docs: rewrite the documentation for v6

Rewrite every guide for the redesigned app, add guides for new features (documents, editor modes, check, cover letters, assistant, applications, self-hosting upgrade and environment reference), remove v5-only pages with redirects, and replace every screenshot.
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@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Adobe Express has a resume maker inside a general creative editor. Reactive Resu
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Adobe Express |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Primary workflow | Resume-specific fields and templates | General visual editing with resume templates |
| Editing scope | Resume layout, typography, colors, spacing, and sections | Document, image, layout, and graphic editing |
| Exports | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | Resume creation and export options in Adobe Express |
| Editing scope | 15 resume templates, typography, accent colour, page layout, and sections | Document, image, layout, and graphic editing |
| Exports | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | Resume creation and export options in Adobe Express |
| Content reuse | Structured data can be reused across resume versions | Reuse designs and assets in the Adobe Express workflow |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting under an MIT license | Adobe-hosted service |
| Free plan | Core hosted resume workflow has no premium tier | Free-plan features and asset access have defined limits |
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The wider editor is the real advantage. It handles work that falls outside a res
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Use Reactive Resume when work history and other sections should stay structured rather than sit on the page as arranged elements. That makes it easier to prepare targeted versions, switch templates, or keep a data backup next to your document exports. The [exporting guide](/guides/exporting-your-resume) covers PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON.
Use Reactive Resume when work history and other sections should stay structured rather than sit on the page as arranged elements. That makes it easier to copy a resume for each job, switch templates, write a matching cover letter that reuses the resume's design, or keep a data backup next to your document exports. The [exporting guide](/guides/exporting-your-resume) covers PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON.
There are also options beyond the hosted app. The project is [open source](/use-cases/open-source-resume-builder) under MIT and supports [self-hosting](/use-cases/self-hosted-resume-builder). Those only matter if you need them; for a single visual document, Adobe Express is the more direct editor.
@@ -12,8 +12,8 @@ Both tools make resumes, but they start from different models. Canva is a genera
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Canva |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Primary workflow | Structured resume sections with a live preview | Freeform visual editing across many design types |
| Design controls | Resume templates, colors, typography, layout, and spacing | Flexible composition, elements, and a broad design library |
| Exports | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | See Canva's export options and template terms |
| Design controls | 15 resume templates, font pairings or about 500 fonts, accent colour, density, margins, and custom CSS | Flexible composition, elements, and a broad design library |
| Exports | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | See Canva's export options and template terms |
| Data portability | JSON export can back up or restore a resume | Depends on the design and export format you choose |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting under the MIT license | Canva-hosted service |
| Plan boundary | The hosted core resume workflow has no premium tier | Some Canva content and features have plan-specific availability |
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Canva is also the convenient option when you are preparing related design materi
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Choose Reactive Resume when the content should stay in recognizable resume fields and you expect to reuse it across versions. You can change a template without re-entering the underlying sections, adjust resume layout settings, and export in several document and data formats.
Choose Reactive Resume when the content should stay in recognizable resume fields and you expect to reuse it across versions. You can change between 15 templates without re-entering the underlying sections, adjust layout settings, and export in several document and data formats. Cover letters are their own documents that share the resume's design, and Check mode flags lines that applicant tracking systems may read poorly.
It also fits when you care about infrastructure. Reactive Resume is [MIT-licensed](/legal/license), its source is public, and you can deploy it yourself. The [self-hosting guide](/self-hosting/docker) covers the Docker path, and hosted use stays available if you would rather not run the service.
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ CareerCircle puts resume drafting next to job listings, courses, and professiona
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | CareerCircle |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resume workflow | Structured resume editor with reusable versions | Resume builder within a career-services platform |
| Downloads | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | PDF and Microsoft Word downloads |
| Writing support | Direct editing and optional AI | Guidance and tips from staffing experts |
| Career services | Resume and application tools | Jobs, courses, and professional-development resources |
| Account | An account stores resume versions | Sign-up is required to use the service |
| Resume workflow | Structured resume and cover-letter editor with a copy per job | Resume builder within a career-services platform |
| Downloads | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | PDF and Microsoft Word downloads |
| Writing support | Direct editing, Check mode, and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Guidance and tips from staffing experts |
| Career services | Job application tracker with board, calendar, and insights views; no job listings or courses | Jobs, courses, and professional-development resources |
| Account | An account stores your documents and applications | Sign-up is required to use the service |
CareerCircle documents PDF and Microsoft Word downloads from its resume builder. It puts staffing-expert guidance, job search, courses, and professional-development resources in the same service.
Reactive Resume supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume), and its [dashboard](/guides/managing-resumes-from-the-dashboard) keeps separate resume versions. Its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license), with a Docker self-hosting path.
