FreeApply 1.0.2

FreeApply 1.0.2

Released 2026-10-28. App, Terms of Service, Privacy Policy, Disclosures and Recruiter Terms: version 1.0.2.

Cover letters your way, written with the skills each job asks for that you really have, and attached as PDFs. Plus cheaper, faster applying: the right AI model for each step, 18 tools instead of 22, and fewer steps per job.

New

• Cover letters your way: Settings → Cover letters sets when to write one, the tone, the length, what to highlight,
  what never to mention and your sign-off. Every letter is still checked against your résumé before it's used.
• Applications that speak the job's language: for each posting, FreeApply notes the skills and tools it asks for that
  your résumé backs up, so your answers and cover letter use the employer's own words and applicant tracking systems
  find them. Skills you don't have are never claimed.
• Ready-to-attach files: each cover letter is saved as a PDF, and a copy of your résumé is kept with them, in a
  FreeApply folder in your Documents. With Claude in Chrome they're uploaded straight into the form; other browsers
  pick them from that folder.
• The right AI model for each part of the work: searching and email run on your AI app's smallest model, forms on
  a middle one, and cover letters on its strongest. FreeApply checks which models your app offers when you set it up
  and after each update, and picks the best for each; you can choose others in Settings → Advanced settings → AI
  models. Apps that can't switch models keep using the one you picked.
• The website has a News page: every release, our latest posts and articles, and links to FreeApply on X, Bluesky,
  dev.to and GitHub.

Changed

• Fewer, clearer tools for your AI app (18 instead of 22). Checking for duplicates is now part of claiming a job, the
  instructions for a task come with the first status check, the résumé is saved with the other settings, and employer
  emails and outcomes are recorded in one place. Several tools have clearer names, so your AI app picks the right one.
• Fewer steps per job: your AI app no longer re-checks which job sites are signed in before every job (a site that
  signed you out simply takes no new jobs until you sign in again), and an unattended run's time and application
  limits and the dashboard's Stop button are checked right before each submit.
• Uses less of your AI plan: each cover letter is sent to FreeApply once instead of three times, and your résumé
  and cover letters are attached straight from their folder, so your AI app never has to read the files themselves.
• Clearer answers when something is wrong: asking about a job that doesn't exist, saving settings only you can
  change, or a request with a missing or misspelled detail now says exactly what to fix instead of doing nothing.
  Job postings are read only from public web pages, never from your own computer or home network.
• The website is written in plain language for job seekers; the technical details have their own page.

Legal

No changes.

Upgrading

Nothing to do. The new tools and instructions arrive together with the app update. Cover-letter settings start
with sensible defaults; change them any time in Settings → Cover letters.