Tracking Assistant for Job Applications (TRAJAN) is a free open-source software designed to assist those looking to start or change their careers by keeping track of their job applications.
Trajan can be used to save interesting job postings in a list including the name of the company, the type of the job position, the location of work, as well as a status keeping track of whether an application has been sent and whether a positive or negative response has been received from the employer. Each of these attributes can be assigned a color for easier recognition. Additional details about a job can be saved in a text field.
For a better overview, Trajan provides the necessary tools to sort and filter the list. Jobs can be sorted by Date or alphabetically on Name, Type, Location or Status, as well as filtered by Type, Location and Status.
Trajan is lightweight and runs locally on your device. It is a Kotlin Multiplatform project and is available on Windows, Linux and Android. Learn more about Kotlin Multiplatform and Compose Multiplatform.
The latest release of Trajan can be found here.
Download and run the .msi file to install through installer.
When updating from a previous version, you can install in the same directory. The installer will warn that the folder already exists. You can safely replace the contents of the folder.
OR
Download and extract the .zip file and launch the application through Trajan.exe.
Download and run the .deb file to install through your software manager.
If your distribution does not support .deb packages, build from source.
Download and run the .apk file.
If you haven't done so before, you will need to give your browser permission to install applications. Follow the instructions on your screen.
Play Protect may ask to scan the app before installation. Let it scan.
Have JDK version 23.0.1 or later installed, for example from Oracle. Make sure to have the bin directory of your JDK installation in your PATH environment variable (Link for reference).
Download and extract the Trajan source zip or tarball.
If on Linux, make the file gradlew an executable by:
chmod +x gradlew
Run:
./gradlew createDistributable
An executable to launch the app can then be found in ./composeApp/build/compose/binaries/main/app/Trajan