Installation

Installation

Get the latest build from the Releases page (currently v2.2.6).

The app checks GitHub Releases for updates on launch (and from the manual "Check for Updates" button in ⚙ Settings), so once installed you'll be offered new versions automatically.

Windows

• Installer — OpenResume-Builder-Setup-2.2.6.exe: Start Menu shortcut + uninstaller
• Portable — OpenResume-Builder-Portable-2.2.6.exe: no install, run from anywhere
• Winget — a manifest has been submitted (PR #391215, passing validation and awaiting a moderator merge); once it lands, winget install AbhisekkumarShandilya.OpenResumeBuilder will work, and the manifest will then be bumped to the current version

These are unsigned builds, so Windows SmartScreen will warn about an unidentified developer. Choose "More info" → "Run anyway" to proceed.

macOS

• OpenResume-Builder-2.2.6-arm64.dmg — Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3/M4)
• OpenResume-Builder-2.2.6-x64.dmg — Intel Macs

These are built via GitHub Actions on a real macOS runner, but not yet verified on actual Mac hardware — treat as unconfirmed until someone tests them and reports back.

Unsigned and not notarized, so macOS Gatekeeper will block a normal double-click. Right-click the app → "Open" to bypass Gatekeeper once.

Linux

Download OpenResume-Builder-2.2.6.AppImage from the Releases page, then:

chmod +x OpenResume-Builder-*.AppImage
./OpenResume-Builder-*.AppImage

That's it — AppImages are self-contained and don't need installation. This build has been verified working on a real Linux kernel (Ubuntu under WSL2 with WSLg graphics). If it won't launch:

• "FUSE" error or it silently does nothing: newer distros (Ubuntu 22.04+, Fedora, etc.) often don't ship libfuse2 by default, which AppImages need to mount themselves. Either install it:

  # Debian/Ubuntu (on 24.04+ the package is libfuse2t64)
  sudo apt install libfuse2
  
  # Fedora
  sudo dnf install fuse-libs

  or skip FUSE entirely and have it extract-and-run itself:

  ./OpenResume-Builder-*.AppImage --appimage-extract-and-run

• Missing system libraries on a minimal install: the AppImage bundles the app but not Electron's system-level dependencies. On a very bare Debian/Ubuntu box you may need: libnss3 libnspr4 libatk1.0-0t64 libatk-bridge2.0-0t64 libcups2t64 libdrm2 libxkbcommon0 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxrandr2 libgbm1 libpango-1.0-0 libasound2t64 libgtk-3-0t64 (names without the t64 suffix on older releases). Standard desktop installs already have all of these.
• Want a desktop/menu entry instead of running it from a terminal each time: install AppImageLauncher, then double-click the AppImage once and it'll offer to integrate it into your app menu.

There's no apt/snap install yet — that's tracked on the Roadmap.

Your data

Everything you type autosaves locally on your machine (per resume profile) — nothing is uploaded anywhere. You can additionally File → Save As a .json copy of any resume and reopen it later or on another machine.