A free and open-source resume builder that simplifies the process of creating, updating, and sharing your resume.

Overview

Reactive Resume is a free and open-source resume builder that simplifies the process of creating, updating, and sharing your resume. With zero user tracking or advertising, your privacy is a top priority. The platform is extremely user-friendly and can be self-hosted in less than 30 seconds if you wish to own your data completely.

It's available in multiple languages and comes packed with features such as real-time editing, dozens of templates, drag-and-drop customisation, and integration with OpenAI for enhancing your writing.

You can share a personalised link of your resume to potential employers, track its views or downloads, and customise your page layout by dragging-and-dropping sections. The platform also supports various font options and provides dozens of templates to choose from. And yes, there's even a dark mode for a more comfortable viewing experience.

Start creating your standout resume with Reactive Resume today!

Features

• Free, forever and open-source
• No telemetry, user tracking or advertising
• You can self-host the application in less then 30 seconds
• Available in multiple languages (help add/improve your language here)
• Use your email address (or a throw-away address, no problem) to create an account
• You can also sign in with your GitHub or Google account, and even set up two-factor authentication for extra security
• Create as many resumes as you like under a single account, optimising each resume for every job application based on it’s description for a higher ATS score
• Bring your own OpenAI API key and unlock features such as improving your writing, fixing spelling and grammar or changing the tone of your text in one-click
• Translate your resume into any language using ChatGPT and import it back for easier editing
• Create single page resumes or a resume that spans multiple pages easily
• Customize the colours and layouts to add a personal touch to your resume.
• Customise your page layout as you like just by dragging-and-dropping sections
• Create custom sections that are specific to your industry if the existing ones don't fit
• Jot down personal notes specific to your resume that's only visible to you
• Lock a resume to prevent making any further edits (useful for master templates)
• Dozens of templates to choose from, ranging from professional to modern
• Design your resume using the standardised EuroPass design template
• Supports printing resumes in A4 or Letter page formats
• Design your resume with any font that's available on Google Fonts
• Share a personalised link of your resume to companies or recruiters for them to get the latest updates
• You can track the number of views or downloads your public resume has received
• Built with state-of-the-art (at the moment) and dependable technologies that's battle tested and peer reviewed by the open-source community on GitHub
• MIT License, so do what you like with the code as long as you credit the original author
• And yes, there’s a dark mode too 🌓

Built With

• React (Vite), for the frontend
• NestJS, for the backend
• Postgres (primary database)
• Prisma ORM, which frees you to switch to any other relational database with a few minor changes in the code
• KeyDB (for caching, session storage and resume statistics)
• Minio (for object storage: to store avatars, resume PDFs and previews)
• Browserless (for headless chrome, to print PDFs and generate previews)
• SMTP Server (to send password recovery emails)
• Sentry (for error tracing and performance monitoring)
• GitHub/Google OAuth (for quickly authenticating users)
• LinguiJS and Crowdin (for translation management and localization)