# Academic license

**URL:** <https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654>\
**Category:** Help\
**Created:** [August 16, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654 "2024-08-16T20:11:41Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![matvil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/matvil/32/7356_2.png) [@matvil](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/matvil)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654/1 "2024-08-16T20:11:41Z")

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I am considering migrating my teaching Observable notebooks to Framework. Are there any plans for a reduced rate Pro-like license for academic instructors? My teaching has generated some interest in, and definitive awareness about, Observable among my students. As teachers, we are definitely spreading the word, so this would make sense from a business point of view. The academic Pro version could keep the Observable watermark.

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**Author:** ![mbostock](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/mbostock/32/9_2.png) [@mbostock](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/mbostock)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 8:56pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654/2 "2024-08-16T20:56:44Z")

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Observable Framework is already free and open source for everyone.

Are you also interested in using Observable’s cloud service (with hosting for Framework apps and notebooks)?

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**Author:** ![matvil](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/talk.observablehq.com/matvil/32/7356_2.png) [@matvil](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/matvil)\
**Post date:** [August 16, 2024, 9:32pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654/3 "2024-08-16T21:32:00Z")

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Yes, sorry, should have said that I meant including hosting (more than one project) at Observable. I can/will ask my University to host it, but that is always a bit of a nuisance.

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**Author:** ![Ananya](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/50afbb/32.png) [@Ananya](https://talk.observablehq.com/u/Ananya)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2024, 3:07pm UTC](https://talk.observablehq.com/t/academic-license/9654/4 "2024-08-27T15:07:18Z")

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> [@matvil](#):
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> m considering migrating my teaching Observable notebooks to Framework. Are there any plans for a reduced rate Pro-like license for academic instructors? My teaching has generated some interest in, and definitive awareness about, Observable among my students. As teachers, we are definitely spreading the word, so this would make sense from a business point of view. The academic Pro version could keep the O

Please reach out to support via this form: [Contact Us / Educators Network | Observable](https://observablehq.com/@educators-network/contact-edu)

Thanks!