Reactive Resume supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume), and its [Documents page](/guides/managing-documents) keeps your resumes and cover letters side by side. Its [application tracker](/guides/tracking-job-applications) follows each job from saved to offer. Its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license), with a Docker self-hosting path.
## Where CareerCircle is a better fit
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Choose CareerCircle when you want the resume builder connected to job search, co
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Pick Reactive Resume to keep several resume versions and export them in document or data formats. You can also run the software yourself; see the [self-hosting guide](/self-hosting/docker).
Pick Reactive Resume to keep a resume for each job, track where you applied, and export in document or data formats. You can also run the software yourself; see the [self-hosting guide](/self-hosting/docker).
## Which should you choose?
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Choose CareerCircle for a sign-up-based career service with its resume builder,
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has none of CareerCircle's course, job, and community services. If those resources should sit alongside the resume workflow, CareerCircle is the closer fit.
Reactive Resume has none of CareerCircle's course, job-listing, and community services. Its tracker records jobs you find elsewhere; it does not find jobs for you. If those resources should sit alongside the resume workflow, CareerCircle is the closer fit.
## Sources
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ Freesumes is built for making one resume in a browser session, without an accoun
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Freesumes |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Account | Account-backed resume management | No account or credit card for the builder |
| Builder templates | Select a template for each saved resume | Six current builder templates |
| Account | Account-backed resumes, cover letters, and applications | No account or credit card for the builder |
| Builder templates | 15 templates; switch at any time without retyping | Six current builder templates |
| PDF | PDF export | PDF download |
| Other template formats | DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports | Separate Word and Google Docs templates |
| Other template formats | Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON exports | Separate Word and Google Docs templates |
| Data handling | Resumes persist in the account and server storage | Builder data is wiped when the tab is refreshed or closed |
Freesumes documents a no-account, no-card builder with six templates and PDF output. It offers Word and Google Docs templates separately. Its builder says it does not collect or store what you enter, and that the data is wiped when you refresh or close the browser tab.
Reactive Resume keeps resume versions in its [dashboard](/guides/managing-resumes-from-the-dashboard), with [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). It can also [share resumes](/use-cases/export-and-share-resumes) and run API or MCP automation.
Reactive Resume keeps your resumes and cover letters on its [Documents page](/guides/managing-documents), with [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). It can also [share resumes](/use-cases/export-and-share-resumes) through password-protected links, track job applications, and run API or MCP automation.
## Where Freesumes is a better fit
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Choose Freesumes for a one-off browser session without an account or card, if yo
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume holds on to your resume versions so you can share them or export them in several formats. It can also be self-hosted; see the [Docker guide](/self-hosting/docker).
Reactive Resume holds on to your resumes, with version history, so you can come back to them, share them, or export them in several formats. It can also be self-hosted; see the [Docker guide](/self-hosting/docker).
## Which should you choose?
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Choose Freesumes for a no-account, browser-session PDF workflow or its separate
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume needs an account and stores resumes on the server. That is a drawback if you want a one-off local browser session where the builder data disappears on refresh or close.
Reactive Resume's editor needs an account and stores resumes on the server. That is a drawback if you want a one-off local browser session where the builder data disappears on refresh or close. Only its public [ATS checker](/guides/using-the-ats-checker) works without an account, and it checks an existing PDF rather than building one.
## Sources
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ title: "Reactive Resume vs Jobscan"
description: "Compare Reactive Resume and Jobscan by free PDF creation, ATS parse checking, job matching, exports, open source, and automation."
---
Jobscan makes sense when your workflow revolves around its hosted resume scanner and the match rate it reports against a job description. Reactive Resume gives you structured resume data, several export formats, open-source deployment, and API or MCP automation, plus a free ATS checker that measures how well your file parses rather than predicting an outcome.
Jobscan makes sense when your workflow revolves around its hosted resume scanner and the match rate it reports against a job description. Reactive Resume gives you structured resume data, several export formats, open-source deployment, and API or MCP automation, plus free checks that measure how well your file parses rather than predicting an outcome.
