Free resume builder, no credit card
No card. No trial.
No card. No trial.
No expiry date.
The free plan costs $0 for as long as you use it, never asks for card details, and nothing on it converts into a subscription. 93 templates, PDF and Word downloads, no watermark.
You will never see a payment form unless you click upgrade yourself.
$0
no card, no expiry
93
templates, all free
PDF + Word
downloads, unlimited
The one paid product is unlimited AI at $2.95 for 14 days, then $19.95 a month, and only if you click upgrade. See pricing or read why other builders ask for a card.
1
Pick a template or import
PDF, Word, or a photo of a printed resume.
2
Save with an email address
That is the whole sign-up. No card field exists.
3
Download PDF or Word
No watermark, no download counter.
Quick answers
Is there a free resume builder that doesn't require a credit card?
Yes. SmoothApply's free plan never asks for a card. You can build in the browser without an account, and a free account, which needs only an email address, unlocks unlimited PDF, DOCX and TXT downloads with no watermark. The free plan has no expiry date and nothing on it converts into a subscription.
Do I need to sign up to download my resume from SmoothApply?
For PDF and DOCX, yes, but signing up is free and takes an email address, not a card. Building, editing, choosing templates, running the ATS check and exporting TXT all work without an account. The account exists so your resume is saved to the cloud and you can reopen it from any device.
Is the SmoothApply free plan a trial that expires?
No. There is no time limit and nothing converts. The free plan is $0 for as long as you use it. The only paid option is a Monthly plan for unlimited AI, which costs $2.95 for a 14-day trial and then $19.95 per month. You have to choose it on purpose, you are never enrolled by default, and everything except unlimited AI stays free either way.