Is CV Oracle a free ATS resume builder?

Yes. The core flow is free: upload an existing CV, score it against the same parsers an ATS uses, match it to a job description, and export an ATS-friendly PDF. There is no paywall on the score or on basic exports.

How does the ATS resume score work?

We run six independent sub-scores: parseability, skill match, experience match, education match, outcome density, and contact-block hygiene. Each sub-score returns the specific evidence we used, so you can see which line dragged the score down, not just a single opaque number.

Can CV Oracle match my resume to a specific job description?

Yes. Paste the JD or upload the posting and we compute a per-section match: which required skills are present, which preferred skills are missing, whether your experience meets the minimum years, and whether your degree level satisfies the role. The score updates live as you edit.

Will my resume pass an applicant tracking system (ATS) like Taleo, Workday, Greenhouse, or Lever?

The templates are constructed so the underlying text remains the single source of truth: no images, no two-column tricks that confuse parsers, embedded standard fonts, and selectable PDF text. Every render is re-parsed and re-scored so a template choice that hurts parseability is flagged before you download.

What file formats can I export to?

PDF (recruiter-ready, ATS-safe), DOCX (Word), TXT (plain text for legacy parsers), Markdown (for portfolios), and JSON (a typed schema you can pipe into other tools).

Does the AI rewrite my entire resume or just bullets?

Both, scoped by you. You can highlight a single bullet and ask for a stronger version, or rewrite a full experience block to target a specific job description. The AI uses Claude under the hood and only changes the lines you point at.

Is my CV data private?

Your CV is stored in your private workspace, never used to train models, and never shown publicly. The score itself is computed deterministically on our parsers; only the AI rewrite step calls an external LLM, and only on the snippet you select.

How long does it take to optimize my resume?

About 90 seconds for an upload and score, and 5 to 10 minutes for a full pass: upload, score, paste a JD, accept AI rewrites on a few bullets, swap to a stronger template, and export.

Are all 100 templates really free?

Yes. Each entry's license is shown on the card. Most are LPPL-1.3c (LaTeX), MIT, CC-BY, or 'free to use' from official template galleries. Templates that required attribution or payment were excluded.

Can I edit these templates after downloading?

Yes. LaTeX templates compile from source you edit. DOCX templates open in Word or Google Docs. HTML and JSON Resume themes have editable content files. Most templates support customisation of colour, font, and section order.

Which template is best for software engineers?

Awesome-CV Classic, Deedy Resume, or Jake's Resume (Overleaf) for LaTeX users. Modern Professional from Microsoft templates for Word users. Filter the grid by 'modern' or 'two-column' to see the engineer-friendly options.

Which template is best for academics?

Filter by 'academic'. Europecv, AltaCV academic variants, and the moderncv academic class are the standards. Academic CVs are typically 2 to 6+ pages with publications dominant.

Do I need to know LaTeX to use these templates?

Not all of them. Around half the catalog is LaTeX (compiled in Overleaf or locally). The other half is DOCX, HTML, JSON Resume themes, or template-gallery downloads. Filter by format to see only the ones you can use.

100 Free Resume Templates. LaTeX, Word, Figma, More.

Awesome-CV Classic Resume

Clean LaTeX class with FontAwesome icons and elegant header rules, popular with software engineers.

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All 100 free resume templates, sortable by category.

Awesome-CV Classic Resume

Awesome-CV Academic CV

Awesome-CV Cover Letter

Deedy Resume OpenFonts

Deedy Resume MacFonts

Sourabh Bajaj Resume

Jake Gutierrez Resume

Modern Resume Jekyll Theme

McDowell CV

AltaCV Classic

AltaCV Marissa Mayer Edition

Bill Ryan Resume English

Bill Ryan Resume Chinese

Online CV Jekyll Theme

Jake's Resume (Overleaf)

Overleaf AltaCV Template

A Customised CurVe CV

Simple Hipster CV

MAltaCV

MBZUAI Resume Template

Harshibar's Resume

GGSIPU CV Template

ModernCV and Cover Letter

Northeastern COS Faculty CV

SixtySecondsCV

Entry-Level Resume LaTeX

Overleaf CV Template

IIIT Vadodara Resume

Krishna Priyatham Resume

CV for Researchers

Kieran Healy CV Template

LuxSleek CV

My Two Column CV

IIT Ropar CV Template

Plantilla CV Espanol

AutoCV

Data Science Tech Resume

ModernCV Chinese

Coding Bootcamp Grad

FAANGPath Simple Template

Anubhav Single-Column

Resume One Page

Compact Minimal CV

Simple CV by Doruk Cetin

Modular Resume

Adaptive CV

Lean LaTeX Resume

YAAC Another Awesome CV

Minimal Academic CV

Friggeri CV (Modified)

Intern Fair CV

CV_template_olico

ISI Kolkata Resume

Resume Chinese LaTeX

Zahra Raddani Business CV

ModernCV Banking

ModernCV Classic

ModernCV Casual

ModernCV Oldstyle

EuropeCV

Europass Official CV

JSON Resume Even

JSON Resume Flat

JSON Resume Kendall

JSON Resume Elegant

JSON Resume Stack Overflow

JSON Resume Macchiato

JSON Resume Paper Plus Plus

JSON Resume Professional

JSON Resume Pumpkin

JSON Resume Minyma

JSON Resume Lucide

JSON Resume Sidebar

JSON Resume Tan Responsive

JSON Resume Rickosborne

JSON Resume Jacrys

JSON Resume Claude

Google Docs Spearmint