Reactive Resume

A free, private CV builder with great templates and instant PDF export.

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What it does

Reactive Resume is an open-source resume builder. You fill in your experience once, pick a template, tweak colours and fonts, and export a clean PDF or share a link. You can use the free hosted version or run your own copy, and your data is never sold.

  • Many templates with live preview
  • PDF export in one click
  • Free hosted app or self-host
  • Import from LinkedIn and JSON Resume

Great for: Job seekers, students and career changers who want a good-looking CV without giving up their data.

Tell my AI: make it mine Try the demo View on GitHub

The free hosted app. You can try it without self-hosting.

Ways to use it

Your AI helps you choose, based on what you need, and sets it up with you in plain words.

  • On my own computerFreeYour AI installs what it needs and explains each step. It works while your computer is on.

How people are using this project

Examples of what people ask their AI to do with Reactive Resume. Start from one, or just tell your AI and it will ask what you'd like.

Can I trust it?

  • MIT. Free to use, change and share, even commercially. Keep the original copyright notice.
  • Your data: stores personal data, on your own device or server. A Postgres database plus a file store for uploaded photos and PDFs.
  • Other services: Email (SMTP) (optional, usually free to a few dollars); AI provider (OpenAI-compatible) (optional, pay-per-use); Sign-in providers (Google, GitHub) (optional, free)
  • Reviewed version. Your AI always gets exactly the version we've checked.
  • A CV contains personal details. Review what you make public.
  • Keep AUTH_SECRET and database passwords out of Git and chats.
  • Don't paste your API keys for AI providers into an AI chat.

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