ZipperBuddy MagZip lets you zip a magnetic zipper into any jacket you already own. No sewing, installed in minutes. Then MagZip's magnetic base makes starting the zip easier, forever.
From $49 · Fits most #5 plastic jacket zippers, 22–32 in
It's not really a zipper problem. It's an independence problem. ZipperBuddy replaces the fiddly part — the two halves you have to thread together — with magnets that find each other.
ZipperBuddy rides on your jacket's own zipper. Open your coat, zip ZipperBuddy on like a second layer. No needle, no glue. About ten minutes the first time.
The MagZip ends pull toward each other and lock. No lining up, no looking down, no pinching the little box.
Pull up like any zipper. Pull apart to open. Gloves on, eyes closed, cold morning — it just works.
A parent or partner who'd rather not ask. A one-time fix to the coat they already love.
Holding a kid, a leash, a cane, a phone. The zipper closes anyway.
Stiff fingers, less grip, less feeling. Magnets do the fine work.
Ages 4 and up zip their own jacket. Nobody's late for the bus.
This product enables our son to zip his jacket with ease, as well as adding a bit of style! The custom offering is worth the wait.Joan D. · verified buyer
This was simple enough for me to put it into my coat. I feel like a big person as I'm able to zip my coat without needing help from someone else.Verified buyer
These zippers are a game changer for my daughter who lost the use of one hand!Laura · verified buyer
Was exactly what we needed to improve a difficult zipper on a senior citizen's coat. Perfect!Carilyn S. · verified buyer
Highly recommend this magnetic zipper adapter. Not only does it make zipping much easier, it makes a little more room in your coat. I will be getting more in the future.Verified buyer
What a great invention! Saved my favorite coat.Laurie D. · verified buyer
ZipperBuddy zips into your jacket's existing zipper, so it has to match.
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That's the chunky molded-plastic-tooth zipper on most hoodies, fleeces and mid-weight coats, with a "5" stamped on the back of the pull. Metal teeth, coil (nylon spiral) teeth, no "5", or a length under 22" or over 32"? You need a Custom ZipperBuddy, built to your jacket. The questions below sort it out.
Color: black is guaranteed on custom orders. Pick another above and we'll do our best; Sandy will tell you if she can't match it.
This adds the $64 custom to your cart with your answers and photos attached. Sandy reviews them after you check out and reaches out if anything needs checking before she builds it.
Mix and match. Set up one row per jacket, standard or custom. Pack pricing applies automatically to every standard ZipperBuddy in the order.
One row per ZipperBuddy. Pick the length that is the same as your jacket zipper or shorter, never longer (a 26" zipper takes the 24"). Zipper under 22"? Choose Custom. Not sure of a length or type? The finder above walks you through it.
Order the wrong size, side or type and we send the right one at no charge. No return fee, no questions. You keep zipping.
ZipperBuddy fits jackets with a #5 plastic-tooth separating zipper — the most common zipper on hoodies, fleeces and mid-weight coats. Coil and metal zippers, or unusual lengths, get a Custom ZipperBuddy made to your jacket. The finder above sorts it out.
Measure your jacket zipper from top stop to bottom stop, then pick the stock length that is the same or shorter, never longer: 22" for 22–23.5", 24" for 24–26.5", 27" for 27–29.5", 30" for 30–32". A ZipperBuddy longer than your zipper won't fit. Under 22" or over 32"? Order a Custom ZipperBuddy, built to your length.
No. ZipperBuddy zips onto your jacket's existing zipper track. No needle, no tools, no glue. Ten minutes the first time, less after that.
No. It's on as long as you want it. Unzip it off and the jacket is exactly as it was.
Strong enough to snap together from a couple of inches apart, and they hold because the zipper — not the magnet — is what keeps the coat closed. The magnets just do the lining-up.
We swap it free. Email us with your order number and what jacket it's for; the right one ships out, no return fee.
Assembled in Massachusetts and shipped from New York.
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About ZipperBuddy
An artist and disabled entrepreneur who built ZipperBuddy so Bob, a stroke survivor, could zip his own coat again.
Read Sandi’s story