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Stop nail biting forgood with Hands Off
Hands Off is a desktop app that helps you quit nail biting, skin picking, and hair pulling by detecting unconscious habits through your webcam and interrupting them instantly.
This demo shows how Hands Off uses real-time AI to detect nail biting. Watch as the app monitors hand movements through your webcam. The moment hands move toward the face to bite or pick, Hands Off interrupts instantly with a full-screen alert to stop the habit before it starts.
The video shows the login screen, home dashboard, live detection and interruption pop-ups. Besides that you can customize your settings for all five BFRBs (nail biting, skin picking, eyebrow or eyelash pulling, and nose picking.) It also includes a statistics tracker to show your progress over time.
All processing happens locally on your device, no webcam data ever leaves your computer. Quit nail biting and other body-focused habits in complete privacy.
How to stop nail biting with Hands Off?
Hands Off runs in the background using your webcam to detect nail biting. When you start the habit, it interrupts instantly with a pop-up to help you quit.
Why use Hands Off to stop nail biting?
The proven method to quit nail biting, skin picking, and other BFRBs more easily.
Catch nail biting before it happens, not after the damage is done.
Hands Off detects when you start biting, picking, or pulling and interrupts immediately with an on-screen alert.
Helps you quit nail biting permanently by retraining the brain.
Consistent alerts retrain your brain to recognize unconscious habits. Over time, you'll catch yourself before Hands Off needs to.
Works for nail biting, skin picking and other common BFRBs.
Hands Off supports 5 common BFRBs, such as nail biting, skin picking, eyebrow/eyelash pulling, ear picking, and nose picking.
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Is Hands Off safe and private?
Yes, here's why Hands Off is 100% safe
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No video gets recorded
Hands Off watches for nail biting and skin picking through your webcam. All analysis stays local on your computer.
Fully GDPR compliant
No personal data is collected, stored, or shared with third parties during habit tracking.
No in-app data collection
We don't monitor your app usage, track your behavior, or collect analytics. What you do stays private.
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Frequently asked questions
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Are BFRBs genetic or caused by stress and anxiety?
Both. If family members have similar habits, you're more likely to develop them. But stress usually triggers or worsens the behavior during exams, deadlines, or major life changes. You can't change genetics, but you can learn better stress management and catch yourself before the behavior starts.
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How effective is real-time AI detection compared to traditional methods?
Real-time intervention is significantly more effective than after-the-fact tracking. Unlike bitter polish or manual logging apps, Hands Off provides immediate intervention at the moment habits begin, achieving 70-90% reduction in episodes within the first week for most users.
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What causes nail biting disorder?
Nail biting disorder typically stems from psychological factors, including stress, anxiety, perfectionism, and boredom. Environmental triggers, learned behaviors, and neurological habit patterns also contribute to the development of compulsive nail biting.
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Can nail biting disorder be effectively treated?
Yes, it can be treated through various approaches, including behavioral strategies, awareness training, replacement habits, and modern technology solutions like webcam monitoring for real-time intervention.
By someone who struggled for years
Personal experience meets behavioral science
I've been struggling with nail biting for over 20 years and tried every traditional solution without success. That's why I built Hands Off as a personal tool, and it worked. After hearing similar stories from others in the BFRB community, I refined the app to help more people break free from unconscious habits like nail biting and skin picking.
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