Free cover letter maker with professional templates.

Create a cover letter online for free. Add your details and the job, choose a professional layout, and get an editable letter written from predefined templates. Copy it, print it, or download it as a PDF. No sign-up.

  • No sign-up or watermark
  • PDF, print, or copy
  • A4 or US Letter
  • Runs on your device

1Your details

2The job

Leave blank for “Dear Hiring Manager”.
Stays on this device. Used only to spot which of your skills the advert mentions.

3Your story

Letter template
One or two sentences in your own words. This becomes the middle of your letter.
Separate with commas. Skills the advert mentions are named in the letter.

4Format

Layout

5Edit the letter

Written from your details and updated as you type above. Edit freely: once you change the text, it stays as you wrote it.

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A4 · Classic

Replace the text in [square brackets] with your own details before you send.

Your nameEmail · Phone · City

Dear Hiring Manager,

I am writing to apply for the [job title] position at [company name]. I would welcome the opportunity to bring my experience to your team.

[Describe your current or most recent role, what you are responsible for, and one result you are proud of.]

Thank you for considering my application. I would welcome the chance to discuss how my experience could support [company name], and I look forward to hearing from you.

Kind regards,Your name

Written on your device from predefined templates. Nothing is uploaded, and no AI is involved.

How the cover letter maker works

Fill in your details, the job, and a sentence or two about your experience. The maker places them into a predefined letter template for your situation: an experienced professional, a student or graduate, or someone changing careers. If you paste the job description, it names the skills from your list that the advert also mentions.

Anything still missing is marked in [square brackets], so you can see exactly what to finish. Nothing is written by AI: every sentence comes from a fixed template or from your own words, and it all happens in your browser.

Once you edit the letter text, your edits stay as you wrote them. Choose “Rewrite from my details” at any point to start again from the template.

A professional cover letter format

Every layout follows the same business-letter structure that employers in the UK, US, Canada, and Australia expect. Keep it to one page, usually about 250 to 400 words. Our guide on how to write a cover letter explains each part in more detail.

  • Your name and contact details, matching your CV.
  • The date, then the hiring manager’s name and the company.
  • A greeting: “Dear Ms Patel,” or “Dear Hiring Manager,”.
  • An opening paragraph that names the role and why you fit it.
  • One or two paragraphs of evidence from your experience.
  • A short closing paragraph and a sign-off such as “Kind regards”.

Which letter template to choose

The template changes the opening, the framing of your experience, and the closing paragraph. Your own details stay the same, so you can switch and compare.

  • Experienced professional: leads with the experience and skills you already use in this kind of role.
  • Student or graduate: frames your studies, projects, and part-time work as the start of your career. Suits internships, graduate schemes, and first jobs.
  • Career change: introduces your move into a new field and points to transferable skills.

Tips for a letter that gets read

A template gives you structure. These habits make the letter yours.

  • Write one letter for one job. Mention the company and the role by name.
  • Use the advert’s wording for skills you genuinely have. The resume keyword checker shows which terms you already cover.
  • Give one specific example with a result, rather than a list of adjectives.
  • Address a named person when the advert or company website gives one.
  • Use the same name and contact details as your CV, and save the PDF with your name in the file name.
  • Read it aloud before you send it, and check the company name twice.

Cover letter example

A short, fictional letter written with the graduate template and then edited by hand.

Frequently asked questions

Is the cover letter maker really free?

Yes. Writing, editing, copying, printing, and downloading your letter as a PDF are all free, with no account, trial, or watermark.

Is this a cover letter generator?

It works like a cover letter generator, without AI. It fills predefined letter templates with your details, so every sentence comes from a fixed template or from your own words. You can edit the result line by line, and no sign-up is needed.

Does the cover letter maker use AI?

No. It combines your details with predefined paragraph templates using simple text formatting in your browser. Nothing is sent to an AI service, and you can edit every line.

Can I download my cover letter as a PDF or Word file?

You can download a PDF with selectable text in A4 or US Letter size, print it, or copy the text into Word, an email, or an online application form.

Is my cover letter saved or uploaded?

Nothing is uploaded. The letter stays in this tab unless you choose “Save in this browser”, which keeps a copy on this device only. You can delete it at any time.

Can I write a cover letter for my first job?

Yes. Choose the “Student or graduate” template: it frames your studies, projects, and part-time work as the start of your career. Our guide explains how to write a cover letter with no experience.

Which sign-off should I use?

“Kind regards” is accepted almost everywhere. In British English, “Yours sincerely” follows a named greeting and “Yours faithfully” follows “Dear Sir or Madam”. In the US and Canada, “Sincerely” is standard.

Can I use the same details as my CV?

Yes. If you have a CV open in Folio’s editor in this tab, choose “Use details from my CV” to copy your name, contact details, and skills into the letter.

Put it all together.

Build the CV to go with it, free from start to finish.

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