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A free cover letter builder. Write your letter yourself in a blank editor, or bring your résumé and a job description and get a first draft built from sentences your résumé can support.

Choose Write a letter to open a blank editor, or Start with your résumé to import it and review what was read. Under Details & drafting add the role, the company and the job description, then Create new draft.

Each paragraph has its own Details, which shows the line of your résumé a sentence came from. When the posting asks for something your résumé cannot show, the draft says so in one plain sentence instead of claiming it. Edit every word, choose a design, and download PDF or Word.

How the free cover letter builder works

1. Write a letter or start with your résumé — Open a blank editor, or import your résumé and check what was read.
2. Add the job — Under Details & drafting, add the role, the company and the job description, then press Create new draft.
3. Edit your letter — Each block has a word count and a Details button that shows which line of your résumé a sentence came from.
4. Review and download — Go through the Before you send checklist, choose one of 12 designs and download PDF or Word, or copy the text. /cover-letter-designs

The draft only states what your résumé shows. A requirement it cannot support is named in one sentence, not claimed.

Guides for this tool

• How to write a cover letter
• Cover letter format
• How to open a cover letter
• How long a cover letter should be
• Cover letter with no experience
• How to end a cover letter
• A letter from a PDF résumé you have
• Software engineer cover letter example
• Nurse cover letter example
• Teacher cover letter example

Questions

Is this cover letter builder free, with no sign up?

Yes. There is no account and no payment. Writing, drafting, the designs and PDF and Word downloads are free.

Can it write a cover letter from my résumé?

Yes. Start with your résumé, add the role, company and job description under Details & drafting, and press Create new draft. The sentences come from what your résumé shows.

Do I need a résumé?

No. Choose Write a letter to open a blank editor and write it yourself. A job description is needed only to create a draft.

Does it make up experience?

No. Each sentence can be traced to a line of your résumé under the paragraph's Details. When the posting asks for something your résumé does not show, the letter says so plainly.

Can I edit the letter?

Yes. Every block is yours to rewrite, with its own word count, and you can restore the wording built from your evidence.

How long should the letter be?

The review shows the length in words in its Before you send checklist, beside the recipient and signature checks. Most letters work at three to four short paragraphs.

Can I keep older drafts?

Yes. Save versions and choose an earlier one on the review; up to 12 are kept.

What happens to the text I use?

Your work is kept in this browser. A file you import is read here first, and only the text it contains is sent to be sorted into fields — if this browser cannot read the file, the file itself is sent instead. The text of a résumé or a letter is sent to our server when you run the ATS check, ask for a draft, or export a PDF.