Every JetBrains IDE. Free. Legally.
Two Ways to Get It
1. Students & Teachers
If you have a university email or student ID:
- Go to jetbrains.com/community/education
- Apply with your .edu email (or upload student ID)
- Get approved (usually within minutes)
- Download any IDE — IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, WebStorm, PyCharm Professional, Rider, GoLand, all of them
License renews annually while you're a student.
2. Open Source Contributors
If you maintain an open-source project (at least 3 months active):
- Go to jetbrains.com/community/opensource
- Submit your project details
- Get a 1-year All Products license
Your GitHub repos count. Even small tools and utilities.
What You're Getting
The All Products Pack normally costs $249/year (first year). It includes:
- IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate — Java, Kotlin, Spring
- WebStorm — JavaScript, TypeScript, React, Angular, Vue
- PyCharm Professional — Python, Django, FastAPI
- Rider — .NET, C#, Unity
- GoLand — Go
- DataGrip — Database management
- CLion — C/C++
- Plus all other JetBrains IDEs
Why This Matters
VS Code is great with extensions. But JetBrains IDEs have deeper refactoring, better debugging, and built-in database tools that VS Code can't match out of the box. Having both is the move.
$249/year of tooling for free. If you qualify, there's no reason not to apply.