ResumeMD

A minimal Node.js tool that turns a single Markdown file into a print-ready PDF resume, styled with custom CSS and rendered via Puppeteer.

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Quick Start

npm install
npm run build                          # template.md -> template.pdf
node build.js my_resume.md             # -> my_resume.pdf
node build.js my_resume.md output.pdf  # custom output name

How It Works

resume.md ──> build.js ──> resume.html ──> Puppeteer ──> resume.pdf
                 ^
            styles.css

1. Parse the Markdown into structured header and body sections
2. Render to HTML with inline SVG contact icons and semantic CSS classes
3. Inject styles.css as the stylesheet
4. Open the HTML in headless Chromium and export as A4 PDF

Markdown Template

# Full Name
**Job Title** | https://www.linkedin.com/in/handle | City, Country

Phone: +1 234 567 8900 · WeChat: handle · Email: name@example.com

## Summary
- First point.
- Second point.

## Experience
### Company — Role
*Start – End · City, Country*
- Bullet point.

## Education
- **University** — Degree *(Start – End)*

Header: # for name, **Title** | URL | Location pipe-separated, contact fields joined by ·.

Experience: ### heading with Company — Role, followed by *Date · Location* in italics.

Education: list items as **School** — Degree *(Years)*.

Customization

Edit styles.css to tweak fonts, colors, spacing, or page margins. Changes take effect on the next build.

Using a Custom Chrome

Puppeteer downloads its own Chromium by default. To use a local Chrome instead:

CHROME_PATH="/Applications/Google Chrome.app/Contents/MacOS/Google Chrome" node build.js

Project Structure

├── build.js        Entry point
├── styles.css      Resume stylesheet
├── lib/
│   ├── parser.js   Markdown -> structured data
│   ├── html.js     Structured data -> HTML
│   └── pdf.js      HTML -> PDF (Puppeteer)
├── package.json
└── *.md            Resume source files

Requirements

• Node.js >= 18