Thirteen tools · July 2026 · all free to use
A shelf of free, open-source tools for the hunt — the résumé, the paperwork, the follow-ups, the interviews. Nothing here costs money, nothing sells your data, and none of it needs an account with a big job-site to work.
Each card says where the tool lives. On the rack means it's running on my home server — just open the link. Hosted free means the project runs a free public copy. Self-host means it's code you (or I) would set up first — ask me and I'll spin it up.
The centerpiece. Pick a template, fill in your history with a live preview, export a clean PDF. Imports your LinkedIn profile so you don't start from zero, and gives you a shareable web link to your résumé with view tracking.
Merge, split, compress, and convert PDFs — right in the browser, so your documents never leave your machine. For when an application portal insists on one PDF, under the size limit.
Fill and sign documents digitally — offer letters, tax forms, background-check consent — without the print-sign-scan dance.
Crop, resize, and convert images. Gets your headshot to the exact size and format a profile form demands, without uploading it to a sketchy "free resizer" site.
A bookmark box for job postings. Save a listing with one click; it tags and files it automatically so you can search "remote" or "warehouse" later instead of digging through browser history.
Saves a full copy of every posting — the page itself, not just the link. When a listing gets taken down mid-interview-process, you still have the exact job description you applied to.
A booking page with your name on it. Send one link, the recruiter picks a time that works, it lands on both calendars. Ends the "does Tuesday at 2 work?" email chain.
A Canva-style design editor for anything visual — a header for your portfolio, a one-page flyer for your trade, simple business cards. Your work saves in your own browser.
A whiteboard that looks hand-drawn. Sketch out a work history timeline, a project diagram to talk through in an interview, or a plan for the week.
Make a clean QR code that points at your online résumé or portfolio. Print it on the paper copy you hand over — one scan and they're looking at the full version.
A drawer of small utilities — text case converter, word counter, date calculators, and dozens more. The tool you didn't know you needed until the form in front of you needs it.
A private search engine. Research companies, salaries, and interviewers without ad trackers following you around the internet afterward.
Envelope budgeting for the stretch between paychecks — every dollar gets a job. Local-first, so your numbers stay yours. The best-regarded open-source replacement for the paid budgeting apps.