I built an open alternative to Simplify for autoapplying to LinkedIn job
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HN · launched Jul 16, 2026 · 5 upvotes (top 89%) · 1 view
Niche: job application autofill tools · 54 launches, 4 in the last 7 days ▼ -56% · Explore this niche →
Category and tags
- HR & recruiting
- Workflow automation
- B2C
- AI feature
- Hobby / open-source project
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More like this: all 54 launches in job application autofill tools →
Could you build this?
Yes It is a standard browser extension or web automation workflow using Playwright/Puppeteer and an LLM to parse application forms and auto-fill resume data.
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Competitors
Other products that read as similar to this one : 241 launches clear the similarity bar, closest 8 shown.
Attention rank: #226 of 242 (itself plus its competitors, highest first, normalized so YC and Product Hunt are compared fairly).
Launched 259 days after the earliest competitor.
- LinkedIn-Automate · github · 2026-09-09 · 23 upvotes · similarity 0.72
- AI LinkedIn auto-apply that runs in your own browser session · hn · 2026-06-08 · 6 upvotes · similarity 0.64
- AutoApply CV · ph · 2026-11-01 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.57
- JobEasyApply · hn · 2026-08-19 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.55
- I built a site where you hire yourself instead of applying for jobs · hn · 2026-02-27 · 12 upvotes · similarity 0.54
- AutoApplyMax 2026 Update · ph · 2026-11-02 · 1 upvotes · similarity 0.53
- I got tired of spending 3hrs daily on job applications,so I automated it · hn · 2026-06-27 · 5 upvotes · similarity 0.51
- linkedin-apply-for-agents · github · 2026-11-09 · 32 upvotes · similarity 0.51
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