cvforge 1.0.1

ATS-friendly CV/Resume builder using YAML and Typst

CVForge

CVForge is a straightforward, YAML-based, ATS-compatible CV/Resume generator powered by Typst. Create professional, machine-readable resumes in seconds.

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🚀 Quick Start

Using UV (Recommended)

The fastest way to use CVForge is with uv, which is significantly faster and keeps tools isolated.

# Run instantly without installing (creates a temp environment)
uvx cvforge init        # Create a template cv.yaml
uvx cvforge cv.yaml     # Build your CV

# Or install globally as a tool
uv tool install cvforge
cvforge cv.yaml

Using Pip

CVForge is available on PyPI and can be installed with standard pip:

pip install cvforge
cvforge cv.yaml

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📋 Requirements

• Typst: The Typst CLI must be installed and available in your PATH.
• Python 3.8+

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📖 Usage

Command	Description
cvforge init	Creates a template cv.yaml in the current directory.
cvforge <file.yaml>	Generates a PDF from the specified YAML file.
cvforge fonts	Lists all available ATS-friendly fonts.
cvforge ats-check <file.pdf>	Analyzes a PDF for ATS compatibility.
cvforge --help	Shows help information.

Examples

# Initialize a new CV project
cvforge init

# Build CV from default cv.yaml
cvforge cv.yaml

# Build from any YAML file
cvforge resume.yaml

# Check if your PDF is ATS-friendly
cvforge ats-check cv.pdf

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⚙️ Configuration

Language

language: "en"  # English (default)
language: "tr"  # Turkish

Fonts

All fonts are ATS-friendly. Use cvforge fonts to see the full list.

font: "roboto"  # Options: noto, roboto, inter, lato, montserrat, opensans, etc.

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📝 YAML Structure

# Configuration
language: "en"
font: "noto"

# Required
name: "Your Name"

# Optional
role: "Software Engineer"
email: "[e-mail]"
phone: "[phone]"
location: "New York, USA"
website: "example.com"
linkedin: "linkedin.com/in/username"
github: "github.com/username"
photo: "photo.jpg"

summary: |
  A brief professional summary...

experience:
  - company: "Tech Corp"
    role: "Senior Developer"
    date: "2022 - Present"
    description:
      - "Led a team of 5 developers"
      - "Reduced latency by 40%"

education:
  - school: "University of Science"
    degree: "B.S. Computer Science"
    date: "2018 - 2022"

skills:
  - Category: "Languages"
    Items: ["Python", "Rust", "TypeScript"]

# Additional sections: projects, languages, certifications, awards, interests

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✨ Features

• ✅ Cross-platform: Linux, Windows, macOS
• ✅ ATS Compatible: Clean, selectable text
• ✅ Multi-language: English and Turkish section headings
• ✅ 11 ATS-friendly fonts
• ✅ Built-in ATS checker
• ✅ Optional photo support
• ✅ 100% Local & Private

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🔒 Privacy & Security

CVForge operates entirely on your local machine. Unlike web-based resume builders, no data is ever sent to external servers.

• Secure: Your personal information stays on your computer.
• Private: You maintain full control over your data without uploading it to the cloud.

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📦 Tool Management with UV

If you installed CVForge with uv tool install:

# Upgrade to latest version
uv tool upgrade cvforge

# Run a specific version
uvx cvforge@1.0.0

# Uninstall
uv tool uninstall cvforge

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🤖 A Note

This project was fully vibe coded — built with AI assistance. ✨

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📜 License

MIT