ShortList

A developer built ShortList, an open-source, self-hostable job application tracker that automatically updates itself by parsing forwarded job emails through a Gmail filter, with a Chrome extension for one-click job saving and mobile sharing from LinkedIn and Naukri. Built on Node.js, Express, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, and a React PWA, it also offers follow-up reminders and optional AI interview prep and draft generation using the user's own API key. The project is free, licensed under AGPL-3.0, and designed with Indian job seekers in mind, supporting LPA and notice period fields.

I applied to 40+ jobs in the last few weeks and lost track of half of them. LinkedIn, Naukri, Greenhouse, company portals... and the worst part: statuses change silently. One portal moved me to "Shortlisted" and I only found out because I happened to log in. So I built ShortList, a job tracker that updates itself. → Apply anywhere. A Gmail filter forwards job emails, and ShortList reads them: confirmations create the application, "viewed" and rejections update it, automatically. → Save any job in one click with the Chrome extension, including the full JD because postings disappear right before your interview . → Share a job from the LinkedIn or Naukri app on your phone, and it's saved. → It remembers what you told each company: CTC, notice period, years of Node.js. → Follow-up reminders, plus optional AI interview prep and follow-up drafts using your own API key. Every automatic change shows up on a timeline with its source and you can undo it. It's free, open source AGPL-3.0 and self-hostable, and built with Indian job seekers in mind: LPA, notice period, Naukri. Stack: Node.js, Express, TypeScript, PostgreSQL, React PWA, Chrome MV3 extension. Try it yourself: https://yash-satankar.github.io/shortlist/ https://yash-satankar.github.io/shortlist/ If you're job hunting too, I'd love your feedback.