Free & discounted STEM & research tools for students

MATLAB Student Suite

College

$119/year for MATLAB + Simulink + 11 toolboxes (annual subscription only; perpetual licenses discontinued January 2026)

JMP Student Edition

High school + College

Free 12-month statistical analysis license for students and instructors at accredited secondary and post-secondary institutions, renewable annually

Tableau Desktop Public Edition

High school + College

Free Tableau Desktop Public Edition for anyone, no student verification, no expiration; legacy annual student license for Desktop/Prep was discontinued Feb 2025

think-cell

College

Free 12-month license (full commercial product) for enrolled college students, no credit card required, renewable annually while enrolled

Mathematica Student Edition

High school + College

Discounted annual subscription (full-featured); many universities provide free access via campus site license

Overleaf Premium (Institutional)

College

Free Premium plan via university site license (where institution has subscribed); 20% student discount on individual paid plans via Student Beans for those without institutional access

Wolfram Mathematica

College

Student annual subscription at steep academic discount vs. ~$350+/yr personal or ~$2,150/yr commercial price; month, semester, and annual options available

Notion Education Plus

College

Free Plus plan (normally $10/month) for students and teachers who sign up with an eligible school email address at an accredited institution; 50% off Notion AI add-on for first 12 months

MATLAB Online

College

Free MATLAB Online via university Campus-Wide (TAH) license using .edu email, available at 2,400+ schools; without TAH, free basic tier offers 20 hrs/month

GeoGebra

High school + College

Free full math suite (algebra, geometry, 3D graphing, CAS, statistics), web and desktop, no account required

Mendeley

High school + College

Free reference manager with 2 GB cloud storage, PDF annotation, and citation tools for Word/LibreOffice, available to anyone, no student verification required

Zotero

High school + College

Free, open-source reference manager with desktop app and unlimited metadata sync; 300 MB free file storage (upgradeable via paid plans or free if university subscribes)

Desmos

High school + College

Free graphing calculator, 3D graphing, geometry, and scientific calculator tools, no account required

PhET Interactive Simulations

High school + College

Free physics, chemistry, biology, math, and earth science interactive simulations, no login required, available in 130+ languages

Vernier Graphical Analysis

High school + College

Free basic data-collection and graphing app for science students; advanced Pro features (custom curve fits, data sharing, experiment library) require a paid school site license