# rendercv/rendercv

Resume builder for academics and engineers

Repository: https://github.com/rendercv/rendercv
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/rendercv
Homepage: https://rendercv.com
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: cv, resume, cv-generator, resume-generator, python, cv-builder, cv-template, resume-builder, resume-template, typst
Last push: 2026-05-01T00:11:29+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 79/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 80, release rhythm 75, longevity 84
- inputs: {"age_days": 1179, "days_push": 125, "days_rel": 166, "gap_med": 14, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 17441, forks 1332 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:19.671344+00:00)

## What it is
RenderCV is an open-source resume/CV builder that converts a YAML description of your CV into a professionally typeset PDF using Typst. It ships as a Python CLI and also powers a hosted web app at rendercv.com.

## Use cases
- generate a pdf resume from yaml
- version-control my cv as plain text
- build an academic cv with clean typography
- create a resume without fighting with latex formatting
- produce industry-standard engineering resume templates
- keep resume formatting consistent automatically

## When to choose
- you want a text-based, git-friendly CV workflow
- you prefer content over manual formatting and want polished PDF output
- you need academic or engineering-standard resume templates
- you want a scriptable CLI for generating resumes

## When to avoid
- you need a drag-and-drop visual resume editor
- you require highly custom layouts beyond the provided themes
- you need DOCX output rather than PDF

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: pdf, templating, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, hr
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform
- tags: resume-builder, cv-generator, typst, yaml-to-pdf, academic-cv

## Member repositories
- rendercv/rendercv (main) score 79

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.671344+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:02:57.347101+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/rendercv/rendercv (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:19.671344+00:00, sha 1569b330c5a2)
  - homepage: https://rendercv.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:06.623701+00:00, sha 73678d5ea350)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/rendercv/json (fetched 2026-08-29T08:01:06.627446+00:00, sha 4164da7d5453)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.