ATS Resume Checker
Upload a resume and I'll check it the way an applicant tracking system would: missing sections, unreadable text, broken formatting. It all runs in your browser. Your resume is never uploaded anywhere.
Example result — upload your own resume above for your real score.
What this checks
Text extractability
Confirms your resume has real, selectable text, not a scanned image or flattened graphic an ATS can't read. It's the single most common real-world failure.
Encoding integrity
Flags garbled or unreadable characters, a sign the file's font encoding will also break real ATS text extraction.
Standard section headers
Looks for Experience, Education, and Skills headers, the exact text ATS section-parsers key off of.
Contact info present
Checks for a recognizable email address and phone number in the extracted text.
Reverse-chronological dates
Looks for dated ranges like "Jan 2022 – Present" that confirm your work history reads as machine-parseable entries, not prose.
Length sanity
Flags resumes that read as too thin for a real keyword match, or long enough to risk truncation in some ATS review UIs.
Bullet usage
Checks for bulleted achievements, which parse more reliably than dense paragraphs.
This score is a heuristic estimate of ATS-parsing risk, not a guarantee. No two ATS platforms parse identically, and this tool doesn't simulate any specific vendor's engine.
FAQ
What is an ATS (Applicant Tracking System)?
An ATS is software companies use to collect, parse, and filter job applications before a human ever opens them. It extracts your resume's text into structured fields (name, contact info, work history, skills), and a broken or unusual format can mean sections get dropped or misread before a recruiter ever sees them.
Is my resume ATS-friendly?
The only way to know for sure is to run it through a parser, which is what this tool does. The usual culprits: text boxes, tables, multi-column layouts, scanned or image-based PDFs, non-standard section headers, and contact info that doesn't extract as plain text. Upload your resume above and you'll get a specific answer instead of a guess.
Does my resume ever get uploaded to a server?
No. Parsing and scoring both happen entirely in your browser, using the same open-source libraries (PDF.js, mammoth) real tools use to read PDFs and Word documents. Your file never leaves your device.
Are Canva resumes ATS-friendly?
Often not. Canva resumes lean on text boxes, columns, and graphic elements that PDF exports handle inconsistently, and some ATS platforms extract that text in the wrong order or miss it completely. Upload your Canva export here and see for yourself.
Is a functional (skills-based) resume ATS-friendly?
It can be riskier. Most ATS parsers expect a reverse-chronological work history with clear dated entries, so a functional resume that buries dates or skips a dedicated Experience section can trip up the same parsing logic this tool checks for.
Should I upload a PDF or a DOCX?
Either works with this tool. A cleanly-formatted single-column PDF or DOCX parses reliably either way. The format matters less than avoiding text boxes, tables, and multi-column layouts.
What's a good ATS score?
80 or above puts you in the ATS Ready tier, meaning the checks that matter most (extractable text, standard section headers, contact info) are all passing. 55 to 79 is Needs Adjustments, usually a formatting or section-header fix away from clean parsing. Below 55 is High Risk, which almost always means an ATS is reading a blank or badly garbled document.
Does a high score guarantee I'll get an interview?
No. This only checks whether your resume is machine-readable, not whether your experience is a fit for a given role. A 100 score means an ATS can parse your resume cleanly; it says nothing about qualifications or job fit.
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