Microsoft Visual Studio (for Students) student offer
Yes — Microsoft Visual Studio (for Students) is free for verified students.
Free Visual Studio dev tools + Azure for Students $100 credit
- How much
- Free (tools) + $100 Azure credit
- How to claim
- Download Visual Studio Community / VS Code free from the students page
- sign into Dev Essentials
- create an Azure for Students account (verified with a school email) to claim the $100 credit
- Verification
- Student email — Visual Studio Community and VS Code are free to everyone (no verification). The student-specific benefit is Azure for Students, requiring verification of academic status (eligible school email/institution check).
- Freshness
- Verified today
- Where
- Worldwide
- Expires
- No end date listed — ongoing
Microsoft Visual Studio (for Students) reserves this deal for verified students. Verifying with your school email is free and takes a moment — browsing everything else stays open.
The details
Microsoft's student developer offer bundles free tools: Visual Studio Community (full IDE, free for students/individuals/OSS), Visual Studio Code, and Visual Studio Dev Essentials. Students additionally get Azure for Students with a $100 credit and select free Azure services without a credit card. Overlaps with the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
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