diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/community/page.tsx b/apps/web/src/app/community/page.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..d993f83
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+++ b/apps/web/src/app/community/page.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,289 @@
+import { Metadata } from 'next'
+import Link from 'next/link'
+import { Header } from '@/components/marketing/header'
+import { Footer } from '@/components/marketing/footer'
+import { Button } from '@/components/ui/button'
+import { Badge } from '@/components/ui/badge'
+import { Breadcrumbs } from '@/components/seo/breadcrumbs'
+import {
+  GraduationCap,
+  Code2,
+  Heart,
+  Mail,
+  Check,
+  ArrowRight,
+  Github,
+  BookOpen,
+  Users,
+} from 'lucide-react'
+import { generateMetadata as generateSeoMetadata } from '@/lib/seo'
+
+export const metadata: Metadata = generateSeoMetadata({
+  title: 'Free for Students & Open Source',
+  description:
+    'data-peek is free for students, educators, and open source developers. Get a free Pro license — just send us an email.',
+  keywords: [
+    'free database client students',
+    'free SQL editor students',
+    'open source database tool',
+    'free PostgreSQL client',
+    'student developer tools',
+    'free database IDE',
+  ],
+  path: '/community',
+})
+
+const programs = [
+  {
+    title: 'Students & Educators',
+    icon: GraduationCap,
+    description: 'Currently enrolled students, teachers, professors, and academic researchers.',
+    color: '#4ade80',
+    eligible: [
+      'University & college students',
+      'High school students learning to code',
+      'Teachers & professors',
+      'Academic researchers',
+      'Coding bootcamp students',
+    ],
+  },
+  {
+    title: 'Open Source Developers',
+    icon: Code2,
+    description:
+      'Active contributors and maintainers of open source projects.',
+    color: '#6b8cf5',
+    eligible: [
+      'OSS project maintainers',
+      'Active open source contributors',
+      'Open source project leads',
+      'Non-profit developers',
+      'Community project builders',
+    ],
+  },
+]
+
+export default function CommunityPage() {
+  return (
+    <div className="min-h-screen">
+      <Header />
+
+      <main className="pt-24 sm:pt-32 pb-16 sm:pb-20">
+        <div className="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 mb-6">
+          <Breadcrumbs items={[{ label: 'Community', href: '/community' }]} />
+        </div>
+
+        {/* Hero Section */}
+        <section className="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 text-center mb-12 sm:mb-20">
+          <Badge variant="default" size="lg" className="mb-4 sm:mb-6 text-xs sm:text-sm">
+            <Heart className="w-3 h-3 sm:w-3.5 sm:h-3.5 mr-1 sm:mr-1.5" />
+            Free Pro License
+          </Badge>
+
+          <h1
+            className="text-3xl sm:text-4xl md:text-5xl lg:text-6xl font-semibold tracking-tight mb-4 sm:mb-6"
+            style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+          >
+            Free for students
+            <br />
+            & open source devs
+          </h1>
+
+          <p
+            className="text-base sm:text-lg text-[--color-text-secondary] max-w-xl mx-auto mb-6 sm:mb-8 px-2"
+            style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-body)' }}
+          >
+            We believe great tools should be accessible to everyone.
+            <br className="hidden sm:block" />
+            <span className="sm:hidden"> </span>
+            If you&apos;re a student or building open source, data-peek Pro is on us.
