GitHub Student Developer Pack — Free Tools & Resources for Students

A complete overview of GitHub’s Student Developer Pack: free IDEs, cloud credits, domains, and pro tools to help students learn and ship real projects.

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🎓 GitHub Student Developer Pack

The GitHub Student Developer Pack unlocks professional-grade developer tools for verified students—completely free. From Copilot Pro to JetBrains IDEs, cloud credits, domains, and learning platforms, it’s designed to help you learn and ship software like a pro.

Even though many schools don’t actively promote it, applying is absolutely worth it: the opportunities inside the Pack are enormous and can make a real difference in your projects, your skills, and your future career.

🚀 Key Benefits

  • Copilot Pro: AI pair programming assistant (free while you’re a student).
  • JetBrains IDEs: IntelliJ IDEA, PyCharm, WebStorm, and more.
  • Cloud credits: $200 from DigitalOcean, $100 from Microsoft Azure.
  • Domains & SSL: free .me / .tech domains and SSL certificates.
  • Learning platforms: Educative, DataCamp, FrontendMasters, Scrimba, and more.

📚 Experiences

GitHub curates “Experiences” that bundle tools, tutorials, and resources into learning paths like Intro to GitHub, Markdown, and Open Source. These help you build practical skills with guided projects.

✅ How to Apply

  1. Have a GitHub account and be at least 13 years old.
  2. Verify enrollment with a school email or official documents.
  3. Go to GitHub Education settings and submit your application.
  4. Once approved, unlock all Pack benefits in the Education portal.
“With just a school email, I got Copilot Pro, JetBrains, and $200 in cloud credits— enough to build and deploy real projects without spending a dime.”

🌐 Learn More

Explore the full list of offers on GitHub Education.