COVID-19 continues disrupting lives. Some are going through severe health situations. Others have lost their jobs. And by now, many of us are quarantined in our homes.
Life may feel tough now, but don't despair. This can be a time to learn new things, get better at your craft or enjoy (virtual) time with friends and family.
This page is a list of high-quality resources available for free or cheaper than usual due to the COVID-19: Learning Resources, Health & Fitness, Productivity, and Entertainment.
Last Updated: May 1, 2020
Learning Resources
1-year free access to business and personal development books summaries
Readitfor.me
See conditions at AppSumo
Free learning resources for intermediate and advanced developers
thoughtbot
40% discount on online art courses
Learn Squared
Available until April 30, 2020
Free access to plugins, courses and sounds for music producers
loopcloud
Useful if you have Loopcloud Studio installed. If not, there's a 30-day free trial.
3 months of free guitar lessons
Amped Guitar
Limited to 10,000 subscribers
1 free month access to Nanodegree programs
Udacity
Re-run of previous offer. Seems to be available only in USA, Canada, and Europe
Interactive courses on the science behind climate change solutions
Climate Science
Not particularly related to the current situation. But it is free, useful and relevant.
90 days of free access to learning resources for Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
Tableau
Access code: 2020elearning
Free courses on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (+free voucher for certification exam)
Microsoft
Training will take place from May 11 to May 13, 2020
82% discount on Management skills courses for technologists
CTO Academy
6 free ebooks and 50% discount in all ebooks
Manning
Available until May 30, 2020
Free SEO training
Moz
Available until May 31, 2020
Free Blogging For Business course
Ahrefs
Free bundle of members-only video courses
Real Python
Free online courses and community resources
Coursera
Not applicable to all courses
2 months of premium membership
Skillshare
Limited seats available
Free access to online learning content and certifications
Oracle
Available until May 15, 2020
3 months of free guitar, bass and ukulele lesson
Fender Play
Offer available to first 500,000 sign-ups
Free access to online classes
Milk Street Cooking School
Available until April 30, 2020
1 month of free access to Google Cloud training
Google
Free access to 500 million records and images for genealogy research
Ancestry
1 month of free access for students and teachers
Ella Spanish Verbs
Free access to Pluralsight's video courses
Pluralsight
Available until April 30, 2020. Only applicable for new accounts
3 months of free access Unity Learn Premium
Unity
1 year subscription to depression and anxiety recovery program
Lift
1. Using a web browser, sign-up for a free account
2. Click on your avatar and select Billing
3. Select Annual subscription. Use promo code: covidrecovery2020
Free access to Public Health journals
JSTOR
Free access to Photography classes
Nikon
Free access to +500 textbooks from multiple disciplines
Springer
PRODUCTIVITY
Free access to collaborative notetaking application
Supernotes
Available until July 31, 2020
90-day free trial of Final Cut Pro X
Apple
90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the Affinity suite
Affinity
Available until May 20, 2020
Free access to professional photo editing software (Luminar 3)
Skylum
75% off on first 3 months
Yayimages
Use code YAYCARES at checkout
50% discount in Bootstrap themes
Themesberg
Use code STAYATHOME50 at checkout
Free crisis mentoring
CTO Academy
Free 3-month subscription to Standard Ecommerce Plan
Webflow
Loom Pro free for Education
Loom
Loom Pro 50% off and extended trial
Loom
Available until July 1, 2020
Hangouts Meet Premium for all G Suite customers
Google
Available until July 1, 2020
Free Airtable Pro for students mutual aid projects
