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Free Resume & Job Search Tools

13 small tools that solve the specific problems a job search throws at you — how long your CV should be, which keywords a posting screens for, whether your fonts survive the ATS, what to write after an offer lands. Each one runs entirely in your browser, needs no account, and stores nothing on our servers.

Resume writing tools

Get the length, the wording and the impact of your CV right before anyone reads it.

ATS friendly resume template illustration showing a clean single-column CV with Word and PDF download badges

Three single-column resume templates tested for ATS parsing. Download them free in Word or PDF, or open them in Google Docs.

Resume word counter illustration showing a CV page with a word count meter and page estimate

Paste or upload your CV to get an instant word count, page estimate and a length verdict based on your experience level.

Resume length checker illustration showing a CV page with margin guides and a page count badge

Check your page count, margins and font size, and find out whether one or two pages is right for your experience.

Bullet point generator illustration showing a weak resume line rewritten with strong action verbs

Rewrite a weak bullet point into three stronger versions and browse 60+ resume action verbs by category.

Resume buzzword checker illustration showing clichés highlighted in a CV with stronger replacements

Paste your resume to flag clichés, weak verbs and filler words, with a stronger replacement for every one.

ATS and formatting tools

Make sure the screening software can read your file and finds the keywords it is looking for.

Keyword extractor illustration showing a job description with highlighted ATS keywords

Paste a job description and pull out the skills, tools and ATS keywords the employer actually screens for.

ATS resume viewer illustration showing a formatted CV next to the plain text a parser extracts from it

Upload your CV and see the plain text an applicant tracking system extracts, with the fields and sections it can find.

Resume file name checker illustration comparing a messy file name with an ATS-friendly one

Score your resume file name against ATS naming rules and generate a clean, recruiter-friendly replacement.

ATS font checker illustration comparing an ATS-safe font with a risky decorative font on a resume

Browse safe vs risky resume fonts and scan your CV for columns, tables and images that break ATS parsing.

Application and communication tools

Everything around the resume: letters, signatures and the emails that follow an offer.

Email signature generator illustration showing a professional signature block with name, title and contact details

Fill in your details, pick one of four templates and copy a ready-to-paste HTML email signature.

Cover letter word counter illustration showing a letter with a word count and reading time badge

Check the length, reading time and sentence quality of your cover letter before you send it.

Job search management

Keep the search organised and negotiate properly when the offer arrives.

Salary negotiation email generator illustration showing an offer email draft with a salary figure

Turn your offer details into a polished counter-offer email written in three different tones.

Job application tracker illustration showing a table of applications with status labels

Log every application with company, role, date, status and notes. Saved in your browser, exportable to Excel.

How to use these tools together

Each tool answers one question, and they line up in the order a job search actually happens. Write or rebuild the CV first — the free resume builder gives you an ATS-friendly structure to start from, or download one of the ATS friendly resume templates. Tighten the writing with the bullet point generator, strip out clichés with the buzzword checker, then confirm the page count and margins with the length checker.

Before each application, paste the posting into the keyword extractor and add the terms you genuinely match. Open the file in the ATS resume viewer to see the plain text a parser extracts, run it through the font and formatting checker, fix anything either flags, and give the file a proper name. Then scan the finished CV with our free ATS checker for a score and a keyword gap report before you send it.

After that it is process: log the application in the tracker, write the cover letter and check its length, keep your email signature working for you, and when an offer arrives, use the negotiation email generator rather than accepting the first number.

Frequently asked questions

Are these resume tools really free?

Every tool on this page is free with no account, no trial and no card. There is no premium tier hiding the useful half of the results — what you see is the whole tool.

Do the tools store my resume or personal data?

No. Every tool runs entirely inside your browser: text analysis, file parsing and generation happen on your device, and nothing is uploaded to our servers. The job application tracker saves to your browser's local storage, which only you can read.

Which tool should I start with?

If you have a CV already, start with the free ATS resume scan to find out what the screening software makes of it. If you are writing from scratch, start with the resume builder, then use the word counter and bullet point generator to tighten what you have written.

Do I need to install anything?

Nothing. Each tool is a web page that works in any modern desktop or mobile browser — no extension, no download, no plugin.

Start with the check that matters most

Upload your CV for a free ATS compatibility score, a keyword gap report and a prioritised list of fixes — in under 30 seconds, with no signup and nothing stored.