What does Resume Builder do?
Free resume builder with ATS-friendly templates, live preview, A4 or US Letter PDF export, autosave and JSON import. No sign-up, nothing uploaded.
- Price
- Free
- Account
- Not required
- Processing
- Entirely in your browser; your data and files are not uploaded
- Works on
- Any modern browser on desktop, tablet or phone
- Category
- Business Tools
How to use the resume builder
- Pick a template, paper size (A4 or US Letter) and date format.
- Fill in your details, summary, experience, education and skills. Add optional projects, certifications and languages.
- Reorder or remove entries with the arrow and bin buttons. The preview updates as you type.
- Select Download PDF. Export JSON to keep an editable copy you can import later.
Worked example
One job, three bullet points
An Operations Coordinator role started in March 2022 with "I currently work here" switched on shows as "Mar 2022 - Present" (or "03/2022 - Present", or "2022 - Present", depending on the date format). The sample resume fits on one A4 page in all three templates, and the PDF contains real text that applicant tracking systems can read.
How it works
Your resume is turned into an ordered list of blocks (name, contact line, section headings, entries and bullet points). The preview renders those blocks as HTML. The PDF is created in your browser with pdf-lib using the standard Times or Helvetica fonts: each block is word-wrapped using the real font widths and placed on pages with automatic page breaks, keeping headings with the text that follows them.
Assumptions
- Standard PDF fonts cover Western European characters. Other scripts (for example Chinese, Arabic or Cyrillic) are replaced, and the tool warns you when that happens.
Frequently asked questions
Is it ATS friendly?
The templates are single-column, use real selectable text and standard section headings, with no tables, columns, icons or text inside images. That is the layout applicant tracking systems read most reliably. No tool can guarantee how a particular ATS will score a resume.
Where is my resume saved?
In this browser only, using local storage, so it is still there when you come back on the same device. It is not sent to our server. Clearing site data removes it, so export a JSON copy to keep it safe.
How do I write strong bullet points?
Start each line with an action verb, say what you did and, where you can back it up, the result (for example time saved or sales won). Keep each bullet to one or two lines and list the most relevant work first.
Limitations
- PDF fonts support Western European characters only; other characters are replaced with a warning.
- Page breaks in the PDF can fall slightly differently from the on-screen preview.
- No photo, columns or custom colours, by design, to stay ATS friendly.