Airtable
Free access to Jira and Confluence for small teams
Atlassian
Maximum team size of 10 people
Free Zoom and GoToMeetings integrations
Calendly
Credits for Google Ads Small and Medium-sized Businesses
Google
For SMBs with active account since 2019
Free use of Livestorm Meet (remote video meeting solution)
Livestorm
20% Discount on Livestorm Webinar (large scale online meetings)
Livestorm
Extended 90-day free trial
Shopify
Free access to StackOverflow Teams' Basic Tier
StackOverflow
Available until June 30, 2020
Free home and cloud licenses to support work from home and online courses
Wolfram
Need to write an email to [email protected]
HEALTH & FITNESS
30-day free access to live and on-demand workouts
NEOU
Only available to new users
Free access to premium meditation program until the end of May
Simple Habit
Available until May 31, 2020
Free access to +2,000 video and audio workouts
ClassPass
Free access to library of online fitness video classes
YMCA
6-week free access to Fitness and Health program
Centr
Free sample of meditation program
Headspace
Free pre-recorded online classes
Core Power Yoga
Free access to GOLD's AMP (App)
Gold's Gym
Available until May 31, 2020
Try the Peloton App free for 90 days
Peloton
Access to NTC Premium (App) for free
Nike
Free access to all Apps (Yoga, HIIT, Barre, 7 Minutes)
DownDog
Available until May 1, 2020
90-day free membership to Runtastic
Adidas
Free access to health and wellness classes
CreativeLive
90-day free trial of Fitbit Premium
Fitbit
Free access to anxiety, stress, and depression relief program
Sanvello
50% off in their premium plans
Focus@will
ENTERTAINMENT
Free access to Crashlands
Butterscotch Shenanigans
Available until May 7, 2020NEW
Free access to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Frictional Games
Available until May 7, 2020NEW
Free access to Deus Ex GO
Square Enix
Available for limited time
Free access to the Digital Concert Hall
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Available until April 30, 2020
Free access to Cirque du Soleil shows online
Cirque du Soleil
Free access to Polyball
Steam
Available until May 1, 2020
Free access to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
PlayStation
Available until May 5, 2020
2 months of Kindle Unlimited for free
Amazon
Available until June 30, 2020
Free access to Scribd's library for 30 days
Scribd
Free access to selected stories
Audible
60 day trial period to Comixology Unlimited (Comics Reader)
Amazon
Free educational content in Minecraft Marketplace
Minecraft
Free access to 27 games
GOG
Free access to multiple games
Ubisoft
Free access to nightly Opera streams
The Met Opera
Free access to multiple resources from the Harry Potter brand
J.K. Rowling
Life may feel tough now, but don't despair. This can be a time to learn new things, get better at your craft or enjoy (virtual) time with friends and family.
This page is a list of high-quality resources available for free or cheaper than usual due to the COVID-19: Learning Resources, Health & Fitness, Productivity, and Entertainment.
Last Updated: May 1, 2020
Learning Resources
1-year free access to business and personal development books summaries
Readitfor.me
See conditions at AppSumo
Free learning resources for intermediate and advanced developers
thoughtbot
40% discount on online art courses
Learn Squared
Available until April 30, 2020
Free access to plugins, courses and sounds for music producers
loopcloud
Useful if you have Loopcloud Studio installed. If not, there's a 30-day free trial.
3 months of free guitar lessons
Amped Guitar
Limited to 10,000 subscribers
1 free month access to Nanodegree programs
Udacity
Re-run of previous offer. Seems to be available only in USA, Canada, and Europe
Interactive courses on the science behind climate change solutions
Climate Science
Not particularly related to the current situation. But it is free, useful and relevant.
