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Generate cover letters and ATS-optimized resumes from any job posting, with a match score. MIT licensed, free with your own API key.
Cover Me reduces a 45-minute manual tailoring task to about 30 seconds. With ATS match scoring and gap analysis, each application shows exactly which requirements the tailored resume covers and misses, so you know where to adjust before submitting.
You apply to one or two jobs a month and have enough time to tailor manually. The setup cost (installing the extension and adding an API key) only pays off at higher application volume.
In BYOK mode, the resume text goes only to your chosen AI provider (Anthropic or OpenAI) using your own key. Cover Me's servers never see your resume. The API key is encrypted on your device and never sent to Cover Me.
If you are comfortable storing your resume on a third-party service and prefer a simple hosted plan with no API key configuration, the hosted free or Pro tier removes the setup step.
97.4% of Fortune 500 companies screen applications with an ATS (Jobscan, 2026). Cover Me's match score and keyword gap analysis target exactly this workflow: understanding which must-have keywords your resume covers before submitting.
Roles at smaller companies or startups that do not use ATS screening will not benefit from the match scoring. If the hiring process is a direct email or referral, ATS optimization is not the bottleneck.
Writing a tailored resume and cover letter for every job application takes 45 minutes or more by hand. Most applicants either skip tailoring and send the same generic resume to every posting, or write one tailored version and reuse it, hoping it matches enough ATS criteria to clear the initial screen. Well-qualified candidates get filtered out before a recruiter sees their application because their resume does not use the posting's exact keywords.
The gap goes deeper than time. Applicants do not know which keywords matter for each role, cannot see which requirements their resume covers or misses, and have no way to verify whether their wording matches what the recruiter's ATS is scanning for. Improving your resume blind means guessing at a system designed not to be visible.
Rewrites your resume bullets, summary and skills around the posting's keywords without fabricating experience. Must-have keywords are weighted at 70 points, nice-to-have at 30, and each unmet hard requirement takes off up to 10 points. The final score runs from 0 to 100 and shows every matched and missing keyword.
Writes a cover letter specific to the job using facts from your stored resume. The result opens inline in the extension for editing and exports as a PDF. No generic openers or recycled templates.
Reads job descriptions from LinkedIn, Indeed, Lever, Workday, BambooHR, and others when you click, using dedicated scrapers per platform. For any other site, paste the job description manually. From version 1.3.0, no content scripts run on all pages: the reader only injects when you click.
With your own Claude or OpenAI API key, your resume text goes only to your chosen AI provider. Cover Me's servers never see your resume, letters, or key. The API key is encrypted at rest using AES-256-GCM and decrypted only at call time.
Downloads the tailored resume or cover letter as a PDF. The compact mode trims the resume to one page by removing lower-priority bullets. Layout is ATS-friendly and the tailored version stays in browser history for the last 20 resumes in BYOK mode.
Both tools focus on ATS optimization. Cover Me reads the posting when you click, rewrites your resume to match it, generates a cover letter, and scores the fit out of 100. Jobscan is a web-based tool built around resume scanning and keyword gap analysis.
| Feature | Cover Me | Jobscan |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (open source) | Proprietary |
| Self-hosting | Yes (Supabase backend) | No |
| ATS match scoring | Yes (0-100, keyword breakdown) | Yes |
| Browser extension | Yes (Chrome) | No |
| Free with own API key | Yes (BYOK, unlimited) | No |
| Price | Free (BYOK) or $15/month (Pro) | Subscription required |
Cover Me is the stronger choice when you want one click to rewrite your resume and produce a cover letter together, without uploading materials to a subscription service. The BYOK path keeps every generation free and your resume off third-party servers. Jobscan is worth considering if you prefer to analyze keyword gaps and edit your resume manually rather than have it rewritten automatically.
Kickresume is a resume builder and cover letter creator with templates and AI assistance. Cover Me is narrower: it tailors an existing resume to a specific job posting rather than building a new one from scratch.
| Feature | Cover Me | Kickresume |
|---|---|---|
| License | MIT (open source) | Proprietary |
| Self-hosting | Yes | No |
| Primary use case | Tailor existing resume to job | Build new resume from templates |
| ATS scoring | Yes (0-100 per posting) | Not the primary focus |
| Browser extension | Yes (Chrome) | No |
| Free with own API key | Yes (BYOK, unlimited) | No |
| Price | Free (BYOK) or $15/month | Subscription required |
If you have a base resume and want to adapt it for each application with keyword alignment, Cover Me is more direct. Kickresume is worth using when you are building your first resume, switching careers, or want a template-driven visual builder with structured layout choices. Cover Me focuses entirely on ATS fit for the specific posting.
Cover Me is a Chrome extension. Install it from the Chrome Web Store, or build the unpacked extension from source and load it in Chrome:
```bash
pnpm install
pnpm rebuild esbuild
pnpm run build
```
Then open `chrome://extensions`, turn on Developer Mode, choose Load unpacked and select the `extension/dist/` folder.Yes. With your own Claude or OpenAI API key, Cover Me is free and unlimited. You pay only for what you generate through your provider. No account is needed. The hosted free plan gives 10 AI generations to start, then 5 a week. Pro is $15 a month or $35 every 3 months for up to 25 generations a day with cross-device history.
LinkedIn, Indeed, Lever, Workday, BambooHR, Greenhouse, Ashby, and Workable have dedicated or generic scrapers. For any other job board or career page, paste the job description into Cover Me manually. The extension also reads postings embedded from those job platforms on company career pages.
In BYOK mode, your resume goes only to the AI provider whose key you use; it never reaches Cover Me's servers. Your API key is encrypted at rest on your device using AES-256-GCM. On hosted plans, your resume is encrypted before storage and sent to Anthropic only to generate your documents. The extension has no analytics or telemetry.
Yes. The full backend is open source and runs on Supabase. You need a Supabase project, a Stripe account for payments, and an Anthropic API key. Migrations, Edge Functions, and test suites are included in the repository. The Chrome extension's BYOK mode does not require any backend at all.
No. A check runs on every generation and removes any skill or claim your original resume does not support. Job titles, employers, and dates are never altered. If your resume does not mention HubSpot, the ATS score will show it as a gap, not add it to the tailored version.
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