JetBrains Student License: Official Eligibility & Application Guide (2026)

Important Eligibility Criteria (JetBrains Official Policy)

According to JetBrains' official policy (JetBrains Educational Eligibility), free individual educational licenses are strictly for learners and instructors at accredited educational institutions. Automated domain verification requires an institution recognized in the JetBrains SWOP database, or official verification via ISIC/student transcript. UES.edu.pl is a temporary testing sandbox and does not confer student eligibility.

Included JetBrains Professional IDEs

JetBrains provides verified students and faculty with non-commercial educational access to their flagship suite:

• IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate: Premier IDE for enterprise Java, Kotlin, Spring Boot, and cloud backend microservices.
• PyCharm Professional: Complete Python environment with Django, FastAPI, Data Science notebooks, and SQL profiling.
• WebStorm: State-of-the-art IDE for TypeScript, React, Next.js, Vue, and full-stack web applications.
• CLion & GoLand: High-performance development environments for C/C++, Rust, and Go systems programming.

Step-by-Step Verification Walkthrough

1. Step 1: Check your institution's eligibility & choose a verification method
   Confirm that you are actively enrolled at an accredited educational institution. JetBrains supports four official verification methods: (1) an email domain registered in the JetBrains SWOP database, (2) a verified GitHub Student Developer Pack account, (3) an ISIC/ITIC card, or (4) uploading an official enrollment document. (Note: UES.edu.pl is a temporary QA testing inbox, is not listed in SWOP, and cannot be used to apply for JetBrains student licenses).
2. Step 2: Visit the JetBrains Student Application Portal
   Go to jetbrains.com/shop/eform/students and select the verification tab that matches your official academic credentials.
3. Step 3: Complete official institutional verification
   If applying via a SWOP-recognized university email, enter the email address issued by your accredited school (do not enter a temporary @ues.edu.pl address) and click the confirmation link sent by JetBrains. If your school domain is not in SWOP, select "Official document" or "GitHub" to verify with your student ID, transcript, or verified GitHub Education account.
4. Step 4: Bind license to your permanent JetBrains Account & Activate IDE
   Once JetBrains approves your academic status, bind the educational license to your permanent personal JetBrains Account and sign in via JetBrains Toolbox or any JetBrains IDE.