90 days of free access to learning resources for Tableau Desktop and Tableau Prep
Tableau
Access code: 2020elearning
Free courses on Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (+free voucher for certification exam)
Microsoft
Training will take place from May 11 to May 13, 2020
82% discount on Management skills courses for technologists
CTO Academy
6 free ebooks and 50% discount in all ebooks
Manning
Available until May 30, 2020
Free SEO training
Moz
Available until May 31, 2020
Free Blogging For Business course
Ahrefs
Free bundle of members-only video courses
Real Python
Free online courses and community resources
Coursera
Not applicable to all courses
2 months of premium membership
Skillshare
Limited seats available
Free access to online learning content and certifications
Oracle
Available until May 15, 2020
3 months of free guitar, bass and ukulele lesson
Fender Play
Offer available to first 500,000 sign-ups
Free access to online classes
Milk Street Cooking School
Available until April 30, 2020
1 month of free access to Google Cloud training
Free access to 500 million records and images for genealogy research
Ancestry
1 month of free access for students and teachers
Ella Spanish Verbs
Free access to Pluralsight's video courses
Pluralsight
Available until April 30, 2020. Only applicable for new accounts
3 months of free access Unity Learn Premium
Unity
1 year subscription to depression and anxiety recovery program
Lift
1. Using a web browser, sign-up for a free account
2. Click on your avatar and select Billing
3. Select Annual subscription. Use promo code: covidrecovery2020
Free access to Public Health journals
JSTOR
Free access to Photography classes
Nikon
Free access to +500 textbooks from multiple disciplines
Springer
PRODUCTIVITY
Free access to collaborative notetaking application
Supernotes
Available until July 31, 2020
90-day free trial of Final Cut Pro X
Apple
90-day free trial of the Mac and Windows versions of the Affinity suite
Affinity
Available until May 20, 2020
Free access to professional photo editing software (Luminar 3)
Skylum
75% off on first 3 months
Yayimages
Use code YAYCARES at checkout
50% discount in Bootstrap themes
Themesberg
Use code STAYATHOME50 at checkout
Free crisis mentoring
CTO Academy
Free 3-month subscription to Standard Ecommerce Plan
Webflow
Loom Pro free for Education
Loom
Loom Pro 50% off and extended trial
Loom
Available until July 1, 2020
Hangouts Meet Premium for all G Suite customers
Available until July 1, 2020
Free Airtable Pro for students mutual aid projects
Airtable
Free access to Jira and Confluence for small teams
Atlassian
Maximum team size of 10 people
Free Zoom and GoToMeetings integrations
Calendly
Credits for Google Ads Small and Medium-sized Businesses
For SMBs with active account since 2019
Free use of Livestorm Meet (remote video meeting solution)
Livestorm
20% Discount on Livestorm Webinar (large scale online meetings)
Livestorm
Extended 90-day free trial
Shopify
Free access to StackOverflow Teams' Basic Tier
StackOverflow
Available until June 30, 2020
Free home and cloud licenses to support work from home and online courses
Wolfram
Need to write an email to [email protected]
HEALTH & FITNESS
30-day free access to live and on-demand workouts
NEOU
Only available to new users
Free access to premium meditation program until the end of May
Simple Habit
Available until May 31, 2020
Free access to +2,000 video and audio workouts
ClassPass
Free access to library of online fitness video classes
YMCA
6-week free access to Fitness and Health program
Centr
Free sample of meditation program
Headspace
Free pre-recorded online classes
Core Power Yoga
Free access to GOLD's AMP (App)
Gold's Gym
Available until May 31, 2020
Try the Peloton App free for 90 days
Peloton
Access to NTC Premium (App) for free
Nike
Free access to all Apps (Yoga, HIIT, Barre, 7 Minutes)
DownDog
Available until May 1, 2020
90-day free membership to Runtastic
Adidas
Free access to health and wellness classes
CreativeLive
90-day free trial of Fitbit Premium
Fitbit
Free access to anxiety, stress, and depression relief program
Sanvello
50% off in their premium plans
Focus@will
ENTERTAINMENT
Free access to Crashlands
Butterscotch Shenanigans
Available until May 7, 2020NEW
Free access to Amnesia: The Dark Descent
Frictional Games
Available until May 7, 2020NEW
Free access to Deus Ex GO
Square Enix
Available for limited time
Free access to the Digital Concert Hall
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Available until April 30, 2020
Free access to Cirque du Soleil shows online
Cirque du Soleil
Free access to Polyball
Steam
Available until May 1, 2020
Free access to Uncharted: The Nathan Drake Collection
PlayStation
Available until May 5, 2020
2 months of Kindle Unlimited for free
Amazon
Available until June 30, 2020
Free access to Scribd's library for 30 days
Scribd
Free access to selected stories
Audible
60 day trial period to Comixology Unlimited (Comics Reader)
Amazon
Free educational content in Minecraft Marketplace
Minecraft
Free access to 27 games
GOG
Free access to multiple games
Ubisoft
Free access to nightly Opera streams
The Met Opera
Free access to multiple resources from the Harry Potter brand
J.K. Rowling
- Good luck and stay safe!
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