Free ATS
resume checker.
Paste your resume below and this tool reports what an applicant tracking system can and cannot read in it. It runs entirely in your browser. Nothing is uploaded, stored, or sent anywhere. It is free and there is no sign-up.
Paste text, not a PDF. This tool deliberately does not parse PDF or image files, because how a PDF extracts to text is exactly the variable an applicant tracking system struggles with, and a browser-side PDF reader would hide that from you. Copying the text yourself shows you what the machine sees.
Add a job posting and the tool measures how much of its vocabulary appears in your resume.
Runs in your browser. Your resume never leaves this device. There is no server call, no database, and no analytics on the text you paste. Close the tab and it is gone.
Your results will appear here. Paste a resume and select "Check my resume".
Read this before you trust the number
There is no such thing as a standard, official "ATS score". No two applicant tracking systems calculate one the same way, and most do not calculate one at all. The vendors that sell a score disagree with each other about what a good one is. So treat the number above as one tool's opinion about machine readability and keyword overlap, which is all any honest checker can actually measure, and not as a verdict from the software a real employer uses.
You have probably read that "75% of resumes are rejected by an ATS before a human sees them". That figure traces back to a company that no longer exists and has been debunked by recruiters and researchers. Aside from explicit knock-out questions you answer yourself, an applicant tracking system does not autonomously reject applications. What it does do is parse and index your resume so recruiters can search it. If it parses your resume badly, you stop appearing in those searches, which has a similar effect to rejection without anyone deciding to reject you.
So the useful goal is not to chase a score. It is to make sure the machine can read every word, and that the words a recruiter would search for are present. That is what this tool checks, and nothing more.
Every check, and why an ATS cares.
The score is built from plain, checkable heuristics. Here is the full list, so you can see there is no black box behind it.
| Check | Why a system cares |
|---|---|
| Contact email present | Parsers extract your email into a contact field. If they cannot find one, a recruiter has no way to reach you from the system. |
| Phone number present | Same reason as email. A missing or oddly formatted number can drop out of the parsed contact record. |
| Standard section headings | Systems map your content into Experience, Education, and Skills. Non-standard headings can leave whole sections unmapped. |
| Sensible length | Too short and there is little for a recruiter's search to match. Too long and keyword density thins out. |
| Quantified achievements | Numbers and percentages signal impact to a human reader and give the parser concrete tokens rather than vague verbs. |
| Not built from tables or columns | Multi-column layouts and tables often serialise into a scrambled reading order, so your sentences arrive jumbled. |
| Plain character set | Symbol fonts, ligatures, and decorative glyphs can extract as blank boxes or the wrong letters entirely. |
| Keyword overlap with the job | Recruiters search the system for the words in their posting. Your resume needs those words, used honestly, to surface. |
Common questions.
What the tool does, what it refuses to do, and why.
Is my resume stored or sent anywhere?
No. The entire check runs in JavaScript inside your browser. There is no upload, no server request, and no database. The text you paste is never transmitted, and it is gone the moment you close the tab. You can confirm this by opening your browser's network panel and watching that nothing is sent when you run the check.
Why do I have to paste text instead of a PDF?
Because how a PDF converts to plain text is the exact thing an applicant tracking system struggles with. If this tool parsed the PDF for you with a clever browser library, it would hide the problem you are trying to find. Copying the text yourself, the same way a machine would extract it, shows you what the system actually receives.
Is the score a real ATS score?
No, and no honest tool can give you one. There is no standard ATS score, real systems calculate readability and search relevance differently or not at all, and vendors disagree about what a good number is. This score reflects machine readability and keyword overlap only. Treat it as guidance, not a grade from the software an employer runs.
Will a high score get me the job?
No. A clean, readable resume with the right keywords keeps you present in a recruiter's searches, which is worth doing. It does not replace relevant experience, a referral, or a strong portfolio. The score removes a mechanical obstacle, it does not make the hiring decision.
What about the claim that ATS software rejects most resumes?
The widely repeated "75% of resumes are rejected by ATS" statistic has been traced to a defunct company and professionally debunked. Outside of knock-out questions you answer yourself, these systems parse and index resumes for recruiters to search, they do not autonomously reject them. A badly parsed resume simply stops appearing in searches.
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