Subly

Subly is an online media accessibility platform launched in 2020, with a mission to enable equal media access and help organisations reach media accessibility in the simplest and most efficient way. It is headquartered in the United Kingdom and serves a global customer base. The platform combines an autonomous AI agent that checks and reports accessibility issues, automated fixes, and an intuitive editor to review and refine content — improving accessibility across every pre-recorded video and audio file before publication, from customer demos to social content and training. Subly's core offering is an all-in-one platform that automatically checks, flags, and helps fix accessibility issues in digital media, cutting out a large share of manual work and supporting compliance efforts. Its AI agent scans recorded video or audio for colour contrast issues, flashing content, captions, and full WCAG compliance, producing a frame-by-frame compliance report. Automated accessibility fixes cover captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, translations, trigger warnings, and colour contrast fixes. Users can adjust AI fixes in an editor, make final tweaks, and collaborate with their team before publishing. The platform supports standards including WCAG 2.1, EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, and ACA, and generates open and closed captions in more than 100 languages. Beyond automation, Subly offers human services for extra quality control: expert transcribers proofread transcriptions, a skilled team handles subtitling and captions, specialists provide WCAG AA standard audio descriptions, and translators adapt messages to local markets. The company reports over 24 years of experience with global brands in its translation services. Subly also offers SublyClick for Microsoft, which integrates directly into the Microsoft environment and operates entirely within the browser, allowing users to transcribe, caption, translate, and summarise without leaving their Microsoft setup, keeping files secure within OneDrive and SharePoint. Subly states it is trusted by thousands of customers, from agencies to enterprises, with teams ranging from 2 to 5,000 users. It reports 5 million minutes of media processed, 15,000 teams using the platform, users in 174 countries, and support for more than 70 languages. The company is backed by top global investors. Its positioning centres on making media accessible to everyone regardless of vision, hearing, reading abilities, age, or cultural background, aiming for a digital media landscape where no one feels excluded because of inaccessible content.

Subly was launched in 2020 as an online media accessibility platform with a mission to enable equal media access and help organisations reach media accessibility in the simplest and most efficient way. From its base in the United Kingdom, the company set out to address a widening accessibility gap: as media content exploded in volume, businesses large and small struggled to meet the diverse accessibility needs of their global workforces and audiences, often lacking extensive media creation teams or expertise. The company's answer was to develop technological solutions that make media accessibility and inclusivity achievable for businesses of any size. Subly built an all-in-one platform that combines an autonomous AI agent to check and report issues, automated fixes, and an intuitive editor to review and refine content. The AI agent automatically scans every recorded video or audio file for colour contrast issues, flashing content, captions, and full WCAG compliance, producing a frame-by-frame compliance report that shows what is accessible, what is not, and exactly what needs fixing. Automated fixes cover captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, translations, trigger warnings, and colour contrast, with open and closed captions generated in more than 100 languages. The platform supports WCAG 2.1, EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, and ACA standards. Alongside automation, Subly added human services for customers needing extra quality control. Expert transcribers proofread transcriptions for precise verbatim text, a skilled team produces subtitling and captions that capture dialogue, sound effects, musical and auditory content labels, and essential non-speech elements, specialists create WCAG AA standard audio descriptions, and translators adapt messages to local markets. The company cites over 24 years of experience with global brands in its translation services. Subly also extended its reach through integrations, notably SublyClick for Microsoft. SublyClick installs from the Microsoft AppSource and integrates directly into the Microsoft environment, operating entirely within the browser with no additional software or technical expertise required. It lets users transcribe, caption, translate, and summarise media without leaving their Microsoft setup, keeping files secure within OneDrive and SharePoint and reducing dependence on marketing, branding, communications, and HR teams. By the time of its published company metrics, Subly reported 5 million minutes of media processed, 15,000 teams using the platform, users in 174 countries, and support for more than 70 languages, with customers ranging from teams of 2 to 5,000 and from agencies to enterprises. The company states it is backed by top global investors. Its mission remains to ensure media content is not just reachable but fully understandable for everyone, regardless of abilities, and to help organisations reach media accessibility in the simplest and most efficient way.

• 2020

  Subly launched as an online media accessibility platform.

• SublyClick for Microsoft made available via Microsoft AppSource.

An all-in-one AI-powered media accessibility platform that automatically checks, fixes, and reports accessibility issues in pre-recorded video and audio, supporting compliance with WCAG 2.1, EN 301 549, EAA, ADA, and ACA.

• AI Agent Accessibility Check

  Automatically scans every recorded video or audio for colour contrast issues, flashing content, captions, and full WCAG compliance.

• Frame-by-Frame Compliance Report

  Instantly shows what is accessible, what is not, and exactly what needs fixing, frame by frame.

• Automated Accessibility Fixes

  Captions, transcripts, audio descriptions, translations, trigger warnings, and colour contrast fixes handled automatically.

• Final Check & Edit

  Adjust AI fixes in the editor, make final tweaks, and collaborate with the team before publishing.

• Human Services

  Expert proofreading of captions, polished translations, and audio descriptions without leaving the platform.

• SublyClick for Microsoft

  Integrates directly into the Microsoft environment and operates entirely within the browser, enabling transcription, captioning, translation, and summarisation without leaving Microsoft.

1. 1Subly | AI-Powered Accessibility Platform for Pre-Recorded Video & Audiogetsubly.com
2. 2About us - Enabling Media Accessibility & Inclusivity | Sublygetsubly.com
3. 3Human-Made Content Accessibility & Translation Servicesgetsubly.com
4. 4SublyClick for Microsoftgetsubly.com
5. 5Sublywikidata.org