JetBrains Student Pack
SaaS Startup Programs
Professional IDEs free for students & teachers
Free professional JetBrains IDEs for the duration of your studies — renewable annually, and it pairs with the GitHub Student Pack.
Who qualifies
Every condition below is taken from the vendor’s own published criteria. Read them before you spend an afternoon on the application.
Students
The programme is aimed at students. Vendors read this loosely, but expect to describe the company and what you are building on the application.
About JetBrains Student Pack
Quick answer
Free professional JetBrains IDEs for the duration of your studies — renewable annually, and it pairs with the GitHub Student Pack.
Free professional JetBrains IDEs for the duration of your studies, renewable annually. It pairs with the GitHub Student Pack (which also unlocks it), so most student devs can run the full professional toolchain for $0.
What you get
- Professional JetBrains IDEs free for study use
- Renewable each year while you remain enrolled
How to apply
4 steps. The last one is the part most people skip.
- 1
Open JetBrains Student Pack through the link on this page
It carries our referral tag. The terms you get are identical either way, and it never changes what this page says about the programme.
- 2
Have the eligibility evidence ready
Applications are checked against one condition — students. Incorporation date, cap table and a one-line description of what you are building cover most of it.
- 3
Ask for the expiry window in writing
JetBrains Student Pack does not publish how long the credit runs, and unused balance is almost always forfeited. Get the activation and expiry dates confirmed before you plan around the grant.
- 4
Know the rate you land on when it runs out
The point of a credit is a runway extension, not a permanent discount. Check standard list pricing for the usage you will have by then, so the first real invoice is a decision rather than a surprise.
JetBrains Student Pack FAQ
The questions we actually get asked about this programme.
Ask us something elseYes — professional IDEs are free for study use for verified students and teachers, renewable annually.
Academic email, ISIC card, or through the GitHub Student Developer Pack.
No — the education license is for study use; commercial projects need a paid license.
