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Free PDF exports

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Templates on the free plan

9

Templates in total

What does “free” actually get you?

Nearly every resume builder is free to write in. The difference shows up at the download button.

Free tier comparison of online resume builders, checked August 2026
Builder What the free plan gives you Cheapest paid plan
UiResume Unlimited real PDF downloads, 3 templates, no account required $9.90/mo
Zety Build free — then pay to download ~$25.95 / 4 weeks
Resume.io Plain-text export only on the free plan ~$24.95 / 4 weeks
Rezi 3 PDF downloads total, for life $29/mo
Kickresume Unlimited downloads, but 4 templates, no AI $19/mo
Enhancv Basic building, most features locked $19/mo

Every row is the month-to-month rate, so the comparison is like for like — UiResume Pro is $5.75/mo if you pay annually. Competitor free-tier behaviour and pricing checked August 2026 from each provider's public pricing page. Plans change — please verify before deciding.

Try it — download free, no account

Built to get out of your way.

Everything below is on the free plan. The paid tier adds templates and removes the daily AI cap — it does not unlock the door.

Tailor to a job

Paste the posting. Approve each change.

Your summary and experience get rewritten against the job description — and nothing lands until you say so. Every edit is shown next to the original with the keywords that justified it, and one click undoes it.

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Templates

Nine layouts, three free.

All typeset to survive an ATS parser. Switching template never loses your content.

ATS check

Score it before you send it.

Test the finished resume against a real posting and see which keywords are missing. Try it without building anything.

Cover letters

A matching letter, generated.

Live A4 preview, three letter templates, tone selector, same PDF export.

No account

Start typing immediately.

No sign-up wall, no email gate, no card. Register only when you want to save work.

Written help

AI that shows you its limits.

Four things the assistant does, all of them free to try before you decide whether any of this is worth paying for. No trial countdown, no card on file.

  • Rewrite any bullet point in place
  • Tailor your summary and experience to a job description
  • Score the finished resume against a real posting
  • Generate a matching cover letter

Daily AI allowance

Not signed in 2
Free account 6
Pro Unlimited

Counted per feature on a rolling 24-hour window, so the bullet rewriter and the ATS check don't eat each other's allowance. Downloading your PDF is never counted, and never limited.

Four steps, then you're applying.

No writer's block, no formatting fights. The preview is live from the first keystroke.

STEP 01

Choose a template

Nine layouts, three of them free. All built to parse cleanly in an applicant tracking system.

STEP 02

Fill in your details

Add experience and skills. Ask for a rewrite on any line you are not happy with.

STEP 03

Adjust and preview

Change the accent colour, font size and section order. The A4 page updates as you type.

STEP 04

Download and apply

Export a real, formatted PDF. As many times as you want, without an account.

Questions people actually ask.

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Yes, and the download is not the paywall. Build your resume and export a real, formatted PDF free — as many times as you like, with no account and no card. The free plan includes 3 templates plus a daily allowance of AI writing help, cover letter generation and ATS checks. Pro is $9.90 a month, or $5.75 a month billed annually, and unlocks all 9 templates, unlimited CVs and uncapped AI.

A resume is a concise summary of your professional experience, skills and education. Its job is to get you an interview, not to tell your whole story.

Entry-level employers do not expect extensive work history. Lead with education, volunteer work, projects and transferable skills. The AI suggestions will help you frame all of it in the language employers scan for.

The core sections are contact information, a professional summary, work experience, education and skills. Optional but often decisive: projects, certifications, volunteering and languages.

The three formats are reverse-chronological (most common — newest experience first), functional (skill-based, useful for career changers) and combination. Reverse-chronological is the safe choice for most people.

One page for most candidates. Two is acceptable with 10+ years of directly relevant experience, but rarely more. Recruiters spend an average of six seconds on a first pass.

Each entry needs a job title, company and location, employment dates, and three to five bullet points describing what you achieved — action verb first, with numbers wherever you have them.

Build it. Download it. Free.

No account to start. No card to finish. The PDF you export is the real one — not a watermarked preview of a resume you have to buy back.

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