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Making sign language learnable, everywhere

SignLab built 11  playful apps for sign languages with video lessons from native Deaf signers, free to start for all

Deaf and hearing teams building togetherAward recognitions: GESA Global EdTech Startups Awards, Special Olympics World Games Abu Dhabi 2019, Zero Project Award Winner 2021, HolonIQ 2021 Nordic Baltic EdTech 50
1M+Learners worldwide
1MSigns taught
1+Countries worked with
1+Years building with Deaf teams

Fewer than 1 in 10 parents of deaf or hard of hearing children can sign with their child.

That’s 64 million parents without a shared language at home - and more than 90% of children with severe hearing loss are out of school.

THE CHALLENGE

Wanting to sign is easy. Learning to sign is not. 

Most learners are let down long before they run out of motivation - by tools that were never built for them, and by good teaching that stays out of reach. The gap isn't potential. It's access.  

Stagnant toolsToo many products are outdated, passive or hard to use in daily life.
Uneven accessLocation, language and funding still decide who gets quality support.
Generic supportOne-size-fits-all systems ignore how differently people learn.

We make sign language personalfor every learner, every day.

THE SOLUTION

Sign language that fits your day. And your whole family.

Living toolsShort filmed lessons, real conversations and practice you can do during a coffee break.
  • Five-minute lessons
  • Practice that remembers what you forget
  • Live sign recognition for fingerspelling
Hands holding a phone with a filmed sign language conversation
Open to everyoneEleven apps, each made with Deaf teachers in its own country, free to start.
  • Global presence, across 11 sign languages, one app family
  • Free to start learning
A Deaf teacher signing friend, surrounded by Greetings, Family, Nature and Breakfast lesson cards
Made for youGuidance that follows your pace, whether you are a parent, a student or a whole class.
  • Your own pace, your own goals
  • Family, classroom and work paths
  • Ready-made lessons for teachers
A hand holding a phone with a pick-the-signs practice lesson

SignLab turns real sign language into short, everyday practice - created together with Deaf teachers, following the best practices and exciting for both adults and kids!

WHAT YOU GET

Guided delightful learning, step by step

Lessons build on each other,  so you always know what comes next.

Practice that sticks

Short daily practice with feedback, not endless clip scrolling.

Deaf culture, not just signs

Learn the grammar and the community context behind every sign.

Taught by Deaf teachers

Every course is made with and taught by Deaf teachers.

Made for classrooms

Tools that fit real lesson plans and real class sizes.

A community to sign with

Learn alongside a community of signers and Deaf teachers.

Who it is for

Who is SignLab for?

Tap a card to see how each group learns with us.

READY TO BRING SIGN LANGUAGE ACCESS TO THE WORLD

A proven model, ready to repeat

We did not arrive here through one lucky app. Four things make the next market easier than the last.

A free-to-play model that worksFree to play, being rolled out starting in our core markets, freemium or free in the rest - the same model across eleven apps.
International execution as a habitLaunching a new sign language is a repeatable process for us: local Deaf teachers, local curriculum, one shared platform. Twelve-plus countries so far.
Evidence-based by defaultCurriculum built on CEFR levels, research partnerships and outcome measurement - not vocabulary lists dressed up as a course.
Depth in special educationEight years inside Deaf education gives us the relationships, the content library and the platform to extend into adjacent learning needs.
For investors & partnersSee the evidence
Questions

Frequently asked questions

Yes - three full modules are free in every app, in every country we launch in. Some apps offer a free to play model, so the learner can do a few lessons a day for free. To access all practice types, all units and the collections features, there is a premium plan. Some geographies get full experience for free. Schools can get access for a whole class via our classroom initiative.

Our apps

Find your sign language

Eleven apps a, each made with Deaf teachers in its own country. Pick the language you want to learn - every app is free to start.

ASL BloomFlagship
American Sign LanguageUnited States & Canada
Bright BSL
British Sign LanguageUnited Kingdom
Auslan Wiz
Australian Sign LanguageAustralia
Pause LSF
Langue des Signes FrançaiseFrance
yoDGS
Deutsche GebärdenspracheGermany
LibrasLab
Língua Brasileira de SinaisBrazil
MeLISegno
Lingua dei Segni ItalianaItaly
PSL Isharay
Pakistani Sign LanguagePakistan
ISL Journey
Indian Sign LanguageIndia
ToleioWhere we started
Norsk TegnspråkNorway
手言心Demo
Chinese Sign LanguageChina
SignLab Classroom
For schools and organisationsTeacher tools and class progress