GitHub Student Developer Pack: Free Developer Tools for Verified Students

Free GitHub Student Developer Pack for verified students

Verified students can apply for the GitHub Student Developer Pack, a free bundle of developer tools, cloud credits, learning platforms, domains, productivity apps, and testing services from GitHub Education partners. GitHub says the pack is for verified learners, and student validation is typically valid for 2 years after approval.

How to claim

1. Sign in or create a GitHub account.
2. Go to the GitHub Student Developer Pack page.
3. Apply through GitHub Education and complete student verification.
4. After approval, open individual partner offers from the pack page and redeem the ones you need.

Popular benefits usually available in the pack

GitHub Pro: Free GitHub Pro while you are a student.

GitHub Codespaces: Free Pro-level access to Codespaces for cloud development environments.

GitHub Pages: Free hosting for one user/organization site plus unlimited project sites.

GitHub Desktop: Free GitHub desktop client for easier Git workflows.

GitHub Copilot: Copilot student access when available; GitHub may pause or change availability.

Microsoft Azure: Student cloud access, often including $100 Azure credit and 25+ services for eligible students.

Microsoft 365: Student offers for productivity apps, cloud storage, and AI-assisted study tools where eligible.

Namecheap: Commonly includes 1 year of .me domain registration.

Name.com: Select free student domains across extensions such as .app, .dev, .live, .studio, and more.

.TECH: One standard .TECH domain free for 1 year.

Notion: Education plan benefits, often including Plus-style workspace features and extra AI responses.

JetBrains: Free annual student subscription for JetBrains IDEs such as IntelliJ IDEA and PyCharm.

Heroku: Monthly Heroku credits for app hosting, commonly listed as $13/month for 24 months.

MongoDB: MongoDB Atlas credits, Compass access, MongoDB University learning, and certification value.

DataCamp: Free months of DataCamp access through the student pack.

Educative: Free months of access to practical courses plus student subscription discounts.

Frontend Masters: Free months of access to JavaScript, Node.js, and front-end engineering courses.

Boot.dev: Free months of backend/devops learning membership.

Codédex: Free Codédex Club months for coding courses and projects.

Scrimba: Free access period for interactive coding courses and challenges.

Visual Studio Code: Free coding packs and setup resources for Java, Python, .NET, and more.

Microsoft Visual Studio Dev Essentials: Free developer tools, training, and Azure-related benefits.

Appwrite: Education plan access with Pro-like project resource limits while eligible.

Termius: Free Termius Pro/Team features while you are a student.

1Password: Free 1Password access period, including developer tools in the student offer.

Datadog: Student monitoring account, commonly listed as Pro with server limits for up to 2 years.

Sentry: Student error monitoring allowance with team features and event limits.

New Relic: Free New Relic student access, with listed monthly value on the pack page.

BrowserStack: Free mobile/browser testing plan for a limited period.

LambdaTest: Free live browser testing plan for a limited period.

Travis CI: Private builds while you are a student.

GitKraken / GitLens: Free student plan period, then student discount while eligible.

Bootstrap Studio: Free Bootstrap Studio license while you are a student.

Deepnote: Team-plan notebook features while eligible as a student.

Polypane: Free individual plan period for responsive web testing.

Arduino: Free Arduino Cloud period and selected hardware discounts.

Stripe: Waived fees on the first eligible processed revenue amount.

Important notes

• Benefits, redemption windows, credits, and eligibility can change by partner and region.
• Some offers require age limits, student verification, or separate partner account signup.
• Check the official GitHub Student Developer Pack page after approval for the current offer list before relying on any single benefit.

Source: official GitHub Education Student Developer Pack page.