📊 JobTrackr

A simple yet powerful Job Application Tracker built with Flask + SQLAlchemy + Bootstrap + Chart.js.
Easily register, log in, and manage your job applications with a clean dashboard, filters, and visualizations.

• Built with: Python, Flask, SQLite, Bootstrap, Chart.js
• Focus: Tracking job applications with CRUD operations, filtering, and simple data visualization.
• What I learned: Backend logic, database interaction, routing, templates, project structure, and building a practical web application.

👉 Try JobTrackr here

(Test it out: register a free account, add jobs, filter, and see charts.)

• 🔐 User Authentication

  • Register, Login, Logout (passwords securely hashed with Werkzeug).

• 📂 Job CRUD

  • Add, edit, delete, and list your job applications.

• 🔎 Smart Dashboard

  • Filters by status, keyword search, and application month.
  • Pagination for large job lists.

• 📊 Analytics & Visualization

  • Status breakdown pie chart.
  • Applications per month bar chart.
  • Summary counters (Applied / Interview / Offer / Rejected).
  • Quick interview/offer rates.

• 📥 Data Export

  • Export all your jobs to CSV for Excel/Google Sheets.

• 🎨 Modern UI

  • Styled with Bootstrap 5.
  • Responsive layout, clean tables, flash messages.

• Flask (Python web framework)
• Flask-Login (authentication/session management)
• Flask-Migrate + SQLAlchemy (ORM + migrations)
• Bootstrap 5 (frontend styling)
• Chart.js (charts & data visualization)
• SQLite (default database, easy to run locally)

# 1. Clone the repo
git clone https://github.com/wkratos77/jobtrackr.git
cd jobtrackr

# 2. Create virtual environment
python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate   # Linux/Mac
.venv\Scripts\activate      # Windows

# 3. Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# 4. Set environment variables (create .env file)
# .env
FLASK_APP=app
FLASK_ENV=development
SECRET_KEY=your-secret-key

# 5. Run migrations
flask --app app db upgrade

# 6. Start the app
flask --app app run --debug

Visit: http://127.0.0.1:5000

jobtrackr/    
├── app.py                         # Flask entrypoint    
├── config.py                      # App configuration    
├── extensions.py                  # db, migrate, login_manager    
├── models.py                      # SQLAlchemy models    
├── routes/                        # Blueprints (auth, jobs, main)      
├── templates/                     # HTML templates (Jinja2)    
├── static/                        # Static files    
├── requirements.txt               # Dependencies    
├── Procfile                       # (for deployment)    
└── README.md               

• Deploy online. ☑️

• Add email reminders for interviews.

• Multi-user sharing / teams.

• Dark mode.

• Switch to PostgreSQL for production

• Add job reminders / follow-up notifications

• More analytics (time-to-offer, conversion rates)

• User profile customization