Student Discounts and Freebies with .edu Email

Got it! I'll compile a list of 30 places where you can use a .edu email to get free stuff or huge discounts, focusing on the U.S. and including a mix of categories with an emphasis on free tech. I'll provide their plain text websites and details on what you can get from them. I'll update you once I have the list ready.

Developer & Tech Tools (Free Software for Students)

  • GitHub Student Developer Pack – (education.github.com) – A bundle of free offers for students, including GitHub Copilot (AI coding assistant), free domains (e.g. a .TECH domain for 1 year), cloud credits, and developer tools at no costwww.blackhatworld.comget.tech. Sign up with your .edu email to access over $50,000 worth of software and services free while you’re a studentwww.blackhatworld.com.

  • JetBrains IDEs – (www.jetbrains.com) – Students can get free 1-year licenses (renewable) for all JetBrains professional developer tools (IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, CLion, etc.)www.reddit.comwww.reddit.com. This gives you full access to IDE features at no cost, which is especially useful for computer science/programming courses.

  • Microsoft Azure for Students – (azure.microsoft.com) – $100 in free Azure cloud credit plus 12 months of free services with no credit card requiredazure.microsoft.com. You can use Azure’s cloud to build apps, VMs, and more – free for students with a verified academic emailazure.microsoft.com.

  • AWS Educate – (aws.amazon.com) – Amazon’s program for students offers $100+ in AWS cloud credits per year at member institutions, plus free access to cloud training and labsw2.csun.edu. You can launch AWS cloud projects and learn cloud computing with your .edu address.

  • Namecheap Education Domain – (nc.me) – Namecheap gives students a free domain name (usually a .me domain for 1 year) and a starter website packagenc.me. This helps students create a personal website or portfolio without domain registration costsnc.me.

  • Intel Software Developer Tools – (www.intel.com) – Intel provides its professional developer software (compilers, performance libraries, oneAPI toolkits, etc.) free for students. This suite, normally costly, is available at no charge with an .edu emailfreeforstudents.org, useful for those in science and engineering programs.

  • Tower Git Client (Pro) – (www.git-tower.com) – The Tower Git GUI (a popular Git client for Mac/Windows) offers a free Pro plan for students. You get a license to use all features of Tower for free while in schoolfreeforstudents.org, simplifying version control for your coding projects.

Creative & Design Software

  • Autodesk Software – (www.autodesk.com) – Autodesk provides free 1-3 year education licenses for many of its professional design applications, including AutoCAD, Maya, Revit, Fusion 360 and morewww.reddit.com. Students in engineering, architecture, or design programs can use the full versions at no cost.

  • Adobe Creative Cloud – (www.adobe.com) – Adobe offers students over 65% off the full Creative Cloud (Photoshop, Illustrator, Premiere Pro, etc.)www.myunidays.com. The All-Apps plan costs around 20/monthforstudents(vs20/month for students (vs n55/month retail), making it a significantly discounted way to get industry-standard creative software.

  • Unity Student Plan – (unity.com) – Unity, a leading 3D game and AR/VR engine, is free for students (age 16+). The student plan includes the full Unity Pro real-time 3D development platform plus add-ons: a 20% Asset Store discount, free assets, and tools like the Odin Inspector pluginunity.com, at no cost while you’re in schoolunity.com.

  • Figma Education Plan – (www.figma.com) – Figma’s cloud-based UI/UX design tool has a free Professional plan for students. This plan (worth $12/month) is freecases.media, giving unlimited Figma projects and collaboration features at no charge for anyone with a verified educational email.

  • Sketch (Mac Design Software) – (www.sketch.com) – Sketch, a popular interface design tool for Mac, offers a free Education license to students and educatorswww.sketch.com. This gives you the full Sketch design toolkit (usually paid) for free, ideal for UI/UX design coursework on macOS.

  • Axure RP – (www.axure.com) – Axure RP, a professional UX prototyping tool, provides free licenses for students at accredited universities. You can use Axure’s full features to create interactive prototypes without paying (a license normally costs hundreds)freeforstudents.org.

  • Tableau for Students – (www.tableau.com) – Tableau offers free one-year licenses of Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep to studentswww.tableau.com. This lets you do data visualization and analysis (valuable for business and data science classes) without the $70/month fee, and you can renew each year you’re enrolledsoftware.usf.edu.

Productivity & Collaboration

  • Microsoft Office 365 Education – (www.microsoft.com) – Microsoft gives students Office 365 for free, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, OneNote, Teams, and 1 TB of OneDrive storagewww.savingforcollege.com. Sign up with your school email to install Office apps at no cost on your deviceswww.savingforcollege.com.

  • Notion (Plus Plan) – (www.notion.so) – Notion is an all-in-one workspace for notes, tasks, and wikis. Students can upgrade to Notion’s Plus Plan free with an .edu emailwww.notion.com, which unlocks unlimited file uploads and advanced features (previously a paid plan) at no charge.

  • Asana Premium – (asana.com) – Asana, a project management tool, offers 100% free access for 12 months to studentsasana.com. You get a year of Asana Premium (teams and project tracking with no limits) – a plan worth around $131 – free while you’re in collegeasana.com.

