I got tired, so I built an offline desktop job tracker + resume builder

Name: I got tired, so I built an offline desktop job tracker + resume builder
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Author: ruslanora

by ruslanora·Apr 10, 2026·4 points·1 comment

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AI Analysis

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Offline job tracker is nice, but Teal and Huntr already dominate with better integrations.

Strengths

•Master resume system tailors CVs and cover letters per application automatically
•Company duplicate detection warns before applying to the same employer twice
•AGPL-licensed open source with local SQLite means full data ownership and deletion

Weaknesses

•Job tracking category is crowded with Teal, Huntr, Simplify offering more features
•No cloud sync means data doesn't follow you across devices during job search

Post Description

I built a desktop app to manage my job search because I got tired of juggling Numbers, Notion, and Pages to track applications and different versions of my resume.

Kin is a private, offline-first tool for managing the job search process in one place:

- track job applications and conversations - maintain a master resume and cover letter - generate tailored resumes and cover letters per application - store notes, contacts, and interview history - (optional) Chrome/Brave extension for saving job listings - calendar integration for interviews

Everything runs locally. No accounts, no cloud sync, and your data never leaves your machine.

It’s free and open-source: https://github.com/ruslanora/kin

Still early, but feedback is welcome, especially from people who’ve tried managing job searches with Notion, spreadsheets, or similar tools.