Developer Builds Zero-Tracking, Client-Side ATS Resume Builder Using PDF-Lib

A developer team behind the UCDREAMS Free ATS Resume Builder describes creating a resume tool that runs entirely in the browser, with no server uploads or stored data. The article argues that many existing online resume builders put downloads behind paywalls or subscriptions and may collect personal information. It explains that a common approach using html2canvas and jsPDF produces image-based PDFs that applicant tracking systems cannot parse as text. To fix this, the team uses pdf-lib to generate vector PDFs with selectable, parseable text and small file sizes.