## Quick comparison
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Jobscan |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Resume creation | Structured editor with PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports | Free builder with nine current templates and PDF download |
| Import | Supported resume imports | Existing-resume and LinkedIn import |
| Analysis | Built-in ATS checker, free: a parse-quality score, a pass/warn/fail checklist, and optional job-description keyword coverage, all computed in your browser | Separate resume scanner producing a match rate against a job description |
| Automation | Authenticated API and MCP workflows | Separate scanner workflow |
| Resume creation | Structured editor with 15 templates and PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON exports | Free builder with nine current templates and PDF download |
| Import | PDF, Word (with your own AI provider), LinkedIn data export, JSON Resume, and Reactive Resume files | Existing-resume and LinkedIn import |
| Analysis | Free, in two places: Check mode in the editor (readability score, issues pinned to lines, posting terms you have and lack) and a public ATS checker that reads a PDF in your browser | Separate resume scanner producing a match rate against a job description |
| Automation | Authenticated API and MCP workflows, including job applications | Separate scanner workflow |
Jobscan's builder documents a free PDF-creation workflow, LinkedIn import, and nine ATS-friendly templates. Its separate scanner lists resume scoring, formatting checks, and job-listing analysis as product features. Those are vendor claims about the product, not guarantees about ATS handling or hiring outcomes.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON, and it supports authenticated automation through its API and MCP server. Its [ATS checker](/guides/using-the-ats-checker) scores how faithfully software can extract your PDF and lists which of a posting's terms already appear in it. It reports no match rate and predicts no rejection, because neither is knowable from the file.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON, and it supports authenticated automation through its API and MCP server. Its public [ATS checker](/guides/using-the-ats-checker) scores how faithfully software can extract your PDF, shows the text as software reads it, and lists which of a posting's terms already appear in it. Inside the editor, [Check mode](/guides/checking-your-resume) runs the same kind of checks live as you type, pins each issue to its line on the page, and matches your resume against the posting saved with a job application. Neither reports a match rate or predicts a rejection, because neither is knowable from the file.
## Where Jobscan is a better fit
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ Choose Jobscan when a match rate against a specific posting, and the recommendat
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume is the better choice when you want to own structured resume data, pick a template, export in several formats, or automate authenticated resume workflows. Its API and MCP server support scripts, integrations, and compatible AI clients.
Reactive Resume is the better choice when you want to own structured resume data, pick a template, fix issues where they appear on the page, track your applications, export in several formats, or automate authenticated resume workflows. Its API and MCP server support scripts, integrations, and compatible AI clients.
## Which should you choose?
@@ -32,13 +32,14 @@ Choose Jobscan when a match rate against each posting is your primary need. Choo
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume's ATS checker measures file properties: whether the text extracts, in what order, and whether your facts survive. It produces no match rate against a posting and makes no claim about predicting a rejection. If you want a documented match-rate score, Jobscan is the more direct fit.
Reactive Resume's checks measure file properties: whether the text extracts, in what order, and whether your facts survive. Job match lists which posting terms you have and lack, but produces no match rate and makes no claim about predicting a rejection. If you want a documented match-rate score, Jobscan is the more direct fit.
## Sources
- [Jobscan resume builder](https://www.jobscan.co/resume-builder)
- [Jobscan resume scanner](https://www.jobscan.co/resume-scanner)
- [Reactive Resume: using the ATS checker](/guides/using-the-ats-checker)
- [Reactive Resume: checking your resume](/guides/checking-your-resume)
- [Reactive Resume: exporting your resume](/guides/exporting-your-resume)
- [Reactive Resume: using the API](/guides/using-the-api)
- [Reactive Resume: using the MCP server](/guides/using-the-mcp-server)
@@ -9,15 +9,15 @@ Kickresume bundles AI writing, imports, examples, and related career documents i
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Kickresume |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI | Optional; connect and configure your own provider | Integrated AI writing and rewriting tools |
| Content help | Direct editing and AI assistance after provider setup | Examples, guides, and AI-generated drafts |
| Imports | Supported resume imports | LinkedIn and PDF/DOCX import paths |
| Documents | Resume-focused exports and versions | Resumes, cover letters, websites, and related tools |
| AI | Optional assistant that proposes edits you accept one by one; connect your own provider | Integrated AI writing and rewriting tools |
| Content help | Direct editing, Check mode issues, and AI assistance after provider setup | Examples, guides, and AI-generated drafts |
| Imports | PDF, Word (with your own AI provider), LinkedIn data export, JSON Resume, and Reactive Resume files | LinkedIn and PDF/DOCX import paths |
| Documents | Resumes and cover letters, a copy per job, and a job application tracker | Resumes, cover letters, websites, and related tools |
| Free plan | Core hosted workflow has no premium tier | Unlimited documents and downloads when using free customization options |
Kickresume's help center documents AI writing, LinkedIn import, PDF import, examples, guides, and cover-letter and website workflows. Its free-plan FAQ says documents and downloads are unlimited when you use free customization options; premium-marked options fall outside that.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON. Its AI stays optional: you connect a provider, a model, an endpoint when one is needed, and an API key. The provider may charge you separately.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON, and cover letters are separate documents that share the resume's design. Its AI stays optional: you connect a provider, a model, an endpoint when one is needed, and an API key. The provider may charge you separately.
