Cue is a posture coach that lives on your desktop. It reads your posture from your webcam (locally, nothing saved or uploaded), nudges you with a quiet dot the moment you start to slump, and shows you the pattern at the end of the day.
Free to start, code-signed, for Windows. macOS and Linux are coming soon.
Free to start, no card
Windows now · macOS & Linux soon
Local webcam processing
No saved camera media
Free tier: an hour of coaching a day
Pro: $35 a year or $5 a month
Founder lifetime: $69 once, launch window only
No saved video
Posture is a habit. This is what changing it looks like.
01 / The drift
Posture does not collapse all at once.
It creeps in over a few hours at the desk, a little forward, a little rounded, until you look up and you're already hunched.
02 / The cue
Cue notices the change and keeps it small.
The dot moves from calm to pay-attention, then gets out of your way when you come back to baseline.
Posture dot
947491Good posture.Settle back over your shoulders.Your baseline is in the green.
03 / The pattern
After one session, you can see what happened.
A clear record of the desk day you actually had, with the patterns named and nothing to study.
Why a coach
You already tried buying better posture.
The ergonomic chair, the standing desk, the lumbar cushion: decent gear, but gear cannot tell you when you slump. Habits change with feedback at the moment you slip, not advice you read once. That is a coach's whole job, and it is what Cue does all day.
It notices the moment you drift
Cue reads your posture from the live camera view, locally on your computer, and catches the slump while it is still small.
It nudges instead of nagging
One quiet dot shifts color. No popups, no wrist buzz, no guilt. Come back to your baseline and it goes calm again.
It remembers your day
Your baseline, your score, and the pattern across sessions, so you can see the habit actually changing.
Your camera feed never leaves your computer.
Cue uses the live webcam view on your computer to estimate posture locally. It does not store photos, save videos, or upload your camera feed.
Video uploadNo
Cue does not upload your camera feed.
Saved media0
No photos, videos, or camera recordings are saved by Cue.
Camera processingLocal
Posture checks happen on your computer from the live camera view.
Every screen here is the real app.
These are rendered straight from the real build: same dot, same panel, same live view, same scores. Read across to see Cue go from aligned to drifting and back.
The dot, good postureGreen means you are at your baseline. The dot sits in a corner of your screen; hover it for the panel below.
The companion panelHovering the dot opens this: your live score (92, Good), the last few minutes as bars, and pause, Set baseline, and settings.
Live view, alignedLive view draws only your head and shoulder landmarks, never a camera image. Centered on the guide shows the green Aligned badge.
Live view, driftingLean in and the same view shifts: the landmarks slide off the guide and the badge turns amber to Adjust. This is the moment the dot reacts.
DashboardEnd of the day: your score, the hourly breakdown, your consistency tier, and lifetime milestones that build over months.
ActivationFirst launch: Cue opens a browser sign-in and emails a one-time code. Approve the computer and it activates itself.
One work session
Install it. Set your baseline. Work normally.
Cue is intentionally narrow: webcam-based, local, and quiet enough to leave in the background while you work.
01
Install
Download Cue for Windows, free to start.
02
Sign in
Cue opens a browser sign-in: one emailed code, no password to invent.
03
Set baseline
Take the posture you mean to keep. Cue learns that setup.
04
Work with the dot
When you drift, the live view and the dot shift to amber.
The questions a webcam app should answer.
Will Cue actually fix my posture?
Cue is a coach, not a brace: it cannot hold you upright, and I won't pretend otherwise. What it does is catch the slump the moment it starts, which is the part you can't do for yourself once you're deep in work. You make the correction, thousands of times, until sitting or standing tall stops needing your attention. The dashboard keeps score so you can see whether it's working.
Does my camera feed ever leave my computer?
No. The posture math happens on your PC, from the live webcam view. No photos, no video, nothing uploaded. The only things that ever touch the internet are your sign-in and your license.
Why does my computer warn me about the download?
Honestly: because I'm a new publisher. The Windows installer is code-signed, but Microsoft SmartScreen trusts signatures slowly by reputation, and mine is still earning it. If you see a warning, choose More info → Run anyway. Every release ships with a SHA-256 checksum on its download page, and please only download Cue from cueposture.com.
Does it work at night or in low light?
Usually, yes. Your monitor lights your face more than you'd think, and Cue brightens dim camera frames before reading posture, the same trick video call apps use. In a genuinely dark room tracking can still drop out; when it does, Cue tells you it's a lighting problem instead of guessing. A small lamp fixes it.
Does it work at a standing desk?
Yes. Cue scores you against the baseline you set, not against some ideal chair position. Sit, stand, switch halfway through the day. Just re-capture your baseline when you change setups.
Will it slow my computer down or drain my battery?
It's built to be forgettable. Cue tracks a handful of body landmarks instead of processing full video, goes quiet when nothing is changing, and switches itself to Battery Saver when your laptop is unplugged. Pause it any time and it lets go of the webcam completely.
What does it cost?
Free to start: an hour of coached tracking a day, forever, no card. Pro removes the limit and unlocks the full dashboard for $5 a month or $35 a year. While the launch window is open there is also a founder lifetime: $69 once, keep Pro for good. That founder price is the one I promised beta testers, and it applies to everyone who buys before the window closes.
What do I need to run it?
Windows 10/11 (64-bit), plus any webcam and an email address to activate it. That's the whole list. Cue installs in a couple of minutes.
Are Mac and Linux coming?
Yes. The same posture engine already runs on macOS and Linux; I'm finishing the install experience and the rough edges before opening them up. Cue is launching on Windows first. Your account (founder lifetime included) covers whichever platform you end up using.
Get Cue
Give it one work session.
Cue is free to start: an hour of coached tracking a day, no card. Download Cue for Windows, sign in with email when Cue asks, set a baseline, and see whether the dot catches your slump before you feel it. macOS and Linux are coming soon.
Pro is $5 a month or $35 a year. While the launch window is open, the founder lifetime is $69 once, Pro for good.
