Arun
28 August 2026 05:56
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Came across this a long time back - a nice and beautiful project. FOSSUnited runs forklore.in - it would be nice to see Reactive Resume featured in it. @amruth_pillai if you are interested, the steps to get featured are here
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Happy to. Created an issue + PR.
Did I do something wrong?
opened 02:47PM - 28 Aug 26 UTC
closed 06:25AM - 31 Aug 26 UTC
### Opt-ins
- [x] Add me to the maintainer community mailing group
- [ ] I have… an RSS feed and want to join Planet Forklore
### GitHub Username
amruthpillai
### Full Name
Amruth Pillai
### Photo URL
https://i.imgur.com/2dmLSCT.jpeg
### Designation / Role
Senior Software Engineer
### Socials
GitHub: https://github.com/amruthpillai
Website: https://amruthpillai.com
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/amruthpillai/
Twitter/X: https://x.com/KingOKings
### Projects
project:
- name: Reactive Resume
- project_link: https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume
- website_link: https://rxresu.me
- logo: https://rxresu.me/logo/light.svg
- short_description: A free and open-source resume builder.
- description: Reactive Resume makes building resumes straightforward. Pick a template, fill in your details, and export to PDF, no account required for basic use. For those who want more control, the entire application can be self-hosted on your own infrastructure. Built with privacy as a core principle, Reactive Resume gives you complete ownership of your data. The codebase is fully open-source under the MIT license, with no tracking, no ads, and no hidden costs.
### How to support
You can support Reactive Resume by one of many ways:
- by suggesting features or report bugs on GitHub
- by helping to translate the application (and improving existing translations) on Crowdin
- by donating/sponsoring the project on GitHub or Open Collective
### A small brief about your project
It's fairly simple. A free, open-source, privacy-first resume builder developed because there are too many alternatives that are behind a sneaky paywall. Also that most open-source software, at least at the time, was associated with subpar design, and Reactive Resume aimed to change that perception.
### One FOSS maintainer lesson for your younger self
Learn to say no, and focus on time management.
### Why do you do it? Why do you bother maintaining a FOSS project?
1. A way to give back to the community where I learnt most of what I know from.
2. To grow my personal network and reach out to people who share similar interests.
3. To help me get my foot in the door when it comes to applying for the opportunities I want to attract.
### If your repo had a theme song, what would it be?
[](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXB-Ibr55LI)
### Which file in your project would you most like to set on fire?
https://github.com/amruthpillai/reactive-resume/blob/main/packages/schema/src/resume/data.ts
The brains of the project, but also the most heavy. Made some decisions to solidify the schema a while ago and it has been an issue quite a few times when I wanted to implement a new feature that refactored the schema, but because of backward compatibility, I couldn't.
### What's your open-source villain origin story?
We have so very few freedoms in life these days, with decisions and solutions forced upon us based on how much we can afford to.
It's just humbling to know that software and knowledge, in general, are some of the things we can share with everyone.
### If you had to use one emoji to convey what it is like to be a FOSS maintainer, what would it be?
📄
Arun
7 September 2026 11:28
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My bad, I did not know about forklore criteria to feature a project - apologies.