## Where Kickresume is a better fit
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ Choose Kickresume when you want prewritten examples, guided prompts, built-in AI
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume is the better choice when you want AI to stay optional and want to pick the provider that handles your resume content. It is open source, can be self-hosted, and has API and MCP workflows for authenticated automation.
Reactive Resume is the better choice when you want AI to stay optional and want to pick the provider that handles your resume content. It is open source, can be self-hosted, tracks your job applications, and has API and MCP workflows for authenticated automation.
## Which should you choose?
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ Choose Kickresume for a bundled writing, examples, and career-document workflow.
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in library of content examples and needs provider setup before its AI features work. It does not bundle Kickresume's wider guided career-document workflow.
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in library of content examples and needs provider setup before its AI features work. Beyond resumes and cover letters, it does not bundle Kickresume's wider guided career-document workflow, such as personal websites.
## Sources
@@ -3,20 +3,20 @@ title: "Reactive Resume vs LiveCareer"
description: "Compare Reactive Resume and LiveCareer by free downloads, guided content, resume checks, templates, open source, and self-hosting."
---
LiveCareer gives you ready-made content, spell-checking, writing tips, and ResumeCheck while you draft. Reactive Resume has no built-in checker; it gives you PDF or DOCX export and access to the source.
LiveCareer gives you ready-made content, spell-checking, writing tips, and ResumeCheck while you draft. Reactive Resume gives you free PDF or DOCX export, a built-in Check mode, and access to the source.
## Quick comparison
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | LiveCareer |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | TXT |
| Free download | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | TXT |
| PDF and Word | Included export formats | Require premium access for unlimited downloads |
| Drafting support | Direct editing and optional AI | Ready-made content, spell-checking, and writing tips |
| Resume review | No native checker product | ResumeCheck identifies common issues |
| Drafting support | Direct editing and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Ready-made content, spell-checking, and writing tips |
| Resume review | Check mode: readability score, issues pinned to lines, and job-posting terms | ResumeCheck identifies common issues |
LiveCareer documents TXT as the free builder's download format, and unlimited PDF and Word downloads under premium access. The product also documents ready-made content, spell-checking, writing tips, and ResumeCheck.
Reactive Resume supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). Its [AI workflow](/guides/using-ai) is optional and provider-configured, and its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license).
Reactive Resume supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). Its [Check mode](/guides/checking-your-resume) flags issues as you edit, its [AI features](/guides/using-ai) are optional and provider-configured, and its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license).
## Where LiveCareer is a better fit
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Choose LiveCareer when its guided content and checker suit how you draft and TXT
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has a smaller guided-content and checker surface. It has no equivalent to LiveCareer's ready-made content, spell-checking, writing tips, or its ResumeCheck product.
Reactive Resume has a smaller guided-content surface. It has no equivalent to LiveCareer's ready-made content library or writing tips, and its Check mode focuses on how software reads your resume rather than spelling. An AI writing review is available only after you connect your own provider.
## Sources
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: "Reactive Resume vs MyPerfectResume"
description: "Compare Reactive Resume and MyPerfectResume by free downloads, writing guidance, templates, AI, open source, and self-hosting."
---
MyPerfectResume is built around guided writing: step-by-step prompts, expert-written content suggestions, and a resume checker. Reactive Resume is an open-source editor whose core hosted workflow has no premium tier and includes PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports, but it has no equivalent content library or specialized checker.
MyPerfectResume is built around guided writing: step-by-step prompts, expert-written content suggestions, and a resume checker. Reactive Resume is an open-source editor whose core hosted workflow has no premium tier and includes PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports and a built-in Check mode, but it has no equivalent library of prewritten content.
## Quick comparison
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ MyPerfectResume is built around guided writing: step-by-step prompts, expert-wri
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT |
| Designed PDF and Word | Included exports | Require premium access |
| Writing help | Direct editing; optional provider-configured AI | Step-by-step prompts, tips, and content suggestions |
| Checking tools | No equivalent specialized checker | ResumeCheck feedback is listed with premium access |
| Writing help | Direct editing; optional AI assistant using your own provider | Step-by-step prompts, tips, and content suggestions |
| Checking tools | Free Check mode (contact details, dates, layout, headings, job-posting terms) and a public ATS checker | ResumeCheck feedback is listed with premium access |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting | Hosted service |
MyPerfectResume's free-builder guide says free accounts get tailored content suggestions, expert tips, and unlimited plain-text downloads, and that PDF or Word template downloads need a premium plan. Its pricing page lists TXT downloads with basic access and puts PDF, Word, and ResumeCheck behind premium access.
@@ -27,19 +27,19 @@ Its cover-letter workflow is another reason to pick it if you want guided relate
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume fits when you have the content and want a designed export without picking a premium plan. Make your template and layout choices in the editor, then export a PDF or DOCX for document use, Markdown for text workflows, or JSON for a backup that keeps the structured resume data. The [template selection guide](/guides/choosing-a-template) covers the template workflow.
