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fluentCV
========
*Generate beautiful, targeted resumes from your command line or shell.*
*Create polished technical résumés and CVs in multiple formats from your command
line or shell. See [FluentCV Desktop][7] for the desktop version. OS X ~ Windows
~ Linux.*
![](assets/fluentcv_cli_ubuntu.png)
FluentCV is a Swiss Army knife for resumes and CVs. Use it to:
FluentCV is a dev-friendly Swiss Army knife for resumes and CVs. Use it to:
1. **Generate** polished multiformat resumes in HTML, Word, Markdown, PDF, plain
text, JSON, and YAML formats—without violating DRY.
1. **Generate** HTML, Markdown, LaTeX, MS Word, PDF, plain text, JSON, XML,
YAML, print, smoke signal, carrier pigeon, and other arbitrary-format resumes
and CVs, from a single source of truth—without violating DRY.
2. **Convert** resumes between [FRESH][fresca] and [JSON Resume][6] formats.
3. **Validate** resumes against either format.
Install it with NPM:
FluentCV supports both the [FRESH][fresca] and [JSON Resume][6] source formats.
## Features
- OS X, Linux, and Windows.
- Store your resume data as a durable, versionable JSON or YAML document.
- Generate polished resumes in multiple formats without violating [DRY][dry].
- Output to HTML, Markdown, LaTeX, PDF, MS Word, JSON, YAML, plain text, or XML.
- Compatible with [FRESH][fresh], [JSON Resume][6], [FRESCA][fresca], and
[FCV Desktop][7].
- Validate resumes against the FRESH or JSON Resume schema.
- Support for multiple input and output resumes.
- Use from your command line or [desktop][7].
- Free and open-source through the MIT license.
## Install
Install FluentCV with NPM:
```bash
[sudo] npm install fluentcv -g
```
Note: for PDF generation you'll need to install a copy of [wkhtmltopdf][3] for
your platform.
## Features
- Runs on OS X, Linux, and Windows.
- Store your resume data as a durable, versionable JSON or YAML document.
- Generate polished resumes in multiple formats without violating [DRY][dry].
- Output to HTML, PDF, Markdown, MS Word, JSON, YAML, plain text, or XML.
- Compatible with [FRESH][fresh], [JSON Resume][6], [FRESCA][fresca], and
[FCV Desktop][7].
- Validate resumes against the FRESH or JSON Resume schema.
- Support for multiple input and output resumes.
- Free and open-source through the MIT license.
- Forthcoming: StackOverflow and LinkedIn support.
- Forthcoming: More commands and themes.
Looking for a desktop GUI version for Windows / OS X / Linux? Check out
[FluentCV Desktop][7].
your platform. For LaTeX generation you'll need a valid LaTeX environment with
access to `xelatex` and similar.
## Getting Started
To use FluentCV you'll need to create a valid resume in either [FRESH][fresca]
or [JSON Resume][6] format. Then you can start using the command line tool.
There are three commands you should be aware of:
There are four basic commands you should be aware of:
- `build` generates resumes in HTML, Word, Markdown, PDF, and other formats. Use
it when you need to submit, upload, print, or email resumes in specific formats.
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------------- | --- | -----
HTML | .html | A standard HTML 5 + CSS resume format that can be viewed in a browser, deployed to a website, etc.
Markdown | .md | A structured Markdown document that can be used as-is or used to generate HTML.
LaTeX | .tex | A structured LaTeX document (or collection of documents).
MS Word | .doc | A Microsoft Word office document.
Adobe Acrobat (PDF) | .pdf | A binary PDF document driven by an HTML theme.
plain text | .txt | A formatted plain text document appropriate for emails or copy-paste.
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FluentCV requires a recent version of [Node.js][4] and [NPM][5]. Then:
1. Install the latest official [wkhtmltopdf][3] binary for your platform.
2. Optionally install an updated LaTeX environment (LaTeX resumes only).
2. Install **fluentCV** with `[sudo] npm install fluentcv -g`.
3. You're ready to go.