# Free ATS resume checker

> Upload a resume PDF or DOCX and see what an applicant-tracking system reads from it. No sign-in, no AI, nothing stored.

The checker extracts the text the way a parser does and tests it for the problems that commonly break resumes:

- Text can be extracted (a scanned image reads as empty)
- Email and phone are near the top in plain text
- Standard section headings are recognised: Experience, Education, Skills
- Dates such as "Jan 2023 – Present" are readable
- No broken words: spaced-out letters ("E X P E R I E N C E") or ligature characters ("Staff")
- One or two pages

It also shows the extracted text itself, which is what the tracking system works from.