+          </p>
+
+          <Button size="lg" asChild>
+            <Link href="mailto:hello@datapeek.dev?subject=Free%20Pro%20License%20Request">
+              <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
+              Email us for a free license
+            </Link>
+          </Button>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* Program Cards */}
+        <section className="max-w-5xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 mb-12 sm:mb-20">
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-4 sm:gap-6">
+            {programs.map((program) => (
+              <div
+                key={program.title}
+                className="rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl bg-[--color-surface] border border-[--color-border] p-5 sm:p-8"
+              >
+                {/* Program Header */}
+                <div className="flex items-center gap-2.5 sm:gap-3 mb-4 sm:mb-6">
+                  <div
+                    className="w-10 h-10 sm:w-12 sm:h-12 rounded-lg sm:rounded-xl flex items-center justify-center"
+                    style={{
+                      backgroundColor: `${program.color}15`,
+                      border: `1px solid ${program.color}30`,
+                    }}
+                  >
+                    <program.icon
+                      className="w-5 h-5 sm:w-6 sm:h-6"
+                      style={{ color: program.color }}
+                    />
+                  </div>
+                  <div>
+                    <h3
+                      className="text-base sm:text-lg font-medium"
+                      style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+                    >
+                      {program.title}
+                    </h3>
+                    <p className="text-xs sm:text-sm text-[--color-text-muted]">
+                      {program.description}
+                    </p>
+                  </div>
+                </div>
+
+                {/* Eligibility List */}
+                <ul className="space-y-2.5 sm:space-y-3">
+                  {program.eligible.map((item) => (
+                    <li key={item} className="flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
+                      <div className="w-4 h-4 sm:w-5 sm:h-5 rounded-full bg-[--color-success]/10 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
+                        <Check className="w-2.5 h-2.5 sm:w-3 sm:h-3 text-[--color-success]" />
+                      </div>
+                      <span className="text-xs sm:text-sm text-[--color-text-secondary]">
+                        {item}
+                      </span>
+                    </li>
+                  ))}
+                </ul>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* What You Get */}
+        <section className="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 mb-12 sm:mb-20">
+          <div className="rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl bg-[--color-surface] border border-[--color-border] p-5 sm:p-8">
+            <h2
+              className="text-lg sm:text-xl font-medium mb-4 sm:mb-6"
+              style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+            >
+              What you get
+            </h2>
+            <ul className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-2 gap-2.5 sm:gap-3">
+              {[
+                'Full Pro license',
+                'All features unlocked',
+                'PostgreSQL, MySQL, SQL Server',
+                'Unlimited connections',
+                'AI Assistant (BYOK)',
+                'All future updates',
+                'Commercial use at school/OSS',
+                '3 device activations',
+              ].map((feature) => (
+                <li key={feature} className="flex items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
+                  <div className="w-4 h-4 sm:w-5 sm:h-5 rounded-full bg-[--color-accent]/10 flex items-center justify-center flex-shrink-0">
+                    <Check className="w-2.5 h-2.5 sm:w-3 sm:h-3 text-[--color-accent]" />
+                  </div>
+                  <span className="text-xs sm:text-sm text-[--color-text-secondary]">
+                    {feature}
+                  </span>
+                </li>
+              ))}
+            </ul>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* How to Get It */}
+        <section className="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6 mb-12 sm:mb-20">
+          <h2
+            className="text-lg sm:text-xl font-medium mb-4 sm:mb-6 text-center"
+            style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+          >
+            How to get your free license
+          </h2>
+          <div className="grid grid-cols-1 sm:grid-cols-3 gap-4 sm:gap-6">
+            {[
+              {
+                step: '01',
+                icon: Mail,
+                title: 'Send an email',
+                description: 'Email hello@datapeek.dev with a brief intro.',
+              },
+              {
+                step: '02',
+                icon: BookOpen,
+                title: 'Tell us about yourself',
+                description:
+                  'Share your school, project, or GitHub profile.',
+              },
+              {
+                step: '03',
+                icon: Users,
+                title: 'Get your license',
+                description: "We'll send you a Pro license key, usually within 24 hours.",
+              },
+            ].map((item) => (
+              <div
+                key={item.step}
+                className="rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl bg-[--color-surface] border border-[--color-border] p-4 sm:p-6 text-center"
+              >
+                <span
+                  className="text-xs text-[--color-accent] mb-2 block"
+                  style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-mono)' }}
+                >
+                  {item.step}
+                </span>
+                <div className="w-10 h-10 rounded-xl bg-[--color-accent]/10 flex items-center justify-center mx-auto mb-3">
+                  <item.icon className="w-5 h-5 text-[--color-accent]" />
+                </div>
+                <h3
+                  className="text-sm font-medium mb-1.5"
+                  style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+                >
+                  {item.title}
+                </h3>
+                <p className="text-xs text-[--color-text-muted]">{item.description}</p>
+              </div>
+            ))}
+          </div>
+        </section>
+
+        {/* CTA Section */}
+        <section className="max-w-3xl mx-auto px-4 sm:px-6">
+          <div className="rounded-xl sm:rounded-2xl bg-gradient-to-r from-[--color-accent]/10 to-transparent border border-[--color-accent]/20 p-5 sm:p-8 text-center">
+            <h2
+              className="text-lg sm:text-xl font-medium mb-1.5 sm:mb-2"
+              style={{ fontFamily: 'var(--font-display)' }}
+            >
+              Ready to get started?
