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Resumes as Code in YAML
YAMLResume allows you to create and version control your resumes using YAML and generate pixel perfect PDFs with professional layout and typesetting in a breeze.
Plain Text in YAML
Create resumes in YAML, which is more human readable and writable than JSON, enabling version control and eliminating vendor lock-in.
Rich Text in Summaries
Express yourself freely with rich text formatting in summaries fields for all sections, allowing for more detailed and compelling personal statements.
Flexible Section Structure
Draft and polish your resume with various section types to highlight your unique skills, experiences, and achievements in the most effective way.
LaTeX Typesetting Engine
Leverage the power of LaTeX for professional-grade typesetting quality that ensures your resume stands out with perfect spacing and typography.
Customizable Layout Options
Fine-tune your resume with customizable page margins, font selections, and sizing options to create the perfect visual presentation.
Multilingual Support
Create and translate your resume into multiple languages with built-in internationalization and localization capabilities.
Frequently Asked Questions
YAMLResume is a tool that allows you to manage your resume as code using YAML. It provides a structured way to define your work experience, skills, education, and other resume sections in a simple & version-controllable plain text document. YAMLResume then converts this YAML data into beautifully typeset PDF documents which is ready for job and scholarship applications.
YAMLResume started out as the core typesetting engine for PPResume, a LaTeX based, pixel perfect resume builder. After careful consideration, we decided to open source it so that people can always have the right to say no to vendor lock-in.
In a nutshell, YAML was chosen because it's more human-readable and human-writable than JSON. Despite its cleaner, less verbose and more flexible syntax, YAML also supports comments, allowing you to annotate your resume with notes that won't appear in the final output. YAML's hierarchical structure naturally maps to the sections and subsections, making it perfect for structured data like resumes.
YAMLResume is actually a DSL for writing resumes, so under the hood it is a compiler for resumes. It transforms the YAML data into PDFs in a multi-step process. First, it parses the YAML file and validates its structure against a schema. Then, it processes the data with a codegen process that generates LaTeX code. Finally, this LaTeX code is compiled into a professional-quality PDF using a LaTeX engine. This approach ensures pixel-perfect typography and layout that's consistent across all devices and platforms.
LaTeX is the gold standard for professional document typesetting, especially in academic and technical fields. It provides superior typography with proper kerning, ligatures, and hyphenation that's difficult to achieve with HTML/CSS or word processors. LaTeX excels at consistent spacing, precise positioning and flexible layout. By using LaTeX as the underlying typesetting engine, YAMLResume ensures that your resume has a polished, professional look that stands out to recruiters and hiring managers.