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Reactive Resume
A free, open-source resume and cover letter builder with an application tracker, usable at rxresu.me or self-hosted.
Release v6.0.6 published 2026-10-25; last push 2026-10-25 (gh api); 44.9k stars. (checked 2026-10-25)
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Where it stands apart
- How is it mainly sustained? individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) (5% of 19 others)
- Do you need an account to use it? account required (15% of 20 others)
- Which part of the job search is it mainly for? resume and application materials (20% of 20 others)
- Where do its job listings mainly come from? the user brings the listing (pastes a posting or opens it) (21% of 19 others)
What it shares with most of the community
- Is it actively maintained? active (85% 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 submit job applications on the user's behalf? no, it does not fill or submit applications (55% of 20 others)
- How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)? does not address it (55% of 20 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
- ResuMorph 65% of 17 shared answers match
- Seisin 59% of 17 shared answers match
- ZenResume 59% 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? | stands apart individual with revenue (paid app, tier, ads, or donations) Created and led by Amruth Pillai; funded by GitHub Sponsors, Open Collective donations and a hosting sponsor (Hostinger). No paid tier. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Can it run entirely on your own device or infrastructure, without the maker's servers? | yes Self-host with Docker, Vercel, Cloudflare Workers or Hostinger. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Do you need an account to use it? | stands apart account required The hosted app asks you to create a free account; the public ATS checker works without one. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who is it for? | non-developers A consumer resume builder; it also offers a REST API and MCP server for developers. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which shared standard or format does it mainly build on? | none of these (its own format or interface) Own JSON resume format is primary; imports JSON Resume; also offers an MCP server. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Which part of the job search is it mainly for? | stands apart resume and application materials Also has a tracker (list, board, calendar views). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it submit job applications on the user's behalf? | no, it does not fill or submit applications | source 2026-10-26 |
| How does the maker present automated applying (which many employers dislike)? | does not address it | source 2026-10-26 |
| Where do its job listings mainly come from? | stands apart the user brings the listing (pastes a posting or opens it) The tracker holds applications the user enters; no job feed. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does it read or act on LinkedIn automatically (LinkedIn's terms forbid bots)? | no | source 2026-10-26 |
| By default, where does the user's resume and profile data go? | it's stored on the maker's servers Answered for the hosted rxresu.me; self-hosters keep data on their own server. README: no tracking, export or delete your account data. | source 2026-10-26 |
| Who runs and pays for the AI? | the user's own key, subscription, or local model Optional AI uses a provider you connect (OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter, Ollama). | source 2026-10-26 |
| Does the maker promise the AI will not invent experience or answers? | not stated | 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
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- GitHub · github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume · read 2026-10-25
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