Free software for students with a school email
Being a student unlocks a lot of software for free: Microsoft 365 (Office), the GitHub Student Developer Pack, Figma, Notion's Plus plan, every JetBrains IDE, and Autodesk's design tools. Most verify you with your school email; a few use a quick enrollment check.
Office and productivity
- Microsoft 365 Education (Office 365 A1)100% free (A1 tier)
Office 365 A1 free for students and educators with a school email
- NotionFree Plus plan (worth ~$8-10/user/mo); +50% off AI add-on for 12 months
Free Plus plan for students and teachers (AI not included; 50% off AI add-on)
- Lucid (Lucidchart / Lucidspark)Free educational account (worth paid Individual/Team tier)
Free educational account for students and educators (Lucidchart + Lucidspark)
- OverleafFree Professional features via institution; ~20% off for individual student plan
Free Overleaf Professional features via participating institution (plus ~20% individual student discount)
Microsoft 365 Education (Office 365 A1)
Notion
Lucid (Lucidchart / Lucidspark)
OverleafDesign and creative
Affinity is now free for everyone — no student verification needed. Canva's free education access depends on your school.
- Figmafree
Free Figma + FigJam Education plan (full Professional feature set) for verified students and educators
- Affinity (by Canva)free
Affinity's full design suite is now completely free for everyone (no student discount needed)
- Sketchfree for 1 year (renewable by reapplying)
Free 1-year Sketch Workspace for verified students, teachers, and institutions
- Canva for Educationfree
Canva premium is 100% free for K-12 teachers/students; higher-ed students get free access only via Canva Campus if their school provides it
Figma
Affinity (by Canva)
Sketch
Canva for EducationEngineering and 3D
- Autodesk100% (free 1-year education license per product)
Free 1-year education licenses for Autodesk software (AutoCAD, Maya, Revit, 3ds Max, etc.)
- Autodesk Fusion (360)100% (free — 1-yr education or 3-yr personal-use)
Fusion free for students (1-yr education license) or free for personal/hobby use (3-yr)
- UnityFree plan (adds ~$500+/yr in learning/cloud/asset perks over Personal)
Free Unity Student plan for verified students
Autodesk
Autodesk Fusion (360)
UnityCoding and developer tools
Start with the GitHub Student Developer Pack — it unlocks dozens of other tools, including the free 1Password and DataCamp offers below.
- GitHubFree (bundle of many free tools/credits)
Free bundle of 60+ developer tools and credits for students
- JetBrains100% (free all-products license)
Free student license for all JetBrains IDEs
- Microsoft Visual Studio (for Students)Free (tools) + $100 Azure credit
Free Visual Studio dev tools + Azure for Students $100 credit
- 1Password1 year free, then 50% off while enrolled
Free year of 1Password (incl. Developer Tools) via GitHub Student Developer Pack
- DataCampfree (3 months)
3 months of free full DataCamp access via the GitHub Student Developer Pack; no card required
GitHub
JetBrains
Microsoft Visual Studio (for Students)
1Password
DataCampFree through your library or school
LinkedIn LearningQuestions
- Can I get Microsoft Office free as a student?
- Often, yes: Office 365 A1 is free for students whose school takes part, using your school email. Check the card for how to claim it.
- What's in the GitHub Student Developer Pack?
- A free bundle of developer tools and credits from GitHub's partners — including offers like a free year of 1Password and free months of DataCamp — for verified students.
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