Features
Everything ProposalLift does, from job feed to sent proposal
ProposalLift covers the Upwork application loop in one workspace. It finds jobs through a live feed with saved filters and alerts, qualifies them with AI against your own criteria, and drafts proposals from your personas, portfolio, hooks, and templates. A Chrome extension drafts on Upwork's apply page, and agencies share one workspace. You review and submit every proposal yourself. Use it hosted, or self-host the free, open-source edition.
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Find the right jobs
Live Upwork job feed
Saved filters for skills, budget, client country, and experience level, read live through the Upwork API.
Job alerts
Desktop notifications while your feed is open, and webhooks to Make, n8n, Zapier, or any endpoint while you are away.
Filters beyond Upwork search
Competition level, the client's freelancer location preference, excluded keywords, and posts with or without screening questions.
AI job qualification
Describe your niche in plain language and each job is graded qualified or disqualified against it.
Job analysis
Key requirements, red flags, what the client cares about most, and tips for the proposal, pulled from the post.
Already-applied marking
Jobs your connected Upwork account already applied to are flagged in the feed.
Write proposals from your real work
AI proposal generation
Streaming drafts built from the job, your persona, matched portfolio projects, and your hooks and templates.
Personas
Who each proposal is written as. Import one from your connected Upwork profile or write it yourself.
Portfolio matching
Projects are ranked against each job by semantic similarity, so the proof fits the work being hired for.
Hooks and templates
Reusable openings and proposal skeletons, including templates you can create with AI.
Knowledge base
Standing facts about your process, tools, and availability, used as source material in every draft.
Targeted edits
Refine a highlighted passage or regenerate only the hook, without rewriting the whole proposal.
Deliver, track, and work as a team
Chrome extension
Drafts on Upwork's apply page, answers screening questions, and inserts the draft for you to review and submit.
Proposal library
Every proposal you generate, searchable and filterable by status.
Model choice
GPT-5 mini by default, with GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 available when a job deserves more.
Agency workspace
Invite members to share personas, portfolio, templates, hooks, and one pooled credit balance.
Hosted and open-source availability
The free, open-source edition runs the same core workflow for one person. Hosted plans add managed infrastructure, included AI credits, and team workspaces.
| Feature | Hosted | Open source |
|---|---|---|
| Job feed, filters, and AI qualification | Included | Included |
| Job alerts | Included | Included, background alerts need your own scheduler |
| Portfolio-grounded proposal drafts | Included | Included |
| Chrome extension | Included | Included |
| AI usage | Credits included with your plan | Your own OpenAI key, Anthropic optional |
| Agency workspace and pooled credits | Agency plan | Not included |
| Setup and updates | Managed for you | You run and update it |
What ProposalLift does and does not do
What it does
- Helps you choose which Upwork jobs deserve a proposal.
- Drafts each proposal from the proof and positioning you saved.
- Keeps your personas, portfolio, and library in one place.
What it does not do
- Submit proposals, bid automatically, or spend Connects.
- Log in to Upwork as you.
- Replace your judgment. You review and edit every draft before it is sent.
Frequently asked questions
What does ProposalLift do?
ProposalLift helps Upwork freelancers and agencies find better-fit jobs and draft proposals from their own portfolio, personas, hooks, and templates. You review and submit every proposal yourself.
Does ProposalLift auto-apply to Upwork jobs?
No. It never submits proposals, never bids automatically, and never spends your Connects. It finds and qualifies jobs and writes drafts, and you decide what to send.
Which AI models does ProposalLift use?
Drafts use GPT-5 mini by default. GPT-5.6 Sol and Claude Sonnet 5 are available as alternatives, at a higher credit cost per proposal.
Where can I see what is coming next?
Planned and in-progress work is on the public roadmap, where signed-in users can vote for the features they want most.
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Write your next Upwork proposal from your real work
Use the hosted app with a 14-day free trial and no card to start, or self-host the free, open-source edition on your own server.