Eight templates. One click.Switch as often as you like. Your words stay exactly where you put them.
Vitaesmith
Look
the part.
A beautifully made résumé, written in an evening and ready to send by morning. Pay once and it's yours for good: no subscription, no account, and your résumé never leaves your computer.
Buying on this site opens in the next few days.
Get the highlights.
Pick your line of work.A complete starter résumé appears, written for it, ready for your own facts.
A US résumé or a British CV.One tap changes the spelling, the document's name and the paper.
A photo editor that knows the frame.Auto-frame, zoom and rotate, and a check that it prints sharp.
PDF as you see it. Word when they ask.Both formats, every time, for as long as you have Vitaesmith.
Why Vitaesmith
Most résumé websites let you write for nothing. Then they charge every four weeks for the right to download what you wrote. We think that's backwards. A résumé builder should be like a good pen: you buy it once, and it's yours.
Billedevery 4 weeksResume.io, after its seven-day trial, until you cancel.1
or
$19.99onceVitaesmith. No trial to remember, no renewal, nothing to cancel. Yours for good.
Made to keep
No clock. No meter.
No renewal.
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Take your time.
A résumé deserves more than a free trial's countdown.
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A version for every job.
No charge per résumé, no charge per template.
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Changing jobs again in two years?
It's still yours, at no extra cost.
Templates
One résumé.
Eight looks.
Same words, new look. Switch as often as you like: nothing you wrote moves, and every template keeps its shape however much you write.
Meadow 1 of 8Marque 2 of 8Aster 3 of 8Gallerie 4 of 8Ledger 5 of 8Cobalt 6 of 8Praxis 7 of 8Forge 8 of 8
Keep scrolling: it's the same résumé every time.
14 lines of work
Start with a résumé already written for your job.
Choose your line of work and Vitaesmith sets out the sections an employer in that field expects, with model lines you make your own. You're editing from the first minute, never staring at a blank page.
+ 8 more
Engineering & Construction, Hospitality & Tourism, Legal, Administration & Office, Logistics & Transport, Science & Research, Trades & Services and the Public Sector, too.
Your English
Color,
or colour?
Choose your English, and Vitaesmith changes the spelling, the document's name and the paper size together. A résumé on Letter for New York. A CV on A4 for London.
Letter · Résumé8.5 × 11 in · organized, color, program
And seven more Englishes, each naming the document the way its readers expect:
CanadianAustralianNew ZealandIrishSouth AfricanNigerianIndian
Photo editor
Your good side. Automatically.
Drop in a photo and Auto-frame centers your face in the template's own frame. Zoom, rotate, and a print check tells you whether it will be sharp on paper.
Applying in the US, Canada or the UK? Résumés there usually go without a photo, so Vitaesmith starts with it off. One switch puts it on.
Auto-frameCentered in the template's frame
Print checkSharp on paper, or it says so
Your callOn or off with one switch
Final checks
Caught before anyone else sees it.
Before you export, Vitaesmith runs a final check of your résumé and points to what's easy to miss.
- Sample names left inSample employers, schools and referees you haven't replaced yet.
- Missing contact detailsNo email or phone on the page? You'll know.
- A résumé running longHow many pages it fills, as you write.
- Every date and numberA reminder to check each claim before you send it.
Export
PDF exactly as you see it.
Word when they ask.
The PDF carries your fonts and looks the same on every screen and printer. The Word file stays fully editable, for the recruiter who asks for one.
PDFKiara Lindqvist.pdf
DOCXkiara-lindqvist-resume.docx
Phone and tablet
Your résumé, in your pocket.
Keep a private online copy that only you can open, and carry on from your phone on the bus. The User Guide and a short video show you how, step by step.
Every step fits a small screen: the steps sit in a strip at the top, with Back, Preview and Next at the bottom.
Your résumé never leaves your computer.
Vitaesmith runs in your web browser, from a folder on your computer. What you write is kept in your browser, in three saves, with a backup file you can restore any time. We never see it.
No accountNothing to sign up for, nothing to sign in to.
OfflineOne moment online to activate. After that, no connection needed.
Never uploadedActivation sends your code and a random ID. Never your résumé.
