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Recommendation Letter Generator

Draft a reference letter for a former employee, student or colleague

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AI can make mistakes: check the result before you use it. Your text is sent to our AI service to write the answer and isn't stored. Free for up to 30 answers a day.

Your text is sent to our AI service to make the answer. It isn't stored.

About the Recommendation Letter Generator

Recommendation Letter Generator drafts a reference letter in the first person from what you know about someone. Write how you know them, for how long, their strengths and examples of what they did, choose whether the letter is for a former employee, a student or a colleague and add their name. The tool writes a letter of about 300 words with an opening, two paragraphs of specific strengths based on your examples, a clear recommendation and an offer to answer questions. It never invents dates, grades, awards or results, and it leaves placeholders for missing details.

Updated October 2026

How to use the Recommendation Letter Generator

  1. 1Write how you know the person, for how long, their strengths and examples.
  2. 2Choose employee, student or colleague, and add their name.
  3. 3Press Write letter.
  4. 4Replace placeholders and add real details and numbers.
  5. 5Read it, make it sound like you, sign it and send it.

What readers look for

Admissions teams and employers read many letters, and the ones that stand out are specific. Replace general praise with examples: a project the person led, a problem they solved, a way they helped others. The more concrete the stories you provide, the more convincing the letter.

Gather your material

Before you write, note how you know the person and for how long, three strengths and one or two examples for each, and any results you can state truthfully. Paste these into the box. The draft arranges them into the usual structure.

  • Relationship and length of time
  • Three strengths with examples
  • Results, with real numbers if you have them
  • Why you recommend them for this next step

Finish it properly

Fill in every placeholder, check dates and spellings of names, and send the letter in the way the receiver asks, often directly to them. If you are writing for a student, add the programme's name. The Personal Statement Writer helps the applicant with their own side.

Related tools

Applicants can prepare with the Personal Statement Writer, the Resume Bullet Point Generator and the Cover Letter Generator. Writers can use the Thank You Note Writer afterwards.

Features

  • About 300 words in a standard structure
  • Employee, student and colleague versions
  • Uses your examples, nothing invented
  • Placeholders for dates, titles and details
  • Clear recommendation and contact line
  • Copy in one tap

Frequently asked questions

What should a recommendation letter include?

Who you are and how you know the person, specific strengths with examples, the results they achieved and a clear statement that you recommend them.

How long should it be?

One page, about 300 to 400 words, is usual.

Should I mention weaknesses?

A recommendation is meant to support the person. If you cannot do that honestly, it is fair to decline to write one.

Do I have to sign it?

Yes. Add your name, title and contact details, and sign the letter or send it from your work email. Many schools and employers contact the writer to confirm.

Can I send the generated text as it is?

Please edit it. A letter is most useful when it contains your own memories, details and voice, and the reader can tell it is genuine.

Is my text stored or shared when I use Recommendation Letter Generator?

The text you type into Recommendation Letter Generator is sent to an AI service run by Cloudflare so that it can write the answer. Tezmy Tools does not keep it or use it to train models, but do not paste secrets such as passwords, ID numbers or private health details.

How many answers can I get from Recommendation Letter Generator in a day?

Each visitor can make about 30 AI answers a day, and the site has a daily total as well. If the AI is busy the page tells you to try later, and the Try again button gives you a fresh version.

Can I trust what Recommendation Letter Generator writes?

It uses only your facts, but a reference letter speaks for you. Check every statement is true and add your own examples before you sign.

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