md-cv-gen 0.1.0

Generate a clean, professional PDF CV from a Markdown file

md-cv-gen

Generate a clean, professional PDF CV from a Markdown file. Optionally password-protect the output.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.10+
• WeasyPrint system dependencies

Installation

python3 -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
pip install .

Usage

# Output HTML to stdout
md-cv-gen cv.md

# Generate an HTML file
md-cv-gen cv.md -o cv.html

# Generate a PDF
md-cv-gen cv.md -o cv.pdf

# Generate a password-protected PDF
md-cv-gen cv.md -o cv.pdf -p "secret"

The output format is determined by the -o file extension (.pdf or .html). Without -o, HTML is printed to stdout.

Markdown structure

# First Last
**Job title** | City, Country
email | phone | links

---

## Section                         <!-- h2 sections -->

### Role - Company                 <!-- h3 subsections -->
*Dates | Location*                 <!-- dates in italic -->

- Achievements as bullet points

Style customization

The CSS is defined in the STYLE variable in cv_generator.py. You can modify colors, fonts and spacing directly.

Element	Property	Default
Primary color	color (h2, links)	#2980b9 (blue)
Text color	color (body)	#2c3e50 (dark grey)
Font	font-family	Helvetica Neue, Arial
Page size	size (@page)	A4
Margins	margin (@page)	1.5cm 2cm

License

MIT