# StopSlouching

> StopSlouching is a real-time posture coach that uses your webcam and an on-device AI pose model to score how you sit and nudge you with a 30-second chair stretch when you slouch. All detection runs locally in your browser — no video or image ever leaves your machine. There is nothing to install to try it.

Key facts (accurate as of 2026):

- **What it is:** Webcam-based posture detection + coaching. It calibrates a personal "good posture" baseline, then scores you in real time (0–100, plus three sub-scores: head position, shoulder evenness, uprightness) about ten times per second. When your score stays below your threshold for a few sustained seconds, it sends one calm notification and offers a guided 30-second chair stretch targeted at whichever sub-score is weakest.
- **Privacy:** 100% on-device pose detection. Zero frames are uploaded — verifiable in your browser's DevTools → Network. No video is ever stored or transmitted.
- **Platforms:** Web app (Chrome and Edge — it relies on Chromium-only camera APIs that keep running when the tab is backgrounded), a native Windows desktop app that lives in the system tray for always-on monitoring (macOS coming soon), and a Chrome extension for cross-tab detection. One subscription covers all three (web, desktop, extension).
- **Pricing:** Free tier = 60 minutes of detection, lifetime, with the full feature set and no credit card. Pro = $6.99/month or $49.99/year (about $4.17/month, ~40% cheaper). Every paid plan includes a 14-day money-back guarantee and can be cancelled anytime. Billing is handled by Paddle (merchant of record; taxes included).
- **Who it's for:** Desk workers, remote/WFH workers, programmers, gamers, students — anyone whose posture problem mostly happens in front of a screen. For slouching away from a desk, a wearable like Upright Go can be a better fit (see the honest comparisons below).
- **Not medical advice:** It is a general-wellness aid, not a medical device.

## Core pages

- [Home](https://stopslouching.app/): What StopSlouching is, how it works, pricing.
- [Open the app](https://stopslouching.app/app): Start the free webcam posture coach (no signup).
- [Pricing](https://stopslouching.app/#pricing): Free vs Pro, monthly and yearly.
- [Download the desktop app](https://stopslouching.app/download): Always-on Windows system-tray app.
- [Chrome extension](https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/StopSlouching/icdflkpcminlomkhnncebiabnokcojni): Cross-tab posture detection in the browser.
- [Posture risk quiz](https://stopslouching.app/quiz): A free 60-second self-check that scores your desk-posture risk and gives three personalised fixes.

## Guides and content

- [The best posture apps in 2026 (honest review)](https://stopslouching.app/posture-app): Webcam coaches vs wearables vs braces vs OS reminders, and how to pick.
- [Tech neck, explained](https://stopslouching.app/tech-neck): The biomechanics of forward-head posture and the habits that fix it.
- [Correct sitting posture at a computer](https://stopslouching.app/blog/correct-sitting-posture-at-a-computer): The pillar guide to sitting well at a desk.
- [How to stop slouching](https://stopslouching.app/blog/how-to-stop-slouching): Seven habits that actually fix slouching.
- [5 best stretches for tech neck](https://stopslouching.app/blog/5-best-stretches-for-tech-neck): Chair-friendly stretches with form cues.
- [Ergonomic desk setup checklist](https://stopslouching.app/blog/ergonomic-desk-setup-checklist): A $0–$300 hierarchy of fixes.
- [Gaming posture for long sessions](https://stopslouching.app/blog/gaming-posture-long-sessions): Why gaming wrecks posture faster, and the fixes.
- [Does bad posture cause fatigue?](https://stopslouching.app/blog/does-bad-posture-cause-fatigue): The link between slumping, breathing, and energy.
- [Office posture mistakes](https://stopslouching.app/blog/5-office-posture-mistakes): Five common desk-posture errors.
- [Fix back pain at your desk](https://stopslouching.app/blog/top-5-ways-to-fix-back-pain-at-your-desk): The highest-leverage interventions.
- [All chair stretches](https://stopslouching.app/stretches): The 11 office-friendly stretches the coach recommends.

## Comparisons

- [StopSlouching vs Upright Go 2](https://stopslouching.app/vs/upright-go): Webcam coach vs wearable — who each is right for.
- [StopSlouching vs posture-corrector braces](https://stopslouching.app/vs/posture-corrector): Why braces tend to make posture worse over time.