Recommendations for free job-search tools after 15 years as a pharmacy technician

I am tracking my applications in a notebook and want something better. Any experience at all would help. A spreadsheet with dates and follow-ups worked a little. Are there tools to avoid?

A simple spreadsheet with company, date, contact and next step was all I needed.

Keep everything in writing and save the confirmation numbers. It made the follow-up calls so much easier.