Kaptur (Capture)

Your job search, in one place

Kaptur is a job application tracker that helps students and job seekers organize their applications, monitor progress, and keep track of opportunities without maintaining spreadsheets manually

Built with a modern full-stack architecture and Gmail integration for a smoother application tracking experience

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Why Kaptur?

Most students track applications using spreadsheets that quickly become messy and outdated.

Kaptur provides:

• Centralized application management
• Faster progress tracking
• Cleaner organization
• Gmail-powered workflow
• Better visibility into the job search process

Features

Authentication

• Google OAuth Login
• Secure JWT Authentication
• Persistent User Sessions
• Protected Routes

Dashboard

• Personalized dashboard overview

• Total applications count

• Online assessments count

• Interview tracking

• Offer tracking

• Recent applications widget

• Recent inbox activity preview

  

Application Management

• Create applications manually
• Edit existing applications
• Delete applications
• View detailed application information
• Search applications instantly

Application Status Tracking

Track applications across multiple stages:

• Applied
• OA (Online Assessment)
• Interview
• Offer
• Rejected
• Stale

Gmail Integration

• Connect Gmail account securely
• Sync inbox activity
• Preview recent emails directly from dashboard
• Foundation for automated application tracking

UI/UX

• Responsive design
• Dark & Light mode support
• Modern dashboard experience
• Clean and minimal interface

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Tech Stack

Frontend

• React
• Vite
• React Router
• Axios
• Tailwind CSS

Backend

• Node.js
• Express.js
• MongoDB
• Mongoose

Authentication

• Google OAuth 2.0
• JWT
• Cookies

Deployment

• Frontend: Vercel
• Backend: Render
• Database: MongoDB Atlas

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Live Demo

[ Link - https://kaptur-flame.vercel.app ]

Coming soon.

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Planned Features

• Automatic application extraction from Gmail
• AI-powered job insights
• Resume-specific analytics
• Interview preparation tracking
• Opportunity recommendations
• Reminder system
• Advanced application analytics

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Local Setup

Clone Repository

git clone <repository-url>
cd kaptur

Backend

cd backend
npm install
npm run dev

Frontend

cd frontend
npm install
npm run dev

Environment Variables

Backend:

PORT=
MONGODB_URI=

GOOGLE_CLIENT_ID=
GOOGLE_CLIENT_SECRET=
GOOGLE_REDIRECT_URI=

ACCESS_TOKEN_SECRET=
REFRESH_TOKEN_SECRET=

CORS_ORIGIN=

Frontend:

VITE_API_URL=

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Contributing

Contributions, suggestions, and feedback are always welcome.

Feel free to open issues or submit pull requests.

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👩‍💻 Author

Aakriti Arya

Built while learning full-stack development, deployment, OAuth, and real-world product development.