Reactive Resume
Free, open-source resume builder with templates, PDF and DOCX export, public resume links and bring-your-own-key AI. Use it hosted or self-hosted.
Reactive Resume is a free, open-source resume builder (MIT license) for creating, exporting and sharing resumes in the browser. It suits job seekers who want no paywall and technical users who want to self-host. It is free with no premium tier; the hosted app at rxresu.me needs a free account, and AI features use your own provider API key.
The best free option for a clean resume without paywalls; bring your own AI key if you want AI help.
A free, MIT-licensed resume builder you can use at rxresu.me or host yourself.
Reactive Resume is the rare resume builder with no paid tier: unlimited resumes, every export format and public links cost nothing. It also suits privacy-minded and technical users who want to self-host or script resumes through the API. The trade-offs are that AI features need your own API key and help comes only from docs and GitHub.
Full feature set at no cost, open-source code and real data portability.
AI needs your own API key, and support is docs and GitHub only.
Hosted vs self-hosted Reactive Resume
| Hosted (rxresu.me) | Self-hosted | |
|---|---|---|
| Price | Free | Free (MIT license); you pay for your server |
| Account | Email, Google or GitHub sign-in | Your own auth, including SSO via OIDC providers |
| Setup | None | Docker Compose with PostgreSQL, or Vercel or Kubernetes |
| Features | Full feature set | Same features as the cloud version |
| AI | Your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, OpenRouter or Ollama key | Same |
From Reactive Resume's documentation (quickstart, self-hosting and AI guides), checked 4 October 2026.
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