Does this cover letter read like AI wrote it?

Paste the letter and look. You get a probability for the whole letter and for each paragraph, with the reasons in plain words. Free, no account, nothing stored.

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What you get back

One honest number, with its range

A plain sentence, a probability, and how wide our uncertainty is. We never round it up to a verdict.

Paragraph by paragraph

Every paragraph gets its own reading, so you can see where the text changes character.

The why, in plain words

Each reading says what it noticed, so you can judge for yourself. We explain; we never rewrite.

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Who this is for

Cover letters sit in an odd place. Applicants are told to sound professional, and the easiest way to sound professional is to sound like everyone else. Recruiters read hundreds of letters and have learned to skim past the ones that could have been written for any job. AI writing tools have made both problems bigger.

This page is for applicants who want to know how their letter reads before they send it, and for recruiters and hiring managers who want a second opinion on a letter that feels hollow. Both get the same thing: a probability with its range, a reading for each paragraph and the reasons behind it.

Templates and voice

A cover letter can score high without any AI involved. Templates, careers-advice phrases and the classic three-paragraph shape (why this job, why me, thank you) are exactly the habits AI writing shares. “I am writing to express my interest”, “Furthermore, I believe” and “In conclusion, I am confident” read the same whoever typed them.

What reads human is voice: a specific project, a real number, a sentence that only you would write about this company. If a paragraph of your letter leans AI, select it and read the reasons. Usually the fix is not a cleverer phrase. It is a concrete detail. We will not rewrite it for you, and we will not help any letter get past a detector; the point is a letter that sounds like you.

For recruiters

If you read many applications, a high score is a prompt to read a letter more carefully, nothing more. Plenty of strong candidates write formal, template-shaped letters, especially people writing in English as a second language, and they deserve the same chance as everyone else. A score must never be the reason a person is screened out. If a letter matters, ask about its specifics in the interview: people can always talk about the things they really did.

What to paste

Paste the letter from the greeting to the sign-off. Leave out your address block, the date and the job reference, because they are not the writing you want read. Keep the paragraph breaks so each paragraph gets its own reading. Most cover letters are between 200 and 400 words, which is long enough for a steady reading; under about 150 words the bracket gets wide and we say so.

How to read the result

Start with the sentence, then the number, then the bracket. Look at which paragraphs are amber. In cover letters it is often the opening and the closing, the parts people copy from examples, while the middle with real experience reads human. That is useful to know whichever side of the desk you are on.

Limits of the tool

The checker reads English only. It cannot tell a letter AI drafted from one a person wrote from a template, and it does not know who wrote anything. It gives a probability, never proof, and no hiring decision should rest on it.

Questions people ask

Will recruiters reject my cover letter if it scores high?
Some might look closer. A high score usually means the letter sounds generic, and generic letters struggle whoever wrote them. Look at the amber paragraphs and ask whether they say anything only you could say.
I used a template. Will that make it read like AI?
It can. Templates and AI drafts share the same stock phrases and the same tidy shape, so a letter built on a template often scores higher even when every word was typed by hand.
Can a recruiter use the score to screen applicants?
It should not be used that way. A result is a probability, it can be wrong about real people, and our terms say no decision about a person may rest on it alone. Use it as a reason to read more carefully, or to ask a question in the interview.
Do you keep the cover letters people check?
No. The letter is sent to our server, scored and discarded. We keep no copy, no history and no account, so nothing about your application stays with us.