Open-Source Assistive Tech • Free Live Captions, AAC & Event Production
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.
University of Portsmouth
Student Impact Awards
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."
Virginia Society for Tech in Ed
Universal Design for Learning
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."
Tools, Live Events, and Open Blueprints
Explore our five assistive technology and service families—every one engineered to respect individual privacy, dignity, and universal access without barriers.
Live Captioning & Broadcast
Browser-based real-time transcription with Zip Captions, plus native vMix Bridge, Stream Deck Companion, ZipPanel, and Zip Connect integrations.
AAC & Speech Synthesis
Dignified communication with Zip EasySpeak, offline on-device AI prediction, classroom printable boards, and Zip Speech for Google Meet.
Equitable Reading & K-13 Learning
Bionic reading, dyslexia-friendly fonts, and tint overlays via EquiBrowse, alongside our free BYOK Gemini math assessment remediator for Google Workspace.
Event Production & Educator PD
Turnkey in-person, hybrid, and virtual conference production, stage surtitle displays, mobile QR attendee relays, and Google for Education Certified Trainer PD.
AV Consultancy & Printable Kits
Vendor-neutral assistive listening blueprints (Phonak Roger, Wi-Fi audio), theatre sound and lighting, plus free bilingual Printable Sector Kits.
Privacy & Dignity by Design
Zero user tracking, no audio recording, 100% Free Forever core browser tools, and co-design governance with d/Deaf mentors, clinicians, and educators.
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.
- Transparent Pricing (CAD & USD)
- $0 Free Forever core web apps (no account required), $5–$30 USD/mo personal AI captioning (Patreon tiers), and $1,000 CAD Day 1 PO-ready live event & enterprise packages (instant calculator).
- 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?
Build an instant, PO-ready budget for live stage captioning and multi-room translation (starting at $1,000 CAD Day 1), or explore our custom Google for Education training & hybrid production packages.