+            </h2>
+            <p className="text-xs sm:text-sm text-[--color-text-secondary] mb-4 sm:mb-6">
+              Just send us an email. No forms, no verification hoops. We&apos;ll hook you up.
+            </p>
+            <div className="flex flex-col sm:flex-row items-center justify-center gap-3">
+              <Button asChild>
+                <Link href="mailto:hello@datapeek.dev?subject=Free%20Pro%20License%20Request">
+                  <Mail className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  Email us
+                  <ArrowRight className="w-4 h-4" />
+                </Link>
+              </Button>
+              <Button variant="secondary" asChild>
+                <Link
+                  href="https://github.com/Rohithgilla12/data-peek"
+                  target="_blank"
+                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                >
+                  <Github className="w-4 h-4" />
+                  View on GitHub
+                </Link>
+              </Button>
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </section>
+      </main>
+
+      <Footer />
+    </div>
+  )
+}
diff --git a/apps/web/src/app/sitemap.ts b/apps/web/src/app/sitemap.ts
index 6107e3f..19053c6 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/app/sitemap.ts
+++ b/apps/web/src/app/sitemap.ts
@@ -64,6 +64,12 @@ export default function sitemap(): MetadataRoute.Sitemap {
       priority: 0.7,
     },
     ...compareUrls,
+    {
+      url: `${BASE_URL}/community`,
+      lastModified: new Date(),
+      changeFrequency: "monthly" as const,
+      priority: 0.8,
+    },
     {
       url: `${BASE_URL}/privacy`,
       lastModified: new Date(),
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/marketing/footer.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/marketing/footer.tsx
index a3839ab..99c33c4 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/marketing/footer.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/marketing/footer.tsx
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ const footerLinks = {
     },
     { label: "Blog", href: "/blog" },
     { label: "FAQ", href: "/#faq" },
+    { label: "Students & OSS", href: "/community" },
     { label: "Support", href: "mailto:gillarohith1@gmail.com", external: true },
   ],
   Legal: [
diff --git a/apps/web/src/components/marketing/pricing.tsx b/apps/web/src/components/marketing/pricing.tsx
index cc2c0b2..7a2a94f 100644
--- a/apps/web/src/components/marketing/pricing.tsx
+++ b/apps/web/src/components/marketing/pricing.tsx
@@ -204,16 +204,14 @@ export function Pricing() {
                 trust you.
               </p>
               <p className="text-sm text-[--color-text-secondary]">
-                <strong>Students & educators:</strong> Use it free!{" "}
+                <strong>Students, educators & OSS devs:</strong> Use it free!{" "}
                 <Link
-                  href="https://x.com/gillarohith"
-                  target="_blank"
-                  rel="noopener noreferrer"
+                  href="/community"
                   className="text-[--color-accent] hover:underline"
                 >
-                  DM me
-                </Link>{" "}
-                for a free license.
+                  Get a free license
+                </Link>
+                {'.'}
               </p>
             </div>
           </div>