CLUSTER TEXT-GESTURES-LANGUAGE · 17 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2026-02-20

Sign language translation apps

This cluster consists of web and mobile applications that use live camera feeds to translate sign language gestures into text or audio, with one outlier that crowdsources gesture videos to build a dataset. Only two dated entries exist before the index start, so the cluster's dated history is too thin to read a shape from. The clearest traction leader is sign_speak_web based on its three-star activity signal.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

JUL 2024: 1JAN 2026: 1FEB 2026: 1AUG 2026: 2SEP 2026: 10OCT 2026: 2
JUL 2024OCT 2026

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 4 hand-coded · 13 unlabelled

Operator · 13 hobby · 1 indie · 2 open source · 1 unlabelled

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 17 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01sign_speak_web3★1 mo—hobbyWeb app that translates American Sign Language hand gestures into letters in real time using a webcam.
  2. 02psl0★1 mo—hobbyMobile app that translates Pakistan Sign Language hand signs from live camera video into text and spoken voice in real time.
  3. 03LouvorJA-Libras0★18 days—hobbyDesktop app that receives church presentation slides in real time and overlays a 3D avatar interpreting them in Brazilian Sign Language.
  4. 04Reconocimiento-de-se-as-b-sicas-del-alfabeto-LSM0★22 days—hobbyWeb app that recognizes static sign-language alphabet gestures from webcam video and translates them into letters in real time for learners.
  5. 05megathon26-inference-labs0★3 days—hobbyWeb app that recognizes sign language from a camera feed and translates it into text or speech using vision and language models.
  6. 06Hand-sign-detection0★26 days—hobbyReal-time web app that recognizes hand signs from webcam video and converts them into spoken text to aid communication.
  7. 07signdeepassign0★18 dayslivehobbyWeb app that recognizes sign-language gestures from video clips and returns the corresponding sign.
  8. 08Mwape0★1 mo—indieMobile sign language translator for Zambian Sign Language that converts camera-captured signs to text and text to sign-language videos, with offline support and subscriptions.
  9. 09SignBridge-AI0★28 days—hand-codedhobbyWeb application that uses a camera to recognize sign language gestures and translates them into text in real time for deaf users.
  10. 10kiri0★1 mo—hand-codedhobbyWeb application that translates American Sign Language gestures into text and audio in real time.
  11. 11asl-sign-language-recognition0★28 days—hobbyWeb application that recognizes American Sign Language letters in real time from a webcam and builds, translates, and speaks sentences.
  12. 12signbrigde0★27 dayslivehobbyAI-powered sign language translator that recognizes gestures through a camera and teaches signing with 3D avatars.
  13. 13SignBridge-AI0★27 days—hand-codedhobbyWeb app that translates Indian Sign Language gestures into text for healthcare reception communication.
  14. 14Vaani-signlang-dataset3★8 mostaleliveopen sourceWeb platform that crowdsources webcam recordings of hand gestures to build an open dataset for Indian Sign Language AI training.
  15. 15sign-language-translator0★7 mostalelivehobbyWeb app that translates real-time camera-captured sign language gestures into text and converts typed text into animated sign language via an avatar.
  16. 16SignWriter0★6 mostalelivehand-codedopen sourceDesktop application that lets users write sign language notation using a dedicated font system and export the resulting documents as PDF files.
  17. 17Speech to Sign language and Sentiment Analysis0★unknownliveWeb app that converts speech into sign language and analyzes sentiment to help people learn sign language.