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Free design tools for developers and designers. UI/UX design, prototyping, and graphics at zero cost.

38 tools · Updated March 2026

Adafruit
$120/year

Adafruit

Free Adafruit IO+ for 1 year — IoT platform

🛠 DevStudents
Arduino
$80 value

Arduino

6 months Arduino Create Maker plan + hardware discounts

🛠 DevStudents
Astah
$120/year

Astah

1 year professional UML diagramming license

🛠 DevStudents
Astra Security
$150 value

Astra Security

6 months website security suite

🛠 DevStudents
Autodesk Education
$1,775+/year

Autodesk Education

Free access to AutoCAD, Maya, Fusion 360 & more

🎨 DesignStudents
Axure RP
$300/year

Axure RP

Free educational license for Axure RP

🎨 DesignStudents
Bootstrap Studio
$60 license

Bootstrap Studio

Free student license for responsive web design

🛠 DevStudents
Canva for Education
$120/year

Canva for Education

Free Canva Pro for students and teachers

🎨 DesignStudents
CircleCI
6,000 min/month

CircleCI

Free CI/CD plan for OSS and startups

🛠 DevOpen SourceStartups
Envato Elements
50% off ($198/year savings)

Envato Elements

50% off unlimited creative assets for students

🎨 DesignStudents
Figma
$144/year

Figma

Free Professional plan for students

🎨 DesignStudents
freeCodeCamp
Free

freeCodeCamp

100% free coding curriculum

📚 LearningStudentsOpen Source
GitKraken
$108/year

GitKraken

Free Pro suite for students

🛠 DevStudents
Headspace
$49.99/year (student)

Headspace

Student discount on meditation app

🎮 EntertainmentStudents
Iconscout
$144/year

Iconscout

1 year free access to 6M+ design assets

🎨 DesignStudents
Kodika.io
$300/year

Kodika.io

6 months unlimited Pro plan for iOS development

🛠 DevStudents
Mapbox
$500+ credits

Mapbox

5 GB storage for student map projects

🛠 DevStudents
Microsoft Azure for Students
$100 credits

Microsoft Azure for Students

$100 Azure credits without credit card

🌐 CloudStudents
OpenAI Startup Program
$2,500+ credits

OpenAI Startup Program

API credits and support for AI startups

🤖 AIStartups
Polypane
$108/year

Polypane

Free browser dev tool for 1 year via GitHub Education

🛠 DevStudents
ProtoPie
$156/year

ProtoPie

Free educational license for students

🎨 DesignStudents
PTC Creo
$2,310/year

PTC Creo

Free download of professional CAD software

🎨 DesignStudents
Qt
$500+/year

Qt

Free educational license for cross-platform development

🛠 DevStudents
Rhino 3D
80% off ($795 vs $995)

Rhino 3D

80% off educational license for 3D modeling

🎨 DesignStudents
Shapr3D
$300/year

Shapr3D

1 year free Business plan for 3D CAD modeling

🎨 DesignStudents
Sketch
$120/year

Sketch

Free license for students

🎨 DesignStudents
Squarespace
50% off ($96/year savings)

Squarespace

50% off first year for students

☁️ SaaSStudents
Supabase
$2,500 credits

Supabase

Credits and free tier for builders

🛠 DevStartupsOpen Source
Tableau
$840/year

Tableau

Free 1-year Tableau Desktop license for students

🛠 DevStudents
Travis CI
$700/year

Travis CI

Unlimited free CI/CD for open source projects

🛠 DevOpen Source
Typeform
$300/year

Typeform

Free Professional plan for 1 year via GitHub Education

☁️ SaaSStudents
Unity Student
$2,040/year

Unity Student

Free Unity Pro license for students

🛠 DevStudents
Vaadin
$600/year

Vaadin

Free Pro subscription for Java web development

🛠 DevStudents
Vercel
$240/year

Vercel

Free Pro plan for open source & startups

🌐 CloudStartupsOpen Source
Vertabelo
$120/year

Vertabelo

Free database design tool for students

🛠 DevStudents
Webflow
$192/year

Webflow

Free CMS site plan for students

🎨 DesignStudents
Xojo
$150/year

Xojo

Free cross-platform IDE via GitHub Education

🛠 DevStudents
Zendesk for Startups
6 months free

Zendesk for Startups

6 months free for startups

☁️ SaaSStartups

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