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Reactive Resume is a free and open-source resume builder. You write your resume on one side of the screen and see the finished page on the other, then download it as a PDF or share it with a link. There are no ads, no tracking and no paid tier.
The Reactive Resume editor with a game developer's resume. The Basics card with name, headline, email and phone fields is on the left, and the rendered resume page with a photo, contact line, Profiles, Skills, Summary and Education is on the right.

The editor: your details on the left, the page as it will print on the right

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What you can do with it

Write resumes and cover letters

Keep every resume and letter in Documents. Start blank, from a sample, or by importing a PDF, Word file, JSON or LinkedIn export.

Design the page

Pick from 17 templates, then adjust fonts, colors, page size and layout. The page updates as you type.

Check before you send

Check mode points out issues on the lines they belong to and compares your resume with a job posting.

Share and download

Download a PDF, Word, Markdown or JSON file, or publish a link that you can protect with a password.

Track job applications

Follow each application from saved to offer in a list, board or calendar, and see what’s working in Insights.

Get help from an assistant

Connect your own AI provider, and the assistant proposes edits you accept or reject one by one.

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Who it’s for

Reactive Resume is for anyone applying for jobs. You don’t need design skills or an account with any other service. The app is available in 55 languages, works on phones, tablets and computers, and has light and dark themes. You can use it in two ways:
  • The hosted version at rxresu.me. Create a free account and start writing. This is the right choice for most people.
  • Your own copy. Reactive Resume is open source under the MIT license, so you or your organization can run it on your own server with Docker. Self-hosted copies have the same features as the hosted version.

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Your data

Your resumes belong to you. You can download any document as JSON and import it back later, export everything in your account from Settings, and delete your account at any time. The source code is public on GitHub, so anyone can check what the app does with your data.

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Get started

Quickstart

Create an account, build a resume from a sample and download your first PDF in about ten minutes.

What's new in v6

Used Reactive Resume before? See what changed and where things moved.

Video guides

Watch short walkthroughs of creating, improving and sharing a resume, writing a cover letter and tracking applications.

Self-host with Docker

Run Reactive Resume on your own server.

Contribute

Set up a development environment to fix bugs or add features.

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Get help

GitHub Discussions

Ask questions about using or hosting Reactive Resume.

GitHub Issues

Report a bug you can reproduce, or propose a feature.

Discord

Talk to other people who use Reactive Resume.

Reddit

Share tips and ask for help on the subreddit.
Reactive Resume is kept free by donations. If it helps you, consider supporting the project on Open Collective.