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AutoApply (AA)
An open-source research project testing whether a local program, with no network AI, can understand unfamiliar job application pages well enough to fill and submit them.
github.com/Liebmann5/AAActive
Last push 2026-10-12 (gh api); pre-alpha, never released. README: the last full live run made 18 attempts and 0 submissions (13 CAPTCHA, 5 login walls). (checked 2026-10-25)
In Job search tools
Where it stands apart
- Who is it for? both (10% of 20 others)
- Does it submit job applications on the user's behalf? yes, it submits applications itself (20% of 20 others)
- How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)? accepts it with guardrails (true answers only, fit filters, human approval, platform rules) (25% of 20 others)
- Where do its job listings mainly come from? job boards or search engines (LinkedIn, Indeed, aggregators) (21% of 19 others)
- By default, where does the user's resume and profile data go? it stays on the user's device or own database and is never sent out (5% of 19 others)
- Who runs and pays for the AI? no AI is used (11% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% of 20 others)
- How is it mainly sustained? individual side project, no revenue (53% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? no account (50% of 20 others)
- Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? none of these (its own format or interface) (68% of 19 others)
- Does it read or act on LinkedIn automatically (LinkedIn's terms forbid bots)? no (72% of 18 others)
- Is it for tech jobs specifically? any kind of job (63% of 19 others)
- How do users pay? free (no paid option) (63% of 19 others)
Nearest neighbors
- Job Seeker 71% of 17 shared answers match
- Seekter 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Seisin 65% of 17 shared answers match
Every answer
| Question | Answer | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Is it actively maintained? | active | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is the main thing licensed? | permissive open source (MIT/Apache/BSD) | source 2026-10-26 |
| How is it mainly sustained? | individual side project, no revenue One maker's research project; optional, opt-in research dataset. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes No API keys, account or network service; runs from a USB stick. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | no account | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | stands apart both Double-click installers for Windows and macOS; aimed at plain library computers. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Reads arbitrary application pages; no shared format. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which part of the job search is it mainly for? | filling or submitting applications | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it submit job applications on the user's behalf? | stands apart yes, it submits applications itself Built to submit, but has never succeeded (0 of 18 attempts). | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)? | stands apart accepts it with guardrails (true answers only, fit filters, human approval, platform rules) Ships an ETHICS statement and a DISCLAIMER that automating job boards may conflict with their terms. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do its job listings mainly come from? | stands apart job boards or search engines (LinkedIn, Indeed, aggregators) Discovers postings through Google, Bing and Indeed. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it read or act on LinkedIn automatically (LinkedIn's terms forbid bots)? | no Discovery uses Google, Bing and Indeed; LinkedIn is not named. | source 2026-10-26 |
| By default, where does the user's resume and profile data go? | stands apart it stays on the user's device or own database and is never sent out | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who runs and pays for the AI? | stands apart no AI is used Uses geometry and constraint solving, deliberately no network AI. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker promise the AI will not invent experience or answers? | not applicable (it doesn't write on the user's behalf) | source 2026-10-26 |
| Is it for tech jobs specifically? | any kind of job | source 2026-10-26 |
| How do users pay? | free (no paid option) | source 2026-10-26 |
Sources
This page was derived from:
- GitHub · github.com/Liebmann5/AA · read 2026-10-25
- GitHub · github.com/Liebmann5/AA/blob/main/packages/auto_apply/docs/ETHICS.md · collected 2026-10-26
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