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24 alternatives to Tornado Gloves

Hand Gestures Controller for MIDI, DJ,VJ,Vocal, Game, 3D CAD

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Tornado Gloves launched in 2017; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

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   AirBending – Hand gesture based macOS app MIDI controller▲92

   2025 · nanassound.com · its alternatives →

2. 2
   gesture.live▲95

   Play live electronic music with your hands using your webcam

   Aug 2026 · gesture.live · its alternatives →

3. 3
   Handbrake 1.0▲387

   The open source video transcoder 13 years in the making

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Aftertouch▲79

   Expressive 3D Touch MIDI controller for iOS

   2016 · its alternatives →

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   Phantomy ▲152

   Hand gesture control for presentations and beyond

   2024 · phantomy.s3-website.eu-central-1.amazonaws.com · its alternatives →

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   Hammer.js▲193

   Add touch gestures to your site

   2015 · its alternatives →

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   3,000 Hands▲337

   A free library of diverse hand gestures

   2020 · its alternatives →

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   Gesture Synth School▲70

   A practice app for learning to play music with your hands.

   Aug 2026 · learn.gesturesynth.com · its alternatives →

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   Gesture FX▲58

   Gesture-based video effects

   2023 · its alternatives →

10. 10
    Handy 3D Hands▲264

    Exceptionally fun 3D illustrations by Icons8

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Controlling 3D models with voice and hand gestures▲98

    I'm sharing my project to control 3D models with voice commands and hand gestures: - use voice commands to change interaction mode (drag, rotate, scale, animate) - use hand gestures to control the 3D model - drag/drop to import other models (only GLTF format supported for now) Created using threejs, mediapipe, web speech API, rosebud AI, and Quaternius 3D models Githhub repo: https://github.com/collidingScopes/3d-model-playground Demo: https://xcancel.com/measure_plan/status/1929900748235550912 I'd love to get your feedback! Thank you

    2025 · github.com · its alternatives →

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    Palette Gear ▲213

    Build your own tactile controller for your computer

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Wah-Wah MIDI remote controller▲70

    Control your MIDI devices using your lips.

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    MIDI Hand Controller ▲3

    Contactless XY‑Pad- Perform gestures to send MIDI

    2020 · its alternatives →

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    Airpoint▲136

    Touchless computing with hand tracking and AI agents

    Mar 2026 · airpoint.app · its alternatives →

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    AirSynth▲73

    Turn your phone into a Theremin using FaceID

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Hand Music▲70

    Make music with your hand gestures

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Keys▲92

    Musical Keyboard with Gesture Controls, Modularity, and LEDs

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Aero Hand Open▲156

    An open-source dexterous hand for research and makers

    Oct 2025 · tetheria.ai · its alternatives →

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    Windy▲88

    Play your 📱like a real musical instrument.

    2016 · its alternatives →

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    Dubler Studio Kit▲70

    A real-time vocal recognition MIDI controller

    2019 · its alternatives →

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    Jamstik+▲93

    The Portable Smart Guitar

    2015 · its alternatives →

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    Sense Glove Nova▲70

    A VR gauntlet

    2021 · its alternatives →

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    Riverflow▲106

    Control your Mac with custom, two-finger gestures

    2015 · its alternatives →

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