Recommendations for free job-search tools after 14 years as a sales associate

I am tracking my applications in a notebook and want something better. I want reminders to follow up. Are there tools to avoid?

Use a plain one-column résumé with standard headings. Mine got more replies after I simplified it.

Thanks for writing this out. I went through something close to it last year, and it got easier once I kept a simple log of every call and form.