Dossier: A self-hosted job search app that writes a tailored resume and cover letter for each job.

What it does

Dossier keeps your career history in one profile and turns it into a resume. When you paste a job posting, it shows how you match and drafts a resume and cover letter for that job. Its makers say the drafts only use facts from your profile, and anything missing is shown as a gap instead of being made up.

You can refine the documents in a chat, download them as PDFs, and track each application on a board from draft to offer. It can also search job sites, find hiring startups, and optionally connect to Gmail, Google Calendar or Claude.

It runs on your own computer or server with one password. You choose the AI model: a local one through Ollama or LM Studio keeps your data on your own hardware, while a hosted one (such as Anthropic, Mistral or an OpenAI-compatible service) receives what it writes from.

Who it's for

Job seekers who want help writing tailored applications and keeping track of them, while keeping their data under their own control.

Can I use it without coding?

With some setup. You install it with Docker by running a few commands in a terminal, then use it in your web browser. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost: FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
Runs on: Mac, Windows, Linux, Server, Web browser
Computer: An ordinary computer is fine
Privacy: Your choice: run it on your device or use an online service

Try it

Install Docker Desktop on your computer.
Download the project's Compose file, create the secrets and your password as the README describes, then start it.
Open it in your browser, sign in, and pick an AI model in Settings.

Official download page

Before you download

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Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

Only download from the official GitHub page or the official download page above. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
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License (AGPL-3.0): Free to use; if you run a changed version as an online service, you must share your source code.
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