Reactive Resume fits when you have the content and want a designed export without picking a premium plan. Make your template and layout choices in the editor, fix what Check mode flags, then export a PDF or DOCX for document use, Markdown for text workflows, or JSON for a backup that keeps the structured resume data. A matching cover letter is its own document that reuses the resume's design, with the same free downloads. The [template selection guide](/guides/choosing-a-template) covers the template workflow.
You also get control over the application itself. Reactive Resume is [MIT-licensed](/legal/license), its source is public, and you can self-host it. The hosted service stays available if you would rather not run the stack.
## Which should you choose?
Choose MyPerfectResume if you want prompts, prewritten suggestions, and a dedicated resume-checking tool while you draft. Choose Reactive Resume if you already have the content and want designed exports, portable JSON, or the option to run the software yourself.
Choose MyPerfectResume if you want prompts, prewritten suggestions, and its resume-checking tool while you draft. Choose Reactive Resume if you already have the content and want designed exports, portable JSON, or the option to run the software yourself.
Neither choice promises an application outcome. The question is whether guided content and checking tools are worth a paid workflow for formatted downloads.
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has no equivalent library of role-specific prewritten bullets, no step-by-step writing prompts, and no specialized resume checker. Its optional AI integration asks you to configure a provider and review whatever it suggests. If you want a hosted product that supplies the drafting prompts and the feedback in one place, MyPerfectResume has the broader built-in writing surface.
Reactive Resume has no equivalent library of role-specific prewritten bullets and no step-by-step writing prompts. Its Check mode looks at how software reads your resume, not at what you should write. Its optional AI assistant asks you to configure a provider and review whatever it suggests. If you want a hosted product that supplies the drafting prompts and the feedback in one place, MyPerfectResume has the broader built-in writing surface.
## Sources
@@ -9,14 +9,14 @@ Novorésumé is the stronger choice when guided design, writing advice, a conten
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Novorésumé |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Saved resumes | Manage separate resume versions | Basic permits one document |
| Document length | Use the length your content requires | Basic permits one page; Premium permits longer documents |
| Drafting support | Direct editing and optional AI | Guided design, writing advice, content library, and integrated assistant |
| Exports | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | See Novorésumé plan and export options |
| Saved resumes | Unlimited resumes and cover letters | Basic permits one document |
| Document length | As many pages as your content requires | Basic permits one page; Premium permits longer documents |
| Drafting support | Direct editing, Check mode, and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Guided design, writing advice, content library, and integrated assistant |
| Exports | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | See Novorésumé plan and export options |
Novorésumé's current Basic plan permits exactly one document, capped at one page. Its Premium plan lists 72 documents and documents up to 10 pages. The product also documents templates, a content library, real-time advice, and an integrated assistant.
Reactive Resume keeps resume versions in the [dashboard](/guides/managing-resumes-from-the-dashboard) and supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). Its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license), and it runs with Docker.
Reactive Resume keeps your resumes and cover letters on its [Documents page](/guides/managing-documents), offers 15 templates, and supports [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). Its source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license), and it runs with Docker.
## Where Novorésumé is a better fit
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ Choose Novorésumé when its guided drafting tools come first and its Basic or P
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has a smaller guidance and content surface. It has no equivalent to Novorésumé's content library and assistant inside a guided drafting workflow.
Reactive Resume has a smaller guidance and content surface. It has no equivalent to Novorésumé's content library or guided drafting workflow, and its AI assistant works only after you connect your own provider.
## Sources
@@ -12,10 +12,10 @@ The two products use different authoring models. Overleaf is an online LaTeX edi
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Overleaf |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Primary workflow | Visual resume editing with structured sections | LaTeX source editing and compilation |
| Template model | Built-in resume templates and layout settings | Community CV and resume LaTeX templates |
| Template model | 15 built-in resume templates with font, colour, and layout settings | Community CV and resume LaTeX templates |
| Source control | Resume JSON export, not LaTeX source | Direct editing of LaTeX project files |
| Collaboration | Resume sharing and export workflow | Project collaboration with plan-dependent limits |
| Output | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | Compiled document PDFs and project source |
| Collaboration | No shared editing; public links with optional password for readers | Project collaboration with plan-dependent limits |
| Output | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and Reactive Resume JSON | Compiled document PDFs and project source |
| Free plan | Core hosted resume workflow has no premium tier | Free plan has documented collaboration and compile limits |
Overleaf's [CV and résumé gallery](https://www.overleaf.com/latex/templates/tagged/cv) collects community templates, and its [plans documentation](https://docs.overleaf.com/getting-started/free-and-premium-plans) explains the differences between free and paid accounts. Reactive Resume keeps the task narrower: enter resume content, pick a template, tune its settings, and export the result.
