ApplyOnce

ApplyOnce: Streamline Your Job Applications with Autofill

ApplyOnce, formerly known as FastApply, is an innovative browser extension designed to simplify and expedite the job application process through one-click autofill functionality. This local-only application enhances privacy and security, ensuring that all user data remains on the device.

Key Features

• Effortless Autofill: ApplyOnce automatically fills out job applications by intelligently gathering and processing data from uploaded resumes and the job postings.
• Advanced Layout Parsing: The extension includes layout-aware resume parsing, enabling it to tailor input fields according to different application formats.
• On-Device Optical Character Recognition (OCR): Convert scanned resumes into editable text without relying on external services.
• Question Classification: An optional feature that classifies questions during the application process, improving response accuracy.

Getting Started

ApplyOnce provides streamlined commands for development and inspection:

npm install             # Install project dependencies
npm run typecheck       # Check TypeScript types without emitting code
npm test                # Run unit tests (using vitest + jsdom)
npm run eval           # Evaluate detection recall and mapping precisionnpm run build          # Create a production build for Chrome (output in dist/)
npm run build:firefox   # Build for Firefox (output in dist-firefox/)
npm run e2e:firefox     # Execute end-to-end tests for Firefoxnpm run release:firefox # Prepare distribution package and upload for AMO release

Installation Instructions

Users can load ApplyOnce in Chrome and Firefox, with step-by-step guidance provided in the README:

For Chrome

1. Build the extension using npm run build.
2. Navigate to chrome://extensions, enable Developer mode, and select Load unpacked to choose the dist/ directory.
3. Complete the onboarding process by configuring your profile with the uploaded resume.
4. Simply click to fill applications when browsing job postings.

For Firefox

1. Build the Firefox version with npm run build:firefox.
2. Go to about:debugging#/runtime/this-firefox, select Load Temporary Add-on…, and choose dist-firefox/manifest.json.
3. Adjust settings to allow ApplyOnce to operate across all sites.
4. Launch the side panel and finish application forms with ease.

Architecture Overview

The ApplyOnce extension is built with a modular architecture:

• Content Scripts: Handles scanning and filling tasks within the web page context.
• Logic Layer: Contains pure logic for field matching, data handling, and user-defined schema validation.
• Storage Solutions: Utilizes Dexie for data management, with options for encryption and easy JSON import/export.
• Service Worker: Manages routine tasks and application state without a persistent background script.
• User Interface: Developed in React, providing a user-friendly interface for profile management and application submission workflow.

Future Enhancements

The development roadmap includes enhancements such as improved OCR capabilities for scanned documents, expanding the fixture corpus for diverse job postings, and finalizing end-to-end testing to ensure reliability.

ApplyOnce aims to reduce the time and effort required for job applications, empowering users to navigate the job market more effectively.