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Free software for university students in Saudi Arabia (2026)

Design, coding and study software you can get free or discounted with your university email.

In shortA lot of the software a university student needs is free for students: Canva Pro, the GitHub Student Developer Pack, JetBrains, Autodesk, Figma, Notion and Google AI. Here is the current list from the tiswa catalogue, with a link to each offer.

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Free software for university students in Saudi Arabia

By the tiswa editorial team, from the official sources listed at the end of this guide. How we write our guides

Coding

For computer science and software engineering students:

  • GitHub: GitHub offers GitHub Student Developer Pack to university students in Saudi Arabia for free.
  • JetBrains: JetBrains offers JetBrains Student Pack to university students in Saudi Arabia for free.
Outline of the guide (Free software for university students in Saudi Arabia)

Design and engineering

For design, architecture and engineering students:

  • Autodesk: Autodesk has a deal for university students in Saudi Arabia: Autodesk software free for students (Free).
  • Figma: Figma offers Figma for Education to university students in Saudi Arabia for free.
  • Canva: Canva offers Canva Pro free through Canva for Campus to university students in Saudi Arabia.
  • Adobe: Adobe offers 70% off Creative Cloud Pro, first year to university students in Saudi Arabia for SAR 86.17, 71% less than the regular SAR 293.25.

Study and AI

  • Google AI: Google AI offers Google AI Plus free for a year to university students in Saudi Arabia.
  • Notion: Notion offers Notion Education plan for students to university students in Saudi Arabia for free.

Looking for entertainment at student prices too? See Spotify for students and YouTube Premium for students.

How to get them

  • Most of these check that you are a student with your university email or a document from your university, and each offer explains how.
  • On tiswa you verify once that you are a student, then open every deal in the app.
  • Shopping for a new device? See iPad and laptop student prices.

Questions

Is GitHub free for students?

The GitHub Student Developer Pack is free for university students once they verify their student status. Details are on the offer page.

Is Canva Pro free for students in Saudi Arabia?

Canva Pro is free for students through Canva for Campus when your university takes part. Details are on the offer page.

What do I need to get this software?

Usually your university email. Each offer on tiswa explains activation step by step.

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