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Overleaf also has a document-collaboration workflow. Its plan pages describe col
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Use Reactive Resume if you prefer a visual editor and do not want to maintain LaTeX source. It keeps common resume content in fields for profile details, experience, education, skills, projects, and other sections, then shows the result in a live preview. You can switch templates and adjust resume layout settings without touching a document class or a compilation config.
Use Reactive Resume if you prefer a visual editor and do not want to maintain LaTeX source. It keeps common resume content in fields for profile details, experience, education, skills, projects, and other sections, then shows the result in a live preview. You can switch templates, fix layout issues that Check mode points out on the page, and adjust layout settings without touching a document class or a compilation config. For finer control, you can add your own CSS under **Advanced** in Design mode.
Reactive Resume also has [PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON exports](/guides/exporting-your-resume). The JSON export preserves resume content and settings so you can restore it later or branch another version. If you need to run the software on your own infrastructure, the project is [MIT-licensed](/legal/license) and [self-hostable](/self-hosting/docker).
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Reactive Resume and Resume.com both let you create and download a PDF resume wit
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Resume.com |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | PDF and plain text |
| Free final download | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | PDF and plain text |
| Accounts | Account required for the hosted builder and saved resume management | An email is requested to save work in the dashboard |
| Workflow | Structured sections, template settings, and live preview | Hosted builder with templates and saved resumes |
| Workflow | Structured sections, 15 templates, live preview, and Check mode | Hosted builder with templates and saved resumes |
The common ground here is the download boundary. Resume.com says its builder has no paid membership tier and that PDF and plain-text downloads are free. Reactive Resume is not a cheaper way to get a Resume.com PDF: both produce one without a premium upgrade.
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## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume fits when the resume should stay portable as data as well as a document. The editor keeps sections separate from templates, so changing a template does not mean re-entering your work history or education.
Reactive Resume fits when the resume should stay portable as data as well as a document. The editor keeps sections separate from templates, so changing a template does not mean re-entering your work history or education. Cover letters, a job application tracker, and version history sit in the same account.
Deployment is your call too. Use the hosted product, read the source, or run it on your own infrastructure. For programmatic access, Reactive Resume exposes [MCP tools](/guides/using-the-mcp-server) and API capabilities. AI assistance is optional and uses a provider you configure; ordinary editing does not need it.
@@ -9,9 +9,9 @@ Resume.io is a commercial, guided builder with sample content and a template-foc
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Resume.io |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | PDF with the Vancouver template or TXT |
| Other designed templates | Included templates | Premium trial or subscription workflow |
| Content support | Direct editing; optional provider-configured AI | Sample resumes, pre-generated sentences, and tips |
| Free final download | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | PDF with the Vancouver template or TXT |
| Other designed templates | All 15 templates included | Premium trial or subscription workflow |
| Content support | Direct editing, Check mode, a sample resume, and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Sample resumes, pre-generated sentences, and tips |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting | Hosted service |
| Pricing availability | No premium resume tier | Plans can vary by location |
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ The Vancouver template makes it workable for someone who likes that design and n
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume fits when you want to pick from the included templates and export a designed document without a template tier in the way. Its [export guide](/guides/exporting-your-resume) covers PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON. The data export keeps your structured content and settings alongside the document download.
Reactive Resume fits when you want to pick from all 15 templates and export a designed document without a template tier in the way. Cover letters are separate documents with the same design and the same free downloads. Its [export guide](/guides/exporting-your-resume) covers PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON. The data export keeps your structured content and settings alongside the document download.
You also get source access and self-hosting. Reactive Resume is [MIT-licensed](/legal/license), and its [Docker guide](/self-hosting/docker) documents the self-hosted route. Its optional AI integration lets you configure a provider if you want help, while ordinary editing does not depend on it.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Both services can make a resume for free. What matters is whether the free downl
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in guided-content library. It has no equivalent to Resume.io's collection of sample resumes, pre-generated cover-letter sentences, and tips. Its optional AI features also require you to choose and configure a provider, which is less convenient if you want a commercial writing workflow already assembled.
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in guided-content library. It offers one sample resume to start from rather than a collection, and no pre-generated cover-letter sentences or tips. Its optional AI features, including cover-letter drafts from a job posting, also require you to choose and configure a provider, which is less convenient if you want a commercial writing workflow already assembled.
