Many college students—especially in fields like Computer Science, Computer Engineering, and other broad STEM areas—must tailor dozens of resumes for internships and jobs.
The details matter: one small tweak to a bullet point could mean the difference between an interview and rejection.
Traditional file systems make it easy to lose track of changes, overwrite good versions, or waste time rewriting from scratch.
DocBranch solves this by providing a structured, visual version-control system for resumes and documents, making it easy to branch, merge, compare, and refine documents across many applications.
Serving as a tool to augment the process of writing, tailoring, or editing a resume (or any document for that matter), DocBranch's intuitive user flow, integral tools, and additional A.I. insight keep you focused on the most important pieces of the puzzle.
- Resume Cloud Upload
Bulk upload all resume versions into secure cloud storage, accessible on any device. - Offline Access
Local SQLite database stores and syncs file states for offline use. - File Relationship Tracker
Parent/child file tracking with branching support (resume “lineages”).- Stretch: Support for multiple parents (merged documents).
- Branching System
Users can define and label branches either at a split (multiple children) or along any lineage. - Side-by-Side Resume Display
Compare any two resumes across branches. - Parent-Child Resume Visualization
View document history with AI-generated notes summarizing meaningful differences between versions. - Drag-and-Drop Interface
Rearranging files directly updates their lineage relationships. - Resume Search
Search by:- Date
- Company/Position (via tags)
- Branch name
- Job description (AI returns most relevant resumes)
- Built-in LaTeX Editor for advanced editing.
- AI-Driven Resume Editing that generates resumes based on user instructions.
- Support for LaTeX and Word documents.
- Generalized Document Support beyond PDFs.
- Resume Quality Scoring to help users prioritize strong drafts.
Week 1-2: Setup & Onboarding 🌱
- Align on project goals and refine the app vision.
- Team Setup
- Install VS Code, Electron, Node.js, React, TypeScript, Git, SQLite.
- Tutorials on React + TypeScript for beginners.
- Tutorials on Electron for the full team.
- Git workflows: branching, pull requests.
- Integration
- Build a sample Electron + React project (tutorial app).
- Frontend
- Initial Figma designs.
- Backend
- Define SQL schema and file system access.
- Practice CRUD operations with local database.
Week 3-4: Local Storage & UI Foundations ⚙️
- Backend
- Implement local storage and file selection.
- Track relationships in SQL database.
- Test CRUD functionality.
- Frontend
- Begin UI for browsing files.
- Integrate React Flow for visualizing file relationships.
Weeks 4-6: Core Features 🔑
- Side-by-side resume comparison and search.
- Drag-and-drop interactions to rearrange branches (reflected in DB).
- Begin bug testing.
- Backend
- Integrate OpenAI API for summarization, comparisons, and search.
- Handle REST requests through Node.js.
Weeks 7-8: Cloud Integration ☁️
- Add Supabase for cloud storage and syncing.
- Integrate local + cloud systems.
- Connect AI summarization with database and UI.
- Improve drag-and-drop interactions and branch visuals.
- Begin UI/UX polish.
Weeks 8-9: Stabilization & Testing 🧪
- Finalize integrations (frontend ↔ backend ↔ databases).
- Eliminate bugs and optimize performance.
- Streamline user flow and UI responsiveness.
Week 10: Final Prep 🎬
- Optimize for live demo.
- Presentation prep (slides, script, demo).
Frontend
- Electron – Cross-platform desktop app framework.
- React.js + TypeScript – Scalable UI development.
- React Flow – Visual file relationships and drag-and-drop editing.
- Tailwind CSS + shadcn – Clean, modern UI.
- PDF.js – PDF display, search, and comparison.
Backend
- AWS Textract + S3 + DynamoDB - Parsing resume data, cloud backups for resumes, and storing metadata
- SQLite – Lightweight local database.
- OpenAI API – Resume summarization and intelligent search.
Frontend
Backend + Electron
