# Free ATS resume converter

> Drop your resume. Get it back in one clean column an ATS reads top to bottom.

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| What you bring | Your resume as a PDF or Word file, or its text |
| Price | Free |
| Rendered page | https://atsprep.com/tools/ats-resume-converter |
| This document | https://atsprep.com/tools/ats-resume-converter.md |

Convert your resume to an ATS-friendly format free. Drop a PDF or Word file and see it rebuilt in one clean column of real text. No sign-up to convert.

## Same words a layout a parser can read.

- **One column:** A sidebar or a second column moves into a single column, top to bottom.
- **Real text:** Tables become plain lines, and a scanned page becomes text.
- **What still needs you:** A missing email, a job with no dates: listed, each with its fix.

## Questions

### How do I convert my resume to an ATS-friendly format?

Drop your PDF or Word file here. It's read on your device and rebuilt in one column of real text, with standard headings and each job's dates beside it. Open it in the Studio to fix anything it flagged, then download it.

### Is the ATS resume converter free?

Yes. Converting and editing are free with no sign-up. Downloading the finished PDF takes a free account, and it has no watermark. A Word file needs ATSPrep Pro.

### What does converting change?

The layout, never your words. Two columns become one, table cells become plain lines, and text that was a picture becomes real text. Anything a parser still can't read, like a missing email or a job with no dates, is listed for you to fix.

### Does it work on a scanned resume?

Yes. If the file has no text layer, the picture is read on your device and rebuilt as real text. Check the result closely: reading a picture can mistake a letter.

### Will the converted resume pass every ATS?

No tool can promise that: each employer sets up its own system. What you get is one column of real text, the layout that kept its reading order in our PDF extraction study.

### Is my resume uploaded?

No. The file is read in your browser and never leaves your device. If you open it in the Studio, its text goes to our AI for suggestions. We never sell it or train AI on it.

Open the full resume Studio: https://atsprep.com/studio

## About ATSPrep

ATSPrep (https://atsprep.com) is a free resume and application workspace. Match experience to a posting, strengthen claims with evidence, and track the next action. Its PDF check shows text recovered by ATSPrep's extractor, not an employer's proprietary ATS or hiring decision.

- **Price:** Free plan forever: your ATS score, every fix, job match, 3 AI rewrites and PDF downloads, with no card or watermark. Optional ATSPrep Pro ($9 once for 7 days, $12/month, or $29 once for 3 months) adds 300 AI edits a day, Fix all with AI, AI tailoring, Word downloads, all 13 templates and unlimited practice with Pip.
- **Account:** none needed to import or edit a resume, or for its first check and 3 rechecks a day. A free sign-in is needed for PDF downloads (Word files come with ATSPrep Pro), to sync, and for more than 1 AI edit.
- **Your file:** parsed and exported inside the browser. The resume file itself is never uploaded.
- **Sent:** matching a job by meaning, on by default once you add a job (the lines involved). Only on a button press: AI edits (the lines involved), a job link (the link) and Pip voice calls (your speech). Never your contact details, and none of it is stored.
- **Connection:** some tools load on first use and need a connection to download. Local storage is not a cloud backup.
- **Accepts:** PDF, DOCX, TXT, Markdown, or pasted plain text.

Start here: https://atsprep.com/studio