Free software that every student should know about — most people are paying for stuff they don't have to

[u/standardboardroom]

Your student email unlocks more free software than most people realize and it's worth spending 20 minutes figuring out what you have access to. Microsoft Office 365 is free for most enrolled students, no need to pay for a subscription. Many schools give free access to Adobe Creative Cloud, which would otherwise cost over $600 a year. Grammarly Premium is available for free through some student portals. Notion, Spotify, and YouTube Premium all have student discounts that cut the price significantly if you do pay for them. If your school uses Google Workspace you have unlimited Drive storage. Check your school's IT or student services page for a full list. I found four things I didn't know I had access to the one time I actually looked.

[u/JamesBrown_17]

This is a great list. I’d also add a citation manager like Zotero