DreamSpark Question

[JC0724]

So I set up a DreamSpark account as a student last semester, and I downloaded Visual Studio 2013 professional. I guess it was on a 90 day trail, so I just expired, but I thought as a student I got the full download for free with no expiration time.

I still would like to use it, as I am still in school. I think I maybe able to download it again but I don't want to go threw all of that trouble and would just like to find a license key.

Any ideas on how I can do that? Or is there a free version of Visual Studio 2013 that I can use?

 

[Kai]

Make sure that you're using the key that was provided to you upon "checkout" during the Dreamspark checkout process. It is indeed "unlimited", though with caveats.

 

[TType85]

You could always just use the VS Community Edition
http://www.visualstudio.com/en-us/products/visual-studio-community-vs.aspx

It is basically VS 2013 Pro.

 

[JC0724]

ok so does VS Community Edition come with a trail period or can I use it for as long as I want?

 

[Snowknight26]

It's free forever.