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| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Resume-Now |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT |
| Free final download | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT |
| Designed PDF and Word | Included exports | Paid access required |
| Writing workflow | Direct fields and optional provider-configured AI | Career questions, suggested bullets, and AI enhancement |
| Analysis tools | No equivalent specialized checker | Resume checker, summary generator, skills generator, and AI review |
| Writing workflow | Direct fields and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Career questions, suggested bullets, and AI enhancement |
| Analysis tools | Free Check mode and public ATS checker; AI writing review with your own provider | Resume checker, summary generator, skills generator, and AI review |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting | Hosted service |
Resume-Now's free-builder guide says the no-cost download is a TXT file, and that downloading with a premium template requires paid access. Its FAQ says premium file formats require an upgrade. So free creation is not the same as a designed PDF or Word document.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Both workflows still leave you to verify that every statement is accurate and th
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in writing-guidance surface. It has no equivalent to Resume-Now's prewritten suggestions, resume checker, summary generator, skills generator, or AI review. Its optional AI path also asks you to choose and configure a provider, which is more setup than a hosted suggestion workflow.
Reactive Resume has a smaller built-in writing-guidance surface. It has no equivalent to Resume-Now's prewritten suggestions, summary generator, or skills generator. Its Check mode focuses on how software reads the resume, and its AI writing review, like the rest of its AI path, asks you to choose and configure a provider, which is more setup than a hosted suggestion workflow.
## Sources
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| Consideration | Reactive Resume | ResumeGemini |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Writing help | Direct editing; optional provider-configured AI | Prewritten expert content and job-specific examples |
| Job targeting | Manual edits or optional AI assistance | AI optimization, keyword alignment, and content tips for a target job |
| PDF | PDF export | Site documents free-plan PDF download and free/premium templates |
| Job targeting | Check mode's job match lists posting terms you have and lack; optional AI assistant | AI optimization, keyword alignment, and content tips for a target job |
| PDF | PDF export, plus Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | Site documents free-plan PDF download and free/premium templates |
ResumeGemini describes prewritten, job-specific examples, AI recommendations, keyword alignment, and content tips for a target job. Its product page documents free and premium templates plus a free-plan resume download. That covers at least one free template and free PDF path; it does not mean every template is free.
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## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Use Reactive Resume to inspect or deploy the software yourself, keep resumes as structured data, or pick your own AI provider. It also exposes authenticated API and MCP workflows for automation.
Use Reactive Resume to inspect or deploy the software yourself, keep resumes as structured data, copy a resume for each job you track, or pick your own AI provider. It also exposes authenticated API and MCP workflows for automation.
## Which should you choose?
Choose ResumeGemini for built-in examples and keyword-oriented suggestions. Choose Reactive Resume for open-source access, self-hosting, and control over the AI provider and automation workflow.
Choose ResumeGemini for built-in examples and AI keyword optimization. Choose Reactive Resume for open-source access, self-hosting, and control over the AI provider and automation workflow.
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has no built-in library of content examples and no native keyword-optimization product. Its AI workflow also needs provider credentials before you can use it.
Reactive Resume has no built-in library of content examples. Its job match shows which posting terms are missing but does not rewrite your resume for them on its own. Its AI assistant also needs provider credentials before you can use it.
## Sources
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| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Resumod |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Content help | Direct editing; optional provider-configured AI | Role-specific sample categories and a named AI Resume Builder |
| Checking tools | No equivalent built-in tool | Named ATS Resume Checker |
| Content help | Direct editing; optional AI assistant using your own provider | Role-specific sample categories and a named AI Resume Builder |
| Checking tools | Check mode in the editor and a free public ATS checker | Named ATS Resume Checker |
Resumod's [product page](https://resumod.co/) lists role-specific sample categories and links to an [ATS Resume Checker](https://resumod.co/ats-resume-checker) and an [AI Resume Builder](https://resumod.co/ai-resume-builder). Those pages do not document how the tools work, what they output, or their full plan limits.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON. Its AI is optional: you connect and enable a provider with your own credentials, and that provider can cost extra.
Reactive Resume exports PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON. Its [Check mode](/guides/checking-your-resume) and public [ATS checker](/guides/using-the-ats-checker) score how reliably software reads a resume. Its AI is optional: you connect and enable a provider with your own credentials, and that provider can cost extra.
## Where Resumod is a better fit
Choose Resumod when role-specific examples and its named ATS-checker and AI-builder tools are worth more to you than picking your own provider.
Choose Resumod when role-specific examples and its AI Resume Builder are worth more to you than picking your own provider.
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ Choose Resumod for its bundled samples and named tools. Choose Reactive Resume f
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has no built-in role-specific content library and no named ATS-checker tool. Its AI features also need provider setup before they work.
Reactive Resume has no built-in role-specific content library. Its AI features also need provider setup before they work.
