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    A one-of-a-kind resume builder that keeps your privacy in mind. Completely secure, customizable, portable, open-source and free forever. Try it out today!

    frontend
    self-hosted
    better-auth
    hacktoberfest
    react
    resume
    resume-builder
    TypeScript
    MIT
    39.0K stars
    4.4K forks
    39.0K GitHub watchers
    Updated 6/23/2026
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    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Reactive Resume is a free, open-source resume builder focused on privacy with no user tracking or ads, ideal for secure resume creation and sharing.
    • Built with React, NestJS, Postgres, Prisma ORM, and supports OpenAI integration, multi-language, drag-and-drop customization, and dozens of templates.
    • Strengths include self-hosting in under 30 seconds, personalized resume links with view tracking, and extensive customization; limitation is reliance on user-provided OpenAI API keys for AI features.
    • Organizations can deploy it internally for employees to create ATS-optimized resumes securely, leveraging self-hosting and multi-language support for global teams.
    • Ideal for job seekers wanting privacy-focused, customizable resumes with AI writing assistance, and for organizations needing a scalable, open-source resume solution.

    About reactive-resume

    Reactive Resume

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    Reactive Resume

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

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    Description

    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!

    Templates

    AzurillBronzorChikorita
    DittoKakunaNosepass
    OnyxPikachuRhyhorn

    Features

    • Free, forever and open-source
    • No telemetry, user tracking or advertising
    • You can self-host the application in less than 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 its 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
    • 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)
    • GitHub/Google OAuth (for quickly authenticating users)
    • LinguiJS and Crowdin (for translation management and localization)

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    License

    Reactive Resume is packaged and distributed using the MIT License which allows for commercial use, distribution, modification and private use provided that all copies of the software contain the same license and copyright.

    By the community, for the community.
    A passion project by Amruth Pillai

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