Free tools/For recruiters
Free tools for recruiters
Free tools that each do one recruiting job well: build a Boolean search string, check a cold email for spam words, clean a lead list, see which tools work with your ATS, test your domain’s email setup and price your tech stack. No account and no email needed. Every tool runs in your browser, so nothing you type is stored or sent, with one exception: the SPF, DKIM and DMARC checker has to look up your domain’s public DNS records. When you need software to act on the result, the directory lists 1,000+ recruiting, lead gen and HR products.
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Hiring Radar (Chrome extension)
See any company’s open roles, how long each has been open, the hiring system it uses and the contacts it publishes. Free, no account.
Chrome extensionRecruiting playbook builder
Fill in your titles, exclusions, profiles, intake, AI limits, CRM fields and weekly routine. Get a playbook to copy or print.
Runs in your browserWhich recruiting tasks can AI do?
Tick the tasks in your week and see which to hand AI, which it assists with and which to keep human, with a lesson for each.
Runs in your browserAI hiring law checker
Tick where you hire and what your AI tools do. See which AI hiring laws apply, what each requires and when it starts.
Runs in your browserAI instructions builder for recruiters
Answer a few questions and get custom instructions for ChatGPT, Claude or Grok that know your desk, tone and rules.
Runs in your browserATS compatibility checker
Pick your ATS and see which recruiting tools have a connector for it: verified, reported, or wired up through Zapier.
Runs in your browserBoolean search string builder
Turn titles, skills, location and exclusions into a copy-ready LinkedIn, Google X-ray or GitHub query.
Runs in your browserCost per hire calculator
Recruiter time plus external spend, divided by hires — with the cost of an open seat per day.
Runs in your browserRecruiting metrics calculators
Sixteen calculators for time to fill, offer acceptance, fill rate, markup and spread, turnover and more, each with the formula.
Runs in your browserRecruiting software ROI calculator
Pick a tool from the directory, add the hours it saves and see first year ROI, payback time and the hours needed to break even.
Runs in your browserRecruiting tech stack recommender
Five questions. A five-lane recruiting stack from the directory, with a monthly starting-price total.
Runs in your browserRecruiter tech stack cost estimator
Add tools from the directory and see monthly and annual starting-price cost for the stack.
Runs in your browserRecruiter $0 stack builder
Pick a permanent free-tier tool per recruiting lane and copy a $0 stack. Trials stay out.
Runs in your browserMCP readiness checker
See which tools in your stack an AI assistant can drive today, which need a developer, and which are dead ends.
Runs in your browserCold email spam-word checker
Paste a cold email to flag spam-trigger words, job-scam phrases, all-caps, links and unfilled merge tags.
Runs in your browserSPF, DKIM and DMARC checker
Type a domain to see if MX, SPF, DKIM and DMARC are set up for cold email, with the fix for anything missing.
Looks up public DNSLead list cleaner
Paste or upload a lead list. Remove duplicates and bad emails, fix typos and name capitals, split full names. Nothing is uploaded.
Runs in your browserEmail verification cost calculator
Type a list size and see what each email verifier with published prices charges for it, cheapest first.
Runs in your browserLinkedIn text formatter
Add bold, italic, underline and bullet lists to a LinkedIn post, see where "see more" cuts it, then copy and paste.
Runs in your browserLinkedIn X-ray search builder
Turn job titles, current company and location into a Google or Bing search that lists public LinkedIn profiles or posts.
Runs in your browserLinkedIn connection message checker
Score a connection note or InMail against LinkedIn's limits, template phrases, pushy asks and missing details.
Runs in your browserLinkedIn headline generator for recruiters
Get up to eight recruiter headlines under 220 characters, with the words that show first marked.
Runs in your browserLinkedIn recommendation generator
Write a short, standard or detailed LinkedIn recommendation from a few answers, plus a message to ask for one.
Runs in your browserSales Navigator and Recruiter search builder
Describe a role and get title variants, Boolean strings and filters to find candidates or the hiring managers who need them.
Runs in your browserCandidate submittal pack
Turn a resume into one client-ready PDF: contact details removed, agency cover page, references added, CONFIDENTIAL stamp, under the upload limit.
Runs in your browserResume redactor
Black out a candidate's email, phone, links and address before you send a resume to a client. The hidden text is removed, not covered.
Runs in your browserMerge and split PDFs
Combine a resume, references and certificates into one PDF, reorder or rotate pages, or pull out the pages you need.
Runs in your browserJPG to PDF
Turn photos or scans of documents into one PDF, in the order you choose. Nothing is uploaded.
Runs in your browserSplit a PDF
Pull out a page range or split every page of a PDF into its own file, in your browser.
Runs in your browserRemove pages from a PDF
Delete the pages you do not need from a PDF and download the rest. Free and private.
Runs in your browserRotate PDF pages
Fix sideways or upside down scans by rotating any page of a PDF, then download the fixed file.
Runs in your browserEmployment verification letter generator
Confirm someone's job title, dates and pay for a landlord, lender or new employer. Download a signed PDF.
Runs in your browserResignation letter generator
Write a short, professional resignation letter with your last day and an offer to help hand over. PDF or text.
Runs in your browserReference letter generator
Write a reference letter with real strengths and an example, then download a signed PDF or copy the text.
Runs in your browserCandidate rejection letter generator
Tell a candidate they did not get the job, at any stage from application to final round. Copy it into an email or download a PDF.
Runs in your browserPDF to JPG
Save every page of a PDF as a JPG or PNG image, one page at a time or all in a .zip file.
Runs in your browserPDF to text
Pull the text out of a PDF resume or document to paste into an ATS, CRM or email. Copy it or download a .txt file.
Runs in your browserWatermark and page numbers
Stamp CONFIDENTIAL or your agency name on every page of a PDF and add page numbers. Text stays sharp.
Runs in your browserCompress a PDF
Shrink a PDF to fit under a job board, ATS or email upload limit, or any exact size. See the new size before you download.
Runs in your browserFill and sign a PDF
Type into any PDF form, add a signature, initials, date or tick, and download it. A blank I-9 is included.
Runs in your browserOffer letter generator
Fill in the role, pay and start date to get a clean offer letter PDF with signature lines, or copy the text.
Runs in your browserJob description bias checker
Paste a job ad to flag gendered, age-coded, ableist and exclusionary wording, with plain replacements.
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