Koinè – Surtitling software
KOINÈ
Discover KOINÈ
Surtitling software for the performing arts of the digital age!
Théâtre Catapulte and the Université du Québec en Outaouais are pleased to present Koinè, a surtitling software specially designed for the performing arts.
Koinè offers a modern, flexible and easy-to-use digital solution to make your shows more accessible and original.
Designed by a professional surtitter and a team of specialized developers, the software lets you easily integrate images, videos and notes, and project them onto multiple screens or set elements.
Read the Koinè launch press release
FEATURES
Key software features:
- Multi-screen projection to cover the entire stage or several set elements.
- Multi-tracking to manage several languages simultaneously.
- Note management for quick preparation and annotation.
- Intuitive interface designed for everyone, even those without technical skills.
- Integration of images and videos directly into surtitles.
- And more!
Whether you’re a translator, surtitter, technician, producer or director, this innovative, high-performance software will make your work much easier.
DOWNLOAD
Revolutionize your shows with KOINÈ
We invite you to download this innovative software free of charge.
Early versions of the software will remain free thanks to the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Discover the power of next-generation digital surtitling!
System requirements
- Windows 10.1
- The Mac version is in development and should be available by January 2026 at the latest.
User support
If you have any problems using the software, you can write to the following e-mail address: koine@catapulte.ca.
HISTORY
History of the Koinè project
The Koinè project was born of the passion and expertise of Michèle Laliberté, professor of translation at the Université du Québec en Outaouais (UQO), and a specialist in theatrical translation and audiovisual subtitling.
During a training course on theatrical surtitling organized by the European College of Literary Translators in Seneffe, Belgium, she deepened her knowledge in this innovative field.
Back in Quebec, Michèle Laliberté incorporated this skillset into her Adaptation of Texts course, and realized that not only was there no Canadian surtitling software specifically designed for live performance, but that the tools available did not meet the ever-growing needs of users. Faced with this void, she decided to act.
She contacted Ottawa’s Théâtre La Catapulte, which agreed to host her project to develop a software program truly adapted to the digital age and the needs of artists and technicians in the performing arts.
To carry out this initiative, Michèle Laliberté collaborates with Nadia Baaziz, a professor in UQO’s Computer Science and Engineering Department, and Collab Machine (Pierre-Luc Thivierge), a company specializing in digital collaboration solutions. Nadia Baaziz contributed in particular to the phases of analysis and specification of requirements, as well as to the verification and validation of the software. Technical development was entrusted to François Prenoveau of Gotologic, who became the software’s in-house developer.
PARTNERS
This software was developed thanks to a grant from the Canada Council for the Arts, awarded to Théâtre Catapulte (Ottawa), in partnership with UQO (Université du Québec en Outaouais), and to the collaboration of Collab Machine and Gotologic, as well as the support of key partnerships with: Théâtre d’Aujourd’hui, Ex Machina, l’Opéra de Montréal and the Festival TransAmériques (FTA).
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
The Koinè team would like to give a warm thank you to the following people for their contribution to the project. Without their collaboration, Koinè could not have been possible. THANK YOU!
Martin Cadieux, Jean Stéphane Roy, Sybille Berger, Danielle Le Saux-Farmer, Émily Payeur, and Natalie Fehéregyházi (Théâtre Catapulte)
Pierre-Luc Thivierge (Collab Machine)
Samuel Demers (Gotologic)
Nathaly Charrette, translator and actress
Léandre Martin-Meilleur, graphic designer
Viviane Dohle, Elaine Normandeau, Delphine Ricard and José Alexander Morales Carvajal (FTA)
Philippe Lambert (La Manufacture)
Véronique St-Jacques and Olivier Bourque (Ex Machina)
Gérald Garon (Gelogic)
Pierre Massoud and Laurence Pronier (Opéra de Montréal)
Lionel Arnould (Cirque du Soleil)
Étienne Langlois, Sylvain Bélanger, Marion Guillaume and Marc-Antoine Morin (CTD’A)
And, of course, big thanks to the Canada Council for the Arts and to Université du Québec en Outaouais.