CV / Resume Maker

How to use CV / Resume Maker

1. Choose Create New CV, or Upload Existing CV to import a PDF, DOCX, JPG or PNG file.
2. For an upload, review the extracted text, then choose Change Design Only to keep your wording exactly as it is.
3. Edit your personal details, summary, experience, education, skills and any extra sections. Add, remove or reorder entries.
4. Pick a template, then adjust colours, font, spacing, margins and A4 or US Letter paper while the live preview updates.
5. Check every page in the preview and download the PDF. Optionally save a draft in this browser to continue later.

Features

• 44 CV templates in two clear groups: 24 Colorful & Modern designs (colour headers and sidebars, geometric, monogram and photo layouts) and 20 White & Classic designs (clean white pages, white two-column layouts and formal single columns). They are built from 28 distinct layout structures; colour is always your choice, not a separate template.
• At least 10 templates in each of 11 categories: Executive, Corporate, Creative, ATS-Friendly, Modern, Minimal, International, Photo, Technical / IT, Student / Graduate and Sales & Marketing.
• Every gallery preview is the real first page of the PDF the template produces, with a full-page preview before you choose.
• A live preview drawn from the same PDF file you download, so the result matches what you see.
• Automatic multipage layout with page numbers, on A4 or US Letter paper.
• Import from PDF, DOCX, JPG or PNG with local text extraction, plus English OCR for scanned pages.
• Editable sections: summary, experience, education, skills, languages, certifications, projects, awards, volunteering, references, links and custom sections.
• Compact, Normal and Spacious layouts plus separate controls for margins, section, entry and paragraph spacing and line height. A Fit button tightens spacing to remove a near-empty last page without changing your font size.
• Edit imported text paragraph by paragraph: rewrite, reorder or delete any line, remove blank lines, re-join lines split by the original PDF and add manual page breaks.
• Profile photo controls: size, zoom and crop, horizontal and vertical position, circle, rounded or square shape, left, centre or right placement where the template allows, and an optional border colour.
• Accent and sidebar colours, font and A4 or US Letter paper, with a matching cover letter in the Cover Letter Maker.
• Guided steps (Heading, Work History, Education, Skills, Summary, Finalize) with a completeness indicator that counts only the core sections, so optional details are never required.
• Undo and redo, duplicate a CV, and optional drafts saved only in this browser.
• Download a designed PDF or a simple editable Word (DOCX) file.
• Selectable-text PDF with no watermark.

Supported formats and limitations

Import: PDF (up to 12 pages), DOCX, JPG, JPEG and PNG, up to 15 MB. Export: PDF on A4 or US Letter.

• Imported text is tidied (line breaks, bullets, page numbers and repeated page headers) and split into entries, but words are not changed. Check names, dates, titles and multi-column reading order before downloading.
• Scanned documents and images use English OCR, which can misread text; review every detail.
• AI rewriting is not available: no AI writing service is configured, so wording changes are made by you.
• Latin, Greek and Cyrillic text is supported with the Sans font. Right-to-left, CJK and Indic scripts are not yet supported.
• Drafts are stored only in this browser. Clearing browser data removes them, so keep a PDF copy.

Frequently asked questions

Is the CV Maker free?

Yes. Creating, editing and downloading your CV as a PDF is free, and the PDF has no watermark.

Do I need to sign up?

No. There is no account or login. Everything happens in your browser.

Can I upload my old CV?

Yes. Upload a PDF, DOCX, JPG or PNG file up to 15 MB. The text is extracted in your browser, you review it, and it is placed into editable sections.

Which file formats are supported?

You can import PDF (up to 12 pages), DOCX, JPG, JPEG and PNG. You download your finished CV as a designed PDF on A4 or US Letter paper, or as a simple editable Word (DOCX) file.

Can I change the design without changing my information?

Yes. After uploading, choose Change Design Only. Your wording and facts are kept exactly as extracted; anything that could not be placed in a section is kept under Additional information for you to review.

Can AI improve my CV?

Not at the moment. AI rewriting is shown as unavailable because no AI writing service is configured. You can edit every word yourself, and the tool never adds experience or qualifications on its own.

Can I download my CV as a PDF?

Yes. The download is a selectable-text PDF, with as many pages as your CV needs and page numbers on each page.

Are the templates ATS-friendly?

The ten templates marked ATS (Classic, Grace, Scholar, Ledger, Clarity, Harbor, Summit, Baseline, Fairway and Lexicon) use a single column, no photo and a simple reading order, which applicant tracking systems read most reliably. No tool can guarantee how every ATS will read a CV.

How many CV templates are there?

There are 44 templates: 24 Colorful & Modern and 20 White & Classic, with at least 10 in each of the 11 categories. They use 28 distinct layout structures (page structure and header); templates that share a structure differ in headings, entries, skills, typography or decoration, and you can change the colours of any of them.

Can I choose a colourful CV or a plain white one?

Yes. Use the All Templates, Colorful & Modern or White & Classic tabs, then filter by profession or purpose. In All Templates the colourful and white designs are shown in separate groups.

Can I add a photo?

Yes. Upload a JPG or PNG photo and edit it before it is added: crop it with a visible selection, zoom, rotate, flip it horizontally and choose Original, Luminous, Softened or Black & white. Cancel keeps your previous photo. You can also change its size and shape, place it left, centre or right where the template supports it, and add a border. The photo is edited on your device, never stretched, and appears exactly the same in the preview and the PDF. Photos are optional, because many employers prefer CVs without them.

Why does my uploaded CV have empty space or an extra page?

PDF files often break sentences across lines and add page numbers and headers. The importer re-joins those lines and removes page furniture. If a last page is nearly empty, use Fit, choose the Compact layout, adjust spacing and margins, or delete lines you do not need. Your font size is not changed automatically.

Does it work on mobile?

Yes. On a phone the editor is split into Content, Design, Preview and Download tabs.

Is my data private?

Your CV and uploaded files are processed in your browser and are not uploaded to a server. Drafts are saved only if you choose to, in this browser's local storage, so delete them on shared computers.

Can I edit my CV later?

Yes, if you save a draft in this browser you can restore it later and keep editing. A downloaded PDF is a finished copy, so keep your draft if you plan more changes.

Can I make a matching cover letter?

Yes. In the editor choose Make a matching cover letter: your CV is saved as a draft and the Cover Letter Maker opens with your contact details and the same colours and fonts. You write the letter text yourself.

What is the difference between a CV and a resume?

A resume is usually a short summary of relevant experience for a specific job; a CV can be a longer record of your career, education and achievements. Which name is used depends on the country and employer.