Getting started · JSON Resume

No install

Host it from a Gist

jsonresume.org renders any public Gist named resume.json, in any theme.

Write resume.json
Start from the example or the online editor. Every field is optional.
Save it as a Gist
Create a public GitHub Gist with one file named resume.json.
Open your page
Your resume is live at jsonresume.org/@you. It updates whenever you edit the Gist.
Pick a theme
Add the theme to your file, or try any theme in the URL with ?theme=.
```
{ "meta": { "theme": "elegant" } }
```

Terminal

Work offline, keep resume.json in Git, and export with any theme.

Create a resume
Writes a starter resume.json in the current folder.
```
resume init
```
Check it
Validates the file against the schema.
```
resume validate
```
Preview and export
Serve it locally while you edit, then export with any theme.
```
resume serve
resume export resume.pdf --theme even
```

npm install -g resume-cli

Node.js 18 or newer, on macOS, Linux or Windows.

Bring your data

Community tools to start from an existing profile, or take your resume to LaTeX and YAML.

From LinkedIn
JSON Resume Exporter
A community Chrome extension that turns your LinkedIn profile into resume.json.
To LaTeX
RenderCV
Typeset a PDF with LaTeX. Convert your resume.json, then render.
```
npx @jsonresume/jsonresume-to-rendercv resume.json
rendercv render resume.yaml
```
To YAML
YAMLResume
Keep your resume in YAML and build LaTeX PDFs. Imports JSON Resume (Node.js 22+).
```
npx json2yamlresume resume.json
```