AI cover letter generator

Add the job posting URL or paste the job description text. RecastCV extracts the role title, the company, the core requirements, and the specific language the hiring team used to describe the ideal candidate.

Choose from three tones: formal (conservative industries like law and finance), confident (tech and product roles), and conversational (startups and creative fields). The generated letter adapts its register to match while staying grounded in your real experience.

RecastCV writes a full cover letter — typically three to four paragraphs — that connects your most relevant projects and outcomes directly to the job requirements. No filler phrases, no generic opening lines, no fabricated claims. Export as .docx or copy as plain text.

Generic AI cover letter generators take the job description and produce a letter that sounds good but could apply to any candidate. RecastCV is different: it starts from your master CV. It selects the two or three projects most relevant to this specific role and builds the narrative around real outcomes you have actually delivered. The result is a letter that answers the implicit interview question every hiring manager has when they read it: can this person do this specific job?

The majority of AI-generated cover letters open with some version of 'I am excited to apply for this role at your esteemed company.' These lines signal immediately that the letter was generated without thought. RecastCV begins with a specific hook: a relevant result from your work history, a direct connection to the problem the company is trying to solve, or a precise statement of what you bring to this role. Recruiters who read dozens of letters per day notice the difference within the first two sentences.

A cover letter for a Series A startup and a cover letter for a government contract position should sound different. Tone shapes whether you come across as a cultural fit before a recruiter even assesses your qualifications. RecastCV offers three tone settings — formal, confident, and conversational — and applies them consistently across the full letter, including word choice, sentence length, and how directly the letter promotes your experience.

The generated letter is a starting point, not a final product. RecastCV exports a .docx that you can open in Word or Google Docs and adjust freely — personalise the company name reference, add a specific product detail you researched, or swap a project example if a better one comes to mind. You own the output. There is no proprietary format, no watermark, and no platform lock-in.

No. RecastCV only references experience that exists in your master CV. If you have not worked with a specific technology or in a specific domain, that will not appear in the generated letter. The generator selects from your real history and re-angles it to match the role.

The standard output is three to four paragraphs — an opening hook, two body paragraphs connecting your experience to the role's requirements, and a closing call to action. This length is optimal for most hiring managers and ATS systems. You can trim or expand it in the exported .docx.

The generator works best when your master CV is loaded, because it draws on your project library to generate grounded content. You can also provide a brief summary of your experience if you have not uploaded a full CV yet, though the output will be less specific.

In many application systems, only the resume or CV is parsed by the ATS. The cover letter is typically read by a human or skipped entirely if the ATS filter has already removed the candidate. For roles where a cover letter is required, quality matters more than keyword density — which is why sounding genuine and specific is more important than optimising for a machine.

ChatGPT has no access to your work history unless you paste it into the prompt. The output is only as good as what you describe, and most people do not describe their experience in enough detail for a strong letter. RecastCV stores your full CV structure, selects the most relevant projects automatically, and produces a formatted .docx without any prompt engineering on your part.

Cover letter generation uses one credit per letter. New accounts receive three free credits on signup. If you also tailor your CV for the same role, that uses one additional credit — so a full application (tailored CV plus cover letter) costs two credits total.