LiveResume

Author: Shashank Bangalore Lakshman

Demo

A lightweight, zero-dependency web app that renders a Markdown resume as a print-ready PDF in the browser — hosted for free on GitHub Pages.

Write your resume once in Markdown. Share a link. Download a perfect PDF anytime.

Features

• Auto-detects and loads the latest resume from resume_md/ by filename date
• Serif / Sans-serif font toggle
• One-click PDF export via browser print
• LaTeX-inspired typography with Computer Modern font
• No build step, no frameworks — just HTML, CSS, and vanilla JS

How it works

• Write your resume in Markdown and place it in the resume_md/ folder
• The app automatically picks up the newest file based on the date in the filename (e.g. Resume_7th.April.2026.md)
• Click Save as PDF to export

File naming convention

YourName_Resume_7th.April.2026.md
YourName_Resume_Apr2026.md

The app parses the date from the filename and always loads the most recent one.

Use this template

1. Fork or use this repo as a template
2. Add your resume as a Markdown file in resume_md/
3. Enable GitHub Pages on main in your repo settings
4. Share your link — done

Formatting guide

The app maps standard Markdown headings and elements to resume sections:

Markdown	Renders as
Plain paragraphs at the top (before any heading)	Centered resume header (name, contact info)
## Section	Section title with horizontal rule (e.g. Experience, Skills)
### Company Name	Company / institution name
#### Job Title	Role title in italics
* bullet	Bullet point (10pt)
**bold**	Bold text
*italic*	Italic text
[text](url)	Hyperlink (opens in new tab)
$small text$	9pt indented text (for dates, subtitles)

Tips:

• Extra blank lines between sections add visual breathing room
• Links are auto-detected — bare email@example.com is converted to a mailto: link
• The PDF export respects page breaks; headings are kept with their content

Running locally

Serve with any static file server — opening index.html directly won't work because the app fetches Markdown over HTTP.

# Python
python3 -m http.server 8080

# Node
npx serve .

Then open http://localhost:8080 in your browser.

Address already in use? Another process is holding port 8080. Free it and retry:

lsof -ti :8080 | xargs kill

License

MIT