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CareerdenUnplugged

Track every
job application.

Careerden Unplugged is an open-source desktop job application tracker with profile-aware CV and cover-letter tools. Track opportunities, follow-ups, match insights, and documents in one place, all stored on your computer.

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Tracking is the foundation. Automated capture and AI-assisted documents support it.Explore Careerden on GitHub

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Job application tracker

Keep the whole job search in view.

Careerden is the place where each opportunity lives from discovery through follow-up. Matching and document generation help you prepare; the tracker helps you keep moving.

Pipeline overview

See every application and stage

Review active applications, interview activity, match scores, recent changes, and the overall pipeline from one dashboard. Sort the full list by match, interest, salary, or date added.

Application details

Keep the decision context together

Store status, job and company details, salary, work style, interest level, match evidence, and documents with the opportunity they belong to.

Next actions

Remember every follow-up

Schedule follow-ups and see them on the dashboard calendar, with contacts and notes kept close to the application, so the next conversation does not depend on memory or another spreadsheet.

Faster capture

Use LinkedIn capture as a shortcut

The desktop helper currently extracts LinkedIn job details to reduce data entry. LinkedIn is a capture source—not the purpose of the workspace.

Designed beyond a single job boardUse automated LinkedIn capture in the desktop app, or paste job and company details manually for other job boards, referrals, and company career pages.
Latest in the workspace

Choose your CV layout. Sort what matters.

Recent updates make the profile you already maintain look the way you want and keep a growing list of applications easy to scan.

Base resume

Pick from six CV layouts

Preview your profile as an A4 page in Classic, Editorial, Modern, Minimal, Technical, or Ledger, then set one as your default. Every tailored CV starts from that layout, and you can still switch it for a single application.

Without a filled-in profile, the layouts show sample content until you add your own details.
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Applications list

Sort by match, interest, salary, or date

Select a column header to sort every application by it, select again to reverse the order, and once more to return to the most recently updated first. Status filters and search work alongside it.

Applications without a value for the sorted column stay at the end of the list.
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How Careerden works

Set up once. Track and review every application.

Add your career details once, then create an application workspace for each role. Today, LinkedIn capture can fill the initial job details automatically.

01Career profile

Add your profile

Enter your summary, skills, experience, education, and projects. These details are the source for every application.

Keep the information factual. You can update each section later.
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02Application capture

Add your first application

Import a LinkedIn URL in the desktop app or paste job and company details manually. Careerden tracks the role, compares its requirements with your profile, and opens the complete Overview shown below.

LinkedIn remains the automated desktop capture source; manual copy-and-paste works for applications from any source.
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03Application pack

Review the tailored CV

See the match analysis, a live page preview of your tailored CV and cover letter, and improvement tips linked to the job's requirements—side by side in the same application.

Keyword coverage shows which job terms your CV already uses; add only the ones you can back up.
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04Improvement tips

Accept only what you can back up

Each tip opens as a suggested change you can accept or discard. Accepted edits appear in the CV preview immediately, and you can undo them or save them to your profile for future applications.

Then update the pack, download the PDFs, and keep status, contacts, notes, and follow-ups with the same application.
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CareerdenUnplugged

Your job search, kept on your device.

Careerden Unplugged is a separate desktop edition with the same tracking workspace. It sends no data to a Careerden server.

Download Careerden Unplugged
Local storage

Everything stays on your computer

Your profile, applications, follow-ups, and generated PDFs are stored in a database and files on your device.

Bring your own AI

Use your own provider key

Connect OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, or OpenRouter with your own API key. The key is stored with the operating system's secure storage.

No account

No sign-up and no credits

Open the app and start tracking. AI analysis is billed by your provider instead of Careerden credits.

Simple pricing

Free on your computer. Cloud is coming soon.

Careerden Unplugged is free and open source, and its AI features run on your own provider key. A hosted cloud edition with accounts and AI credits is on the way.

CareerdenUnplugged

$0 forever

Available now

The complete workspace on your own computer, with AI billed by the provider you choose.

  • Complete application tracker
  • Profiles, CV layouts, documents, and follow-ups
  • Your own OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini, DeepSeek, or OpenRouter key
  • No account, no credits, data stays on your computer
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Careerden Cloud

Coming soon

In development

Sign in from any computer to reach your applications, and use hosted AI credits instead of your own provider key.

  • Everything in the desktop workspace
  • Your applications and documents on every computer
  • 10 AI credits every UTC calendar month
  • Basic plan with 100 credits for $10 USD / month
  • One credit per completed match analysis
Coming soon

Cloud plans and credit terms may change before launch. Taxes may be added at checkout.

Open source on GitHub

Inspect the code and help shape Careerden.

View the Careerden repository
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Built in the open

Explore the Careerden codebase, follow development, report issues, and contribute on GitHub under the GNU Affero General Public License v3.0.

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Human review and privacy stay visible

AI drafts can be incomplete or wrong. Review every output and learn how profile, tracking, and document data are intended to be handled.

Read the Privacy Policy →
Questions, answered

Know what happens before you begin

Careerden supports your application workflow; it does not replace your judgment.

Does Careerden apply to jobs for me?

No. Careerden helps you track opportunities and prepare application materials. You review the content and decide when and where to apply.

Will it invent experience to improve my match?

It is designed around the profile information you provide. Always review AI-generated analysis and documents for accuracy before using them.

What do I need to get started?

Download Careerden Unplugged and complete your career profile. Add your own AI provider key when you want match analysis and tailored documents. The desktop app can capture a LinkedIn posting automatically, or you can paste job details manually. Pick one of six built-in CV layouts on the Base resume page; there are no templates to build or upload.

Is Careerden only for LinkedIn jobs?

No. Careerden is a job-application tracking workspace. LinkedIn is the automated capture source supported by the desktop helper, and you can paste job and company details manually for applications from any other source.

What can I track for each application?

Keep the application status, job and company context, salary, work style, interest level, contacts, notes, follow-ups, match analysis, and generated documents together.

Can I control the output?

Yes. Preview each improvement tip as a suggested change before you accept or discard it, answer gap questions only with facts that are true, edit the CV or cover letter directly, and select Update pack to render the revised PDFs.

Is Careerden also a CV creator?

Yes. The profile-aware CV creator and cover letter creator use your factual profile and each job's requirements to prepare editable drafts. You review and update every draft before use.

What is Careerden Unplugged?

Careerden Unplugged is the desktop edition available today. It keeps your profile, applications, and documents on your computer and sends no data to a Careerden server. AI features use your own provider API key, so there are no accounts or credits. A hosted Careerden Cloud edition with accounts and AI credits is coming soon.

What does a UTC calendar month mean?

It applies to Careerden Cloud, which is coming soon. UTC is the shared global time standard. A calendar month starts at 00:00 UTC on its first day and ends when the next month begins in UTC. Your 10 free credits apply to that shared month—not one month from your signup date—and unused free credits expire at the month boundary. The local reset time depends on your time zone.

How is my data handled?

Careerden Unplugged stores your profile, applications, and documents on your computer. Job details and profile content are sent only to the AI provider you configure when you run an analysis. The Privacy Policy describes the intended data model for the upcoming cloud edition and the items still awaiting owner and legal confirmation.

Ready when you are

Bring your whole job search into focus.

Track each application first. Use capture, matching, and tailored documents when they help.

Download Careerden Unplugged →Read the FAQs