Reactive Resume — A free and open-source resume builder
Reactive Resume is a free and open-source resume builder that simplifies the process of creating, updating, and sharing your resume.
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Reactive Resume is a free and open-source resume builder that simplifies the process of creating, updating, and sharing professional resumes with full privacy and customization control.
🚀 Overview
Reactive Resume solves the tedious and privacy-invasive process of building resumes by offering a modern, intuitive tool with real-time editing, beautiful templates, and seamless exports—no accounts needed for basics, no ads, no tracking.
It's built for job seekers, developers, professionals, and anyone needing ATS-friendly resumes, especially those who value data ownership and open-source software.
Created by Amruth Pillai to provide a completely free, community-driven alternative that's self-hostable and forever free, empowering users with complete control over their career documents.
✨ Key Features
- Real-time preview as you type with drag-and-drop sections, rich text editing, and multiple export formats (PDF, JSON) — makes editing fast and visual
- 12+ professionally designed templates (A4/Letter), customizable colors/fonts/spacing, custom CSS, and AI styling (OpenAI, Gemini, Claude) — create unique, standout resumes
- Unlimited resumes, shareable public links with password protection, API access, multi-language support — perfect for sharing and collaboration
- Privacy-focused: self-hostable, full data export/delete, passkeys/2FA, no tracking — plus import from JSON Resume and dark mode
🛠 Tech Stack
- Frontend: TanStack Start (React 19, Vite), Tailwind CSS, Radix UI
- Backend: Node.js, TypeScript, ORPC (Type-safe RPC)
- Database: PostgreSQL, Drizzle ORM
- Auth: Better Auth
- Hosting: Self-hostable with Docker (includes Printer for PDF gen), cloud-hosted at rxresu.me
👥 Who Is This For?
This project is useful for:
- Job seekers wanting quick, professional, ATS-friendly resumes
- Developers and self-hosters seeking privacy-first open-source tools
- Professionals and indie makers building personalized portfolios
📸 Screenshots / Demo
- Live demo: https://rxresu.me
- GitHub: https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume
🔥 Project Status
- 🟢 Actively building
Last updated: 2026-03-24
❓ FAQ
Is this project free?
Yes — Completely free forever, no hidden costs, ads, or tracking. Open source under MIT license.
Is the source code available?
Yes — https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume
Can I contribute?
Fork the repo, create a feature branch (git checkout -b feature/amazing-feature), commit changes, push to branch, open PR. Detailed guide: https://docs.rxresu.me/contributing/development. Also contribute translations on Crowdin or donate via Open Collective.
📬 Contact & Links
- Website: https://rxresu.me
- GitHub: https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/KingOKings
- Email: hello@amruthpillai.com
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