An open-source Chrome extension to track job applications

Harshal — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:07:05 +0000

I built JobTrail to solve my own problem of losing track of applications across different portals. It automatically detects when you apply for a job on LinkedIn, Indeed, or Naukri and logs it into a kanban dashboard.

A few technical details:

It is 100% local and privacy-first. There are zero external network requests, zero telemetry, and no accounts required. All data is strictly stored on your device in chrome.storage.local.

The architecture is purely client-side utilizing Manifest V3.

It is completely based on vanilla HTML, CSS, and JS. I chose to avoid external frameworks entirely to keep it lightweight.

here is the link : Github

DEV Community: Harshal

An open-source Chrome extension to track job applications