RenderCV - VScode

A tool to let you edit your CV through a UI instead of a CLI.

Documentation and extra information can be found in https://rcv-vscode.ferj.dev

Features

• Create CV through a UI (with full CLI options)
• CV creation wizard
• Automatically open side-to-side view for editor + preview
• Automatic re-rendering on change/save detection
• Global + Local settings for each CV
• Self file management, worry only about your YAML edition and PDF copy result
• Easy CV cloning with simple alternating themes and configurations
• VSCode cohesion for a familiar workflow

Requirements

Really needed

• Python 3.12 or above
• A PDF viewer
  • Recommended: vscode-pdf by tomoki1207

Optional

• A YAML formatter/viewer for better experience
  • Recommended: YAML by Red Hat

Extension Settings

This extension contributes the following settings:

• rendercv-vscode.autoRenderCooldown: Time (in milliseconds) to wait after a file change before automatically re-rendering the CV. Default: 400.

• rendercv-vscode.autoRenderType: Controls when the CV is rendered.

  • auto (default): Automatically detect file changes and re-render after the configured cooldown.
  • on-save: Re-render only when a file is saved.
  • on-click: Re-render only when the preview button is clicked.

• rendercv-vscode.defaultOutputPath: Default folder where generated CVs are saved. Leave empty to use the RenderCV default.

• rendercv-vscode.defaultTheