Useful Student Software
Are you paying a ton of money for a college education? I am too. Since we’re paying so much, I thought we might as well get some free stuff out of it. Here is a compiled list of all of the free stuff I could find. If it has an asterisk (*), that means you need a .edu email address. Otherwise, it’s free for everyone.
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The Collection
Ever wonder what was inside the lost ark in Indiana Jones that burned everyone’s face off? Well this is it. A list of all of the freebies you can get as a college student.
- Business
- Collaboration
- Design & Animation
- Health
- Media Players
- Misc
- Music
- Photos & Images
- Programming
- Shopping
- Text Editor
- Video Editing
Atom
An open-source text editor for programming.
aTube Catcher
Video Downloader and Screen Recorder.
Audacity
A multi-track audio editor and recorder.
AutoDesk*
Free 3D design software, programs, and learning tools.
Axure*
A professional prototyping software that incorporates collaboration without the need to code.
Basecamp*
A project management web app.
Blender
An opensource animation tool.
Cherrytree
A hierarchical note taking application with rich text and syntax highlighting.
Cold Turkey
An application to boost your productivity and reclaim your free time by blocking distracting websites, games, and applications.
Darktable
An open source photography workflow application and raw developer.
DaVinci Resolve
A Hollywood-grade video editor.
Desmos
Free online graphing calculator with loads of features.
Dropbox
A free cloud storage software that lets you store and share files with others.
f.lux
Makes your computer’s display adapt to the time of day, warm at night and like sunlight during the day.
foobar2000
An audio player for Windows.
Gimp
A completely free photo editing application that is on a similar level to Photoshop.
GitHub Student Pack*
A compilation of free software for programmers.
Greenshot
A light-weight screenshot application for Windows.
HandBrake
An open source video transcoder.
Inkscape
A vector graphics editor.
IrfanView
Image viewer, editor, organiser and converter.
Jetbrains*
Includes all of the Jetbrains IDE’s including IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate.
KeePass
An open-source password manager that uses the most secure encryption algorithms currently known.
LibreOffice
Free alternative to Microsoft Office.
LMSS
Music maker with playback instruments.
Musescore
A professional music composition tool.
Notepad++
Source code editor and notepad.
OBS Studio
An open source software for video recording and live streaming.
Openshot
An open source video editor.
PTC Creo
State-of-the-art 3D CAD software.
REAPER
A complete digital audio production application.
RipTiger*
A video ripper that downloads videos without any quality loss.
Slack
Collaboration software that integrates all sorts of applications.
Tableau*
One of the most advanced analytics platforms for visualizing data.
The LaTeX Project
A document preparation system for high-quality typesetting.
Trelby
A multiplatform, feature-rich screenwriting program.
Unidays*
A free shopping application that gives tons of student discounts. It’s available on the app store and the play store.
Unity
The world’s best real-time development platform.
VLC
A video player that works with almost any format.
Zotero
Software for papers that helps you collect, organize, cite, and share research.
ZW3D
All-in-one CAD/CAM that can streamline product design and CNC machining processes.
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