Free ATS CV Checker
See exactly what an applicant tracking system reads from your CV — layout risks, missing sections, and how well you match a job description.
100% private — analysis runs in your browser. Your CV never leaves your device.
The honest part: there is no “ATS compliance”
- No ATS auto-rejects your CV for its format.Tools claiming your résumé isn’t “compliant” are selling fear. Recruiters can almost always open your original file.
- What parsing actually affects is findability.Recruiters search the ATS database by parsed fields and keywords. Text that didn’t parse can’t be found; skills that didn’t extract don’t match their filters.
- That’s why this tool shows evidence, not a magic score. You see exactly what a parser reads from your file and which job-ad keywords it can find — estimates of documented parser behavior, nothing more, nothing less.
Common questions
Will an ATS reject my CV because of its formatting?
No. No applicant tracking system auto-rejects a CV for its layout — that claim is fear marketing. Formatting affects how reliably your data is parsed, and parsed data is what recruiters search. This checker shows you exactly what parses.
Is my CV uploaded to a server?
No. The analysis runs entirely in your browser — the file never leaves your device. You can verify this in your browser's network tab.
Which file formats are supported?
Text-based PDF and DOCX. Scanned image PDFs can't be read by ATS parsers — or by this checker. Legacy .doc files should be re-saved as .docx or PDF.