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title: "Introduction"
description: "Reactive Resume is a free, open-source resume builder. Write resumes and cover letters, track job applications, and share or download your work."
---

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.

<Frame caption="The editor: your details on the left, the page as it will print on the right">
  <img
    src="/images/getting-started/editor-overview.webp"
    alt="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."
  />
</Frame>

## What you can do with it

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Write resumes and cover letters" icon="file-lines">
    Keep every resume and letter in **Documents**. Start blank, from a sample, or by importing a PDF, Word file, JSON or
    LinkedIn export.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Design the page" icon="palette">
    Pick from 15 templates, then adjust fonts, colors, page size and layout. The page updates as you type.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Check before you send" icon="list-check">
    **Check** mode points out issues on the lines they belong to and compares your resume with a job posting.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Share and download" icon="share-nodes">
    Download a PDF, Word, Markdown or JSON file, or publish a link that you can protect with a password.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Track job applications" icon="briefcase">
    Follow each application from saved to offer in a list, board or calendar, and see what's working in Insights.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Get help from an assistant" icon="sparkles">
    Connect your own AI provider, and the assistant proposes edits you accept or reject one by one.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## 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](https://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.

## 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](https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume), so anyone can check what the app does with your data.

## Get started

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Quickstart" icon="rocket" href="/getting-started/quickstart">
    Create an account, build a resume from a sample and download your first PDF in about ten minutes.
  </Card>
  <Card title="What's new in v6" icon="star" href="/guides/whats-new-in-v6">
    Used Reactive Resume before? See what changed and where things moved.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Self-host with Docker" icon="docker" href="/self-hosting/docker">
    Run Reactive Resume on your own server.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Contribute" icon="code" href="/contributing/development">
    Set up a development environment to fix bugs or add features.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Get help

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  <Card
    title="GitHub Discussions"
    icon="comments"
    href="https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume/discussions/categories/q-a"
  >
    Ask questions about using or hosting Reactive Resume.
  </Card>
  <Card title="GitHub Issues" icon="github" href="https://github.com/reactive-resume/reactive-resume/issues">
    Report a bug you can reproduce, or propose a feature.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Discord" icon="discord" href="https://discord.gg/aSyA5ZSxpb">
    Talk to other people who use Reactive Resume.
  </Card>
  <Card title="Reddit" icon="reddit" href="https://reddit.com/r/reactiveresume">
    Share tips and ask for help on the subreddit.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

Reactive Resume is kept free by donations. If it helps you, consider
[supporting the project on Open Collective](https://opencollective.com/reactive-resume/donate).