Every student discount, credit, freebie and free tool — sorted by category and country.
| Offer | What you get | Verify via | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Notion Plus Education | Plus plan free + bonus AI answers | School email / GitHub Pack | notion.so/students |
| Miro Education | Whiteboard free 2 yrs | School email | miro.com/education-whiteboard |
| Lucidchart / Lucidspark | Diagrams free | School email | lucidchart.com |
| PomoDone | Lite plan 2 yrs (Pomodoro) | GitHub Pack | pomodoneapp.com |
| HazeOver | Focus app license (Mac) | GitHub Pack | hazeover.com |
| 1Password | 1 yr free + Developer Tools | GitHub Pack | 1password.com |
| Grammarly Pro | -50% | SheerID | grammarly.com |
| Need | Free tool | Limits | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| ⭐ Flashcards | Anki — spaced repetition, the med-school standard | Fully free (iOS app paid once) | apps.ankiweb.net |
| ⭐ Notes | Obsidian — markdown notes | Free for personal use | obsidian.md |
| Notes (open source) | Logseq · Joplin | Fully free | logseq.com · joplinapp.org |
| Math & graphs | GeoGebra · Desmos · Wolfram Alpha | GeoGebra/Desmos fully free; Wolfram free tier | geogebra.org · desmos.com · wolframalpha.com |
| Diagrams | Excalidraw · draw.io | Fully free | excalidraw.com · drawio.com |
| Focus | Cold Turkey · Pomodoro timers | Free tier (pro one-time) | getcoldturkey.com |
| Tasks/calendar | Todoist · TickTick · Trello · Google Calendar | Free tiers (task/board limits) | todoist.com · trello.com |
| File transfer | LocalSend · PairDrop (AirDrop alternatives) | Fully free | localsend.app · pairdrop.net |
| Scan | Microsoft Lens · phone-native document scan | Fully free | microsoft.com/lens |
| Passwords | Bitwarden | Fully free (premium optional) | bitwarden.com |
| Launcher/search | Microsoft PowerToys | Fully free | github.com/microsoft/PowerToys |
All fully free, no limits.
| Paid software | Free alternative | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Microsoft Office | LibreOffice · OnlyOffice | libreoffice.org · onlyoffice.com |
| Photoshop | GIMP · Krita · Photopea (web) | gimp.org · krita.org · photopea.com |
| Illustrator | Inkscape | inkscape.org |
| Premiere Pro | DaVinci Resolve · Kdenlive | blackmagicdesign.com · kdenlive.org |
| Lightroom | darktable · RawTherapee | darktable.org |
| Audition | Audacity | audacityteam.org |
| SolidWorks (hobby) | FreeCAD | freecad.org |
| Altium | KiCad (PCB design) | kicad.org |
| WinRAR | 7-Zip · NanaZip | 7-zip.org |
| Postman | Hoppscotch · Bruno | hoppscotch.io · usebruno.com |
| Screen recording | OBS Studio | obsproject.com |
| GitHub Copilot | Continue.dev · Void editor | continue.dev |
| Zoom | Jitsi Meet | meet.jit.si |
| Site | What it’s for | Limits | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayback Machine | See deleted/old versions of any page | Fully free | web.archive.org |
| Have I Been Pwned | Check if your email leaked in breaches | Fully free | haveibeenpwned.com |
| VirusTotal | Scan suspicious files/links | Free tier rate limits | virustotal.com |
| DownDetector | Is the site down for everyone or just you? | Fully free | downdetector.com |
| Photopea | Photoshop in the browser | Free w/ ads | photopea.com |
| TinyWow / iLovePDF | PDF & file tools | Free w/ ads / limits | tinywow.com · ilovepdf.com |
| remove.bg | Instant background removal | Free low-res only | remove.bg |
| Unsplash / Pexels / Pixabay | Free stock photos & videos | Fully free | unsplash.com · pexels.com · pixabay.com |
| Google Fonts / Fontsource | Free fonts | Fully free | fonts.google.com |
| it-tools.tech | Dev utilities (JWT, hashes, converters…) | Fully free | it-tools.tech |
| regex101 | Test regex with explanations | Fully free | regex101.com |
| carbon.now.sh | Beautiful code screenshots | Fully free | carbon.now.sh |
| AlternativeTo | Find alternatives to any software | Fully free | alternativeto.net |
| Ninite | Bulk-install Windows apps cleanly | Fully free | ninite.com |
| fast.com / speedtest.net | Internet speed check | Fully free | fast.com |
| Internet Archive | Free books, music, software, games | Fully free | archive.org |