Your license
Write résumés for everyone you know.
Or charge for it.
Your license covers as many résumés as you like, for anyone: family, friends, and paying clients if you write résumés for a living. One price covers the lot.
UnlimitedRésumés, for as many people as you like
1price, paid once
0renewals, ever
Compare
Pay once, or pay every four weeks?
How Vitaesmith compares with two popular ways to make a résumé, from each one's own pages, read on November 4, 2026.
| Feature | VitaesmithPewterham | Resume.ioOnline résumé builder | CanvaOnline design tool |
|---|---|---|---|
| What you pay | $19.99, once | A 7-day trial, then a charge every 4 weeks1 | A free plan; Canva Pro by the year or the month2 |
| Renews by itself | Never | Yes, until you cancel1 | Pro: yes, each billing cycle2 |
| PDF and Word on the free plan | Both, always (no free plan: you've paid once) | Text file only; PDF needs a paid plan1 | Not stated on its pricing page2 |
| Account needed | No | Not stated on its pricing page1 | Yes2 |
Prices and terms change: check each site before you buy. Resume.io and Canva are trademarks of their owners; Pewterham isn't connected with them.
Vitaesmith
Look the part.
$19.99once · no subscription · yours for good · US dollars; any sales tax or VAT is added or included at checkout, as your country requires
Buying on this site opens in the next few days.
The appFor Windows or Mac, in Chrome or Edge. Nothing to install.
The User Guide75 illustrated pages, and START HERE to begin.
Your code, by emailWithin minutes of paying.Within 24 hours of paying. One computer at a time; move it yourself 3 times a year.
Every update to version 1At no extra cost.
We don't refund a change of mind once the download starts. If anything's wrong with it, we'll fix it, replace it or refund you. Terms and refunds
Questions, answered.
What do I get when I buy?
A zip with the Vitaesmith app, START HERE and the User Guide (75 pages). Your activation code arrives by email from [email protected], usually within a few minuteswithin 24 hours.
Does it need the internet?
Only once, for a moment, to activate your code. After that it works offline; when you're online it checks in at most once a day.
Does it work on a Mac?
Yes: in Chrome or Edge, on Windows or Mac. You open it from the folder you download; there's nothing to install.
Can I use it on my phone?
Every screen fits a phone, and you can keep a private online copy that only you can open. The User Guide's phone chapter shows how. For the final PDF, a computer is simplest.
Can I write résumés for other people?
Yes: as many as you like, for family, friends or paying clients. What you can't do is share or resell Vitaesmith itself.
Can I resell Vitaesmith, or put it in my own product?
No. Your license is for your own use: you can't share, sell or give away the app or its templates, put it online for others, or include it in another app, template pack or product. Read the license
How does activation work?
Your code works on one computer (one web browser) at a time. Changing computers? Enter it on the new one and choose Move it here: you can do that yourself up to 3 times a year.
Can I get a refund?
We don't refund a change of mind once the download starts. If something's wrong with it, tell us: we'll fix it, replace it or refund you. Your legal rights aren't affected.
Will it get me an interview?
We can't promise that, and nobody honestly can. Vitaesmith helps you make a clear, well-made résumé and catches the common mistakes; what it says is up to you.
We read every message, and we keep improving.
Write to [email protected], about the app or anything else.
- Resume.io's pricing page (resume.io/pricing), read on November 4, 2026 as shown in the UK; US terms may differ: a 7-day trial that "auto-renews" and is then "billed every 4 weeks"; a quarterly plan that auto-renews, "billed every 3 months"; "Unlimited resumes and cover letters" and "Unlimited PDF downloads" on both paid plans; a free plan with "Only one resume and cover letter" and "Downloads only in TXT format".
- Canva's pricing page (canva.com/pricing), read on November 4, 2026, its prices shown in US dollars; terms may differ where you live: Canva Free, and Canva Pro "/year for one person", with a monthly choice. Canva's terms of use (canva.com/policies/terms-of-use, effective October 30, 2026): a subscription "will automatically renew each billing cycle", and "Each person must have a unique account".
- The résumés shown belong to invented people from Vitaesmith's demo kit; their portraits are AI-generated. Every screen shown is the real app.