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| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Rezi |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AI | Optional; connect your own provider | Integrated AI writing and editing |
| Targeting | Manual edits or optional AI assistance | Rezi Score and keyword-targeting features |
| AI | Optional assistant; connect your own provider | Integrated AI writing and editing |
| Targeting | Check mode's job match lists posting terms you have and lack, without a score | Rezi Score and keyword-targeting features |
| Review | No specialist human-review service | Expert resume-review option |
| Interview help | No equivalent built-in interview tool | AI Interview feature |
| Free limits | Core hosted workflow has no premium tier | One resume and three PDF downloads |
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ Rezi suits you when you want its score, keyword targeting, AI writing, interview
Rezi's pricing page documents the free plan's one-resume and three-PDF-download limits, plus integrated AI writing and editing. It also lists Rezi Score, keyword targeting, AI Interview, and an expert resume-review option. Those are documented product features, not a promise of ATS passage, interviews, or hiring results.
Reactive Resume's AI is optional and bring-your-own-provider: you configure the credentials, and provider use can cost extra. It has no equivalent to Rezi Score, keyword targeting, AI Interview, or expert review.
Reactive Resume's AI is optional and bring-your-own-provider: you configure the credentials, and provider use can cost extra. Its Check mode gives a readability score for how well software reads the resume and lists which posting terms are missing, but it has no equivalent to Rezi Score, AI Interview, or expert review.
## Where Rezi is a better fit
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## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has no equivalent to Rezi's score, keyword targeting, interview tool, or human review. Its AI features need provider setup and may cost extra through the provider.
Reactive Resume has no equivalent to Rezi's score, interview tool, or human review, and its job match does not score keyword coverage. Its AI features need provider setup and may cost extra through the provider.
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description: "Compare Reactive Resume and Zety by free downloads, guided writing, resume checks, templates, open source, and self-hosting."
---
Zety is a guided resume builder with writing assistance, a cover-letter workflow, a resume check, and job-matching tools. Reactive Resume is an open-source editor with designed PDF and DOCX exports, and it has no equivalent prewritten guidance or job matching.
Zety is a guided resume builder with writing assistance, a cover-letter workflow, a resume check, and job-matching tools. Reactive Resume is an open-source editor with designed PDF and DOCX exports, and it has no equivalent prewritten guidance or job-listing matches.
## Quick comparison
| Consideration | Reactive Resume | Zety |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Free final download | PDF, DOCX, Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT |
| Free final download | PDF, Word (DOCX), Markdown, and JSON | Plain-text TXT |
| PDF and Word | Included exports | Paid formats |
| Guidance | Direct editing; optional provider-configured AI | Guided builder, templates, and writing resources |
| Related job tools | No equivalent job matching | Resume Check and Instant Job Matches listed in the free package |
| Guidance | Direct editing, Check mode, and an optional AI assistant using your own provider | Guided builder, templates, and writing resources |
| Related job tools | Cover letters and a job application tracker; no job-listing matches | Resume Check and Instant Job Matches listed in the free package |
| Deployment | Hosted use or self-hosting | Hosted service |
Zety's pricing page lists a TXT download in its free package. Its plan comparison names PDF, Word, and TXT among its download formats and shows TXT only for the free package. So the free package can write and export text, while a designed PDF or Word download sits in the paid workflow.
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ That suits you if you want help choosing words, a matching cover letter, or a se
## Where Reactive Resume is a better fit
Reactive Resume fits when you want to download a designed PDF or DOCX without upgrading. Its templates render structured resume sections, and the [template guide](/guides/choosing-a-template) covers how to pick one. JSON export keeps your structured data for backup or reuse, separately from the final PDF or DOCX.
Reactive Resume fits when you want to download a designed PDF or DOCX without upgrading. Its templates render structured resume sections, and the [template guide](/guides/choosing-a-template) covers how to pick one. JSON export keeps your structured data for backup or reuse, separately from the final PDF or DOCX. Cover letters and a job application tracker are included at no cost, and Check mode flags parsing issues before you export.
You also control where it runs. The source is public under the [MIT license](/legal/license), and the [Docker self-hosting guide](/self-hosting/docker) covers running your own instance. AI help is optional and uses a provider you configure.
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ Either way, check the final wording and layout yourself. The tools help you prep
## Reactive Resume limitations in this comparison
Reactive Resume has no built-in library of prewritten writing guidance, no dedicated resume-check product, and no job matching. Its optional AI route needs provider setup, and self-hosting means running a server. Zety is more convenient if you want those hosted services next to the builder and do not need a free PDF or Word export.
Reactive Resume has no built-in library of prewritten writing guidance and no job-listing matches; its tracker records jobs you find elsewhere. Its optional AI route needs provider setup, and self-hosting means running a server. Zety is more convenient if you want those hosted services next to the builder and do not need a free PDF or Word export.
## Sources