Strongest fit
Who it is built for
- Freelancers who apply to Upwork jobs regularly
- Specialists monitoring narrow skills or keyword categories
- Agencies tracking high-fit Upwork project opportunities
UpCat
Upwork proposal drafts and real-time job alerts
UpCat is a browser extension for Upwork freelancers that generates editable proposal cover-letter drafts from job posts and sends real-time alerts for matching gigs. It keeps job discovery and proposal writing close to the Upwork workflow while leaving users responsible for final review and submission.
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- Best for
- Freelancers who apply to Upwork jobs regularly
- Pricing signal
- Free
- Primary category
- Freelance tools
- Last verified
- Jul 30, 2026
The decision
Should UpCat make your shortlist?
Start with the job, the team, and the constraints. Product fit becomes much clearer when those three line up.
Practical use cases
Jobs it can take on
- Draft a personalized cover letter from an Upwork job post
- Receive alerts for jobs matching selected skills or keywords
- Review and edit a proposal before submitting it through Upwork
Before you choose
Know the tradeoffs
- UpCat is designed specifically for freelancers who use Upwork.
- It does not submit proposals automatically.
- The extension supports Chromium-based browsers including Chrome, Brave, Edge, and Opera.
Inside the product
What you can actually do with it.
The core product capabilities, grouped around the work they enable.
Proposal drafts
UpCat reads an Upwork job post and generates a job-specific cover-letter draft that users can edit.
Real-time job alerts
The extension notifies users when new job posts match their selected preferences.
Job filters
Users can track gigs by category, skill, keyword, and other selected filters.
Typical workflow
Add UpCat to a supported Chromium-based browser and configure the job preferences you want to monitor. Open an Upwork job post to generate a first proposal draft, then edit and submit it yourself while the extension alerts you to new matching gigs.
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