Free cover letter maker

Answer a few short questions and we put your letter together as you type. Then change any word, and print it, save it as a PDF or Word file, or copy it into an email. It works well with our CV maker.

Nothing leaves your device. Everything you type stays in this browser tab. We don't see it, store it or send it anywhere.

Start from your CV (optional)

Bring in your name, contact details and the result lines from your CV, so you don't type them twice.

Open a CV answers file

A CV answers file is the one you save with "Save answers to a file" in either CV maker.

About you

Full name Email Phone City or area

The job

Job title Company Hiring manager's nameOptional. If the advert names someone, use it. Where you saw the jobOptional

Company addressOptional, one line each

Why you want this job

One or two sentences. Be specific: what about this job fits you?

Why this job

Why you are a good fit

Two or three things you did, each with a result, and the skill each one shows. Pick the skills the job advert asks for.

Why this company

Optional but powerful: show you know something about them.

What draws you to them When you can startOptional

Tone and look

Tone Colour Font Paper and date style

Change the words

The letter is built from your answers. To change any word, edit the text yourself.

Print, download or copy

"Copy for an email" copies the letter without the address block, ready to paste into an email. Many employers ask you to attach the letter as a PDF instead: check the advert.

Save for later or start again

Remember my answers in this browser

Off by default. If you turn it on, your answers are kept only in this browser on this device (not in a cookie, and never sent to us) until you untick it or start again. Don't use it on a shared or public computer.

Open a saved file

Preview

Tips for a good cover letter

Write a new letter for each job. Use the job title and the company's name, and match the skills in the advert.
Keep it to one page: about 250 to 400 words in three or four short paragraphs.
Show, don't tell. "I cut waiting times by 20%" says more than "I am hard-working".
Don't repeat your whole CV. Pick the two or three things that matter most for this job.
Check names and spelling twice, especially the company's name and the hiring manager's name.

Official guides

UK: National Careers Service, cover letters
Canada: Job Bank, apply for jobs (includes cover letters)
European Union: Europass, create a cover letter

This tool gives general help with layout and wording, not professional careers advice.