  • Basecamp – (basecamp.com) – Basecamp project management software is free for students and teachers. You can create Basecamp teams to organize group projects, assignments, and communications at no cost if you sign up with a school emailbasecamp.com. (Basecamp normally charges $15/user/month, so this is a substantial freebie.)

  • Jotform Student Survey Program – (www.jotform.com) – Jotform, an online form and survey builder, has a student program that allows free unlimited survey responseswww.jotform.com. With a .edu email, you can use Jotform’s free plan to collect unlimited submissions (bypassing the normal limits) – great for research projects and pollswww.jotform.com.

Entertainment & Lifestyle

  • Spotify Premium Student + Hulu – (www.spotify.com) – Spotify’s student deal gives Spotify Premium, Hulu (ad-supported), and Showtime together for **4.99/month**[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/college/comments/p7fkmq/free_stuff_using_an_edu_email/#:~:text=%E2%80%A2). This bundle is about an **80% discount**, as it includes music streaming plus Hulu and Showtime streaming (a ~n26 monthly value) for under $5www.reddit.com.

  • Hulu (Student Plan) – (www.hulu.com) – Students can subscribe to Hulu’s ad-supported plan for **1.99/month**[hulu.com](https://www.hulu.com/student#:~:text=Students%3A%20Get%20Hulu%20For%20Just,as%20long%20as%20you%27re)(regularly n7.99). That’s a 75% discount for unlimited streaming of Hulu’s TV shows and movies. The low $1.99 rate remains valid as long as you’re a studentwww.hulu.com.

  • Amazon Prime Student – (www.amazon.com) – Amazon offers college students a 6-month free trial of Primewww.businessinsider.com. You get free 2-day shipping, Prime Video, Prime Music, etc. for six months, and after that the membership is 50% off the normal pricewww.savingforcollege.com(about $7.49/month). This saves money on shipping and streaming throughout college.

  • Apple Music Student + TV+ – (www.apple.com) – Apple Music’s student subscription is $5.99/month (about half off) and it includes Apple TV+ for freeoffers.applemusic.apple. You get the full Apple Music library and Apple TV+ original shows/movies at a steep discount. (The student plan is available for up to 4 years and is roughly 50% off regular pricingoffers.applemusic.apple.)

  • Headspace – (www.headspace.com) – The popular meditation app Headspace has a **student plan for 9.99/year(normally9.99/year** (normally n69.99/year)www.reddit.com. That’s about an 85% discount for full access to Headspace’s mindfulness and sleep exercises. (Some colleges even offer it free, but any student can get the $9.99/year deal with student verificationwww.reddit.com.)

Finance & Utilities

  • You Need A Budget (YNAB) – (www.ynab.com) – YNAB, a premium budgeting app, is free for college students for 12 monthswww.ynab.com. Students get a completely free year of the full YNAB app (worth ~$99) to help manage finances and student loanswww.wku.edu. You can even reapply each year as long as you’re enrolled.

  • LastPass Premium – (lastpass.com) – LastPass, a password manager, gives students 6 months of Premium freewww.savingforcollege.com. With LastPass Premium you can sync passwords across unlimited devices securely. (After the 6 months freewww.savingforcollege.com, you can decide whether to continue with a discount or free tier.)

  • Dashlane Premium – (www.dashlane.com) – Dashlane, another top password manager, offers students Premium free for 1 yearfreeforstudents.org. This grants you all premium features (password sharing, VPN, etc.) at no cost for 12 months. It’s an excellent 100% off deal for students to secure their online accounts.

News & Reading

  • New York Times Digital – (www.nytimes.com) – The NYT offers an academic rate of **1 per week** for unlimited digital access[studentbeans.com](https://www.studentbeans.com/student-discount/us/the-new-york-times#:~:text=Unlock%20%241%20per%20week%20subscription,status%20with%20the%20external). That’s about 75% off the standard subscription. Many universities also provide **free NYTimes.com access** via .edu email – check if your school library has a subscription[reddit.com](https://www.reddit.com/r/college/comments/p7fkmq/free_stuff_using_an_edu_email/#:~:text=Goggle%20free%20student%20subscriptions%20,as%20a%20group%20for%20free). Otherwise, the n1/week student deal is one of the best discounts for the NYTwww.studentbeans.com.

  • Wall Street Journal – (education.wsj.com) – The WSJ has deep student discounts. Students can get the WSJ for as low as 4permonth(andoften4 per month** (and often **n2/month for the first year)r.wsj.com. This is more than 90% off the regular price. Some universities even partner with WSJ to give free accesswww.reddit.com, but any student can use the heavily discounted subscription to stay informed on business news.

  • The Economist – (subscribe.economist.com) – The Economist magazine offers a student subscription around 75% off. Verified students pay much less for the digital (or print + digital) packagesfreeforstudents.org. This puts a world-renowned weekly news journal in your hands for a fraction of the normal cost, just for having a .edu email. Each of these 30 sites provides free or deeply discounted perks for students – from software and cloud services to entertainment, personal finance, and news. Be sure to verify your student status (usually via a .edu email or student ID) to claim these deals. Using these discounts can save students thousands of dollars while in schoolwww.blackhatworld.com.