Developer Tools for Students: JetBrains, Zed, Replit and the GitHub Pack

Learning to code mostly needs three things: a proper editor, an AI helper that does not run dry in the first week, and somewhere to run and deploy projects. These are the student-priced options on PerkShelf.

JetBrains Educational Pack

The JetBrains Educational Pack ($6.99) is a ready account with the education license for a year: IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate, PyCharm, WebStorm, GoLand, Rider, CLion and DataGrip on Windows, macOS and Linux. You get the email, its password and the JetBrains password.

Zed Pro Education

Zed Pro Education ($5.99) gives twelve months of Zed's fast open-source editor with Pro features, $10 a month of AI token credits and unlimited edit predictions. You sign in with the GitHub login in your order, using its 2FA secret.

Replit Core for three months

Replit Core ($12.99) is a ready login with $40 of credits in the first month and $20 in each month after, for Replit Agent, cloud workspaces and deployments. Change the password right after your first sign-in.

GitHub Student Developer Pack

A verified Student Developer Pack account ($13.99) runs for two years: GitHub Pro, Copilot through the student benefit, Codespaces and partner offers that follow each partner's own terms. Stock is small, so check the page before you plan around it.

The bundle

The Student Developer Kit ($19.99) groups JetBrains, Zed Pro and Replit Core in one payment. Each item still arrives as its own login in your order history, and the kit is only for sale while all three are in stock.

Frequently asked questions

Can I use these for client work?

No. The education licenses are for learning under each vendor's terms. Paid client work needs a commercial plan.

What happens when a term ends?

The paid features stop. Your code stays wherever you saved it, so push projects to a Git repository as you go.