What’s an Education Plan?

An Education plan includes a free Workspace with 50 GB of storage and Editor seats (depending on your education status) with access to the Mac app for one year.Academic Institutions are entitled to a Workspace with multiple seats – dependent on meeting certain criteria.Students currently enrolled in studies and employed Teachers can receive a Workspace with 1 Editor seat, which allows access to the Mac app.If you’re a Student or Teacher, you can use Sketch for free for as long as the use is part of your studies or the course you’re teaching. Similarly, if you represent an Academic Institution, you can freely offer Sketch to your students as part of your course(s).

How do I qualify for an Education plan?

If you’re a Student, you need to be 16 years of age or older, be enrolled at a College, University, High school, or an online course duration of at least 2 months. Also, if enrolled in a course, it’s required that the course fees are at a minimum the regular cost of Sketch.For Teachers, you’ll need to provide proof of your employment. If you’re applying on behalf of an Academic Institution, the Institution must include Sketch as part of the course(s) syllabus.We’re afraid that the Educational Plan does not apply to anyone with home-learning or Self-Education, Not-for-Profit organizations, and Marketing departments from Academic Institutions.

How long does it take for my request to process?

After your Workspace has been created and we receive your application form, you should hear from us via email within 2-3 business days. Please check your spam folder and contact our Support Team in case you haven’t heard back from us.

How many devices can I use with the Mac app?

As an Editor, you can use the Mac app across multiple devices simply by signing in with your Sketch account. You can follow our guide to download and sign into the Mac app.Each Editor in a Workspace can use their own Sketch account to log into the Sketch platform on any device they own – but sharing credentials to access and use Sketch is a violation of our terms of service agreement and may result in the suspension of your account.

Do you provide renewals for an Education plan?

Yes — we’ll gladly evaluate your renewal request. Re-apply through the Sketch for Education page to request an extension, and our team will review it and get in touch as soon as possible.

Who doesn’t get to use the free Education Workspace?

At this time we can’t offer a free Education Workspace for home learning/self-education purposes.We can’t grant Education Workspaces to non-profit organizations, start-ups, and marketing departments at educational institutions.There’s also a minimum age requirement for an Education Workspace – it’s 16. You might be wondering why. It’s a legal and privacy thing. Everybody who uses Sketch enters into a binding agreement, so our users need to be a minimum age to accept it. We also take privacy rules very seriously, such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).

I want to switch my paid subscription to a free Education Workspace. Will I get a refund for the time I haven’t used?

We’ll evaluate such cases individually, so do get in touch with us.

I have an existing Mac-only license account purchased with an Education discount. Can I switch to the current Education plan?

Please re-apply through the Sketch for Education page and mention your Mac-only license key in your application. Our team will review your request and get in touch as soon as possible.

Sketch for Education

Get Sketch for free as a student or educator Do your best work, faster — for free. With access to our design platform you’ll get a whole set of powerful tools, including a Mac app, web app and iPhone app — for design, prototyping and collaboration. All you need is a macOS compatible device.

How to apply

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It’s easy to get started

In just two simple steps you can design, prototype and collaborate with your classmates and colleagues (and maybe even your design idols).

You’ll need a macOS compatible device – our Mac app requires macOS Sequoia (15.0.0) or newer

1
Download Sketch

Download Sketch, start a trial and set up your Workspace (no credit card or payment details required). If you already have your own Workspace, you can skip this step!
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2
Answer a few questions

Tell us about your student or educator status using our application form — we need a few details as proof of eligibility (that’s all we’ll use those details for). Once we’ve verified you, you’ll have free access for a year!
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P.S.Once you’ve signed up, you can use Sketch for free — for 30 days — while we verify your application.

Education Store

Looking for a MacBook or iMac? Try Apple’s Education Store for discounts. Availability may depend on your country.

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Our design resources cover everything you need to build remarkable things — whether you’re brand new to design, returning to Sketch, or coming from other tools.

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Need help with a feature, or troubleshooting an issue? Check out our Help Center FAQs for quick answers, or explore our documentation for a deeper dive.

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What’s an Education Plan?

An Education plan includes a free Workspace with 50 GB of storage and Editor seats (depending on your education status) with access to the Mac app for one year.

Academic Institutions are entitled to a Workspace with multiple seats – dependent on meeting certain criteria.

Students currently enrolled in studies and employed Teachers can receive a Workspace with 1 Editor seat, which allows access to the Mac app.

If you’re a Student or Teacher, you can use Sketch for free for as long as the use is part of your studies or the course you’re teaching. Similarly, if you represent an Academic Institution, you can freely offer Sketch to your students as part of your course(s).
How do I qualify for an Education plan?

If you’re a Student, you need to be 16 years of age or older, be enrolled at a College, University, High school, or an online course duration of at least 2 months. Also, if enrolled in a course, it’s required that the course fees are at a minimum the regular cost of Sketch.

For Teachers, you’ll need to provide proof of your employment. If you’re applying on behalf of an Academic Institution, the Institution must include Sketch as part of the course(s) syllabus.

We’re afraid that the Educational Plan does not apply to anyone with home-learning or Self-Education, Not-for-Profit organizations, and Marketing departments from Academic Institutions.
How long does it take for my request to process?

After your Workspace has been created and we receive your application form, you should hear from us via email within 2-3 business days. Please check your spam folder and contact our Support Team in case you haven’t heard back from us.
How many devices can I use with the Mac app?

As an Editor, you can use the Mac app across multiple devices simply by signing in with your Sketch account. You can follow our guide to download and sign into the Mac app.

Each Editor in a Workspace can use their own Sketch account to log into the Sketch platform on any device they own – but sharing credentials to access and use Sketch is a violation of our terms of service agreement and may result in the suspension of your account.
Do you provide renewals for an Education plan?

Yes — we’ll gladly evaluate your renewal request. Re-apply through the Sketch for Education page to request an extension, and our team will review it and get in touch as soon as possible.
Who doesn’t get to use the free Education Workspace?

At this time we can’t offer a free Education Workspace for home learning/self-education purposes.

We can’t grant Education Workspaces to non-profit organizations, start-ups, and marketing departments at educational institutions.

There’s also a minimum age requirement for an Education Workspace – it’s 16. You might be wondering why. It’s a legal and privacy thing. Everybody who uses Sketch enters into a binding agreement, so our users need to be a minimum age to accept it. We also take privacy rules very seriously, such as the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA).
I want to switch my paid subscription to a free Education Workspace. Will I get a refund for the time I haven’t used?

We’ll evaluate such cases individually, so do get in touch with us.
I have an existing Mac-only license account purchased with an Education discount. Can I switch to the current Education plan?

Please re-apply through the Sketch for Education page and mention your Mac-only license key in your application. Our team will review your request and get in touch as soon as possible.

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Whether you’re a student, educator or institution, we’ll have you signed up, verified and making great work in no time.

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