The Home of Accessibility
Empowering communication with real-time live captions, AAC tools, and inclusive educational technology.
Recognized Across Higher Education, School Boards, and Innovation Programs
From university research honors to provincial school districts and live streaming communities, discover how Zip Captions levels the playing field.
Revolutionizing Accessibility in Education
Honoring exceptional innovation and service. Awarded to co-founder Chris Webb for creating Zip Captions: an open-source tool providing real-time live captioning aiding over 1,500 global users.
"Chris's innovative work embodies the University's values, making education accessible for all."
Universal Design for Learning in Classrooms
Presented by Katie Fielding (Book Creator, VSTE Coach of the Year) showcasing how Zip Captions supports emerging readers, ELL students, and hearing-impaired learners with Lexend font options and dark contrast.
"A really powerful way to live caption your class that supports all learners in your classroom."
Built on Values That Matter
Every tool we design is engineered to respect individual privacy, dignity, and universal access without barriers.
Zip Captions
We are the creators of Zip Captions, a free, privacy-focused live captioning tool that runs right in your web browser.
Privacy Focused
We only collect the data that we need, and nothing more. We never track you, and we don't sell your data. Your audio stays private.
Dignity
Zip Solutions is committed to providing a private, seamless, and dignified live captioning and communication experience for all users.
Inclusivity & Accessibility
Creating tools which allow everyone to be included: in the classroom, lecture hall, theatre, place of worship, or wider community.
Community
Building open community is just as vital as building software. We collaborate closely with educators, d/Deaf mentors, and advocates.
Respect
We respect our users and their unique needs. Share your suggestions, feedback, and accommodation requests directly on our forum.
Featured Tool
Zip Captions: Real-Time Captions for Everyone
Zip Captions turns your web browser into a high-accuracy, private live transcription hub (free captioning in Chrome, Safari, and Edge; paid AI captioning in any browser). With static share links, your viewers can follow along in any browser from their own phones, tablets, or laptops in real time.
- ✓Broadcast captions to remote viewers via unique share codes
- ✓Built-in live streaming OBS websockets integration
- ✓Download instant transcripts as SRT, VTT, or plain TXT
Transforming Communication in Classrooms and Communities
"When sound is available but not understood, it is as if you are listening to a foreign language. With this closed caption I can follow the service and hear The Message. What a wonderful experience!"
Doris
Congregation Member, Rock Valley First Reformed Church
"The website can benefit many people, including those with ADHD or struggling with language. But for those with hearing loss, it empowers them. This fosters autonomy and independence, so you do not have to ask for help all the time."
Tracey Green
Teacher of the Deaf, Montreal Oral School for the Deaf
From Fewer Than 600 Early Adopters to Nearly 6,000 Registered Users in Two Years
Shared from teacher to teacher, sanctuary to sanctuary, and streamer to streamer, our registered community has grown tenfold since mid-2024 alongside tens of thousands of anonymous browser captioning sessions.
Accessibility software and live event services from Montreal
Zip Solutions (French: Solutions Zip) is an award-winning educational and assistive technology company founded in 2023 near Montreal, Quebec by educators and software engineers Chris Webb and James Petersen. We build Zip Captions for free browser live captioning, EasySpeak for offline AAC, and Zip Math Remediator for Google Workspace. We also provide in-person and hybrid event production, live captioning, Google for Education training and AV consultancy.
- Pricing (USD)
- Core web apps are free ($0), with no account required. Optional AI captioning runs $5–$30/month. Event and PD quotes are custom. See pricing.
- Where we work
- On site across Greater Montreal, Quebec and Canada. Browser apps, virtual events and remote training are available worldwide, in English and French.
- Have a question?
- Read the FAQ or browse all tools and services.
Live Events • Hybrid Production • Google for Education Training & PD
Planning an In-Person or Hybrid Event?
We provide in-person and hybrid event production, live captioning setups, and custom Google for Education training & educator PD for schools and organizations. Reach out for tailored quotes or workshop discussions.