A VisualCV alternative built for tailoring
VisualCV is known for a CV builder with polished templates and shareable online CVs. Cooked does one thing: you paste a job link, and it rewrites your existing CV for that role, writes a matching cover letter and scores the result against ATS checks.
Choose VisualCV if…
- You want an online CV page you can share.
- Design matters more than tailoring for your field.
Choose Cooked if…
- You want to paste a job link and get a tailored CV and cover letter in one step.
- You want an ATS score with a clear fix for every failed check.
- You'd rather pay $2.99 for the one CV you send than start a subscription.
What you get with Cooked
- Paste a job link or description: no copying requirements by hand
- Rewrites your summary, skills and bullets using only your real experience
- Matching cover letter for the same role
- ATS score: keyword coverage plus 16 format checks, before and after
- Honest gap list for skills the job wants that your CV doesn't show
- 8 single-column, ATS-safe templates with 6 accent colours and 6 fonts
- Interview questions for each job (Pro)
- Free to try; $2.99 per CV, $9.99/month or $59 lifetime
Features and prices of other tools change often. Check VisualCV's own website for its current plans. Cooked isn't affiliated with VisualCV.
Questions
Is Cooked a good VisualCV alternative?
If you mainly want to tailor an existing CV to specific jobs, yes. Cooked rewrites your CV and writes a cover letter from a job link in under a minute, with an ATS score. VisualCV is known for a CV builder with polished templates and shareable online CVs, which may suit you better if that's your priority.
Is Cooked free?
You can tailor up to 3 CVs a day for free and see an ATS score and a preview. Downloading a CV costs $2.99, or $9.99/month for unlimited CVs and the remote job board, or $59 once for lifetime access.
Does Cooked make up experience?
No. It only rephrases and reorders what's in your CV, and lists skills the job asks for that your CV doesn't show as gaps.