free. Then buy it once.
No subscription, no account. Pay one time and it’s yours — with free updates forever.
Hands DownPay once. Yours forever.
- Lifetime access on up to 3 Macs
- Every future update, free
- 3-day free trial
- One payment, no subscription
No subscription — there’s nothing to cancel.
Questions
The answers.
Is my video recorded or uploaded?
No. Everything runs on your Mac. Camera frames are analyzed on-device and discarded the instant they’re checked — nothing is recorded, saved, or sent anywhere.
Do I need an account or email to try it?
No. The 3-day trial needs no sign-up, no email, and no card. Just download and start.
What happens when my hand crosses the line?
Your chosen sound plays instantly. You can also turn on notifications — a “Put your hand down” banner appears the moment it happens and clears on its own once your hands drop.
Does it work offline?
Yes. Detection is fully local, so it works with no internet at all. The only time Hands Down touches the network is to check for updates.
How much does it cost?
One payment of $15 for lifetime access on up to 3 Macs, after your free 3-day trial. No subscription, and every update is free.
Which Macs are supported?
macOS 14 or later, on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs.
Can I move my license to a new Mac?
Yes. Your license is transferable — deactivate a Mac from the license page and activate a new one anytime.
Are updates really free?
Forever. Buy once and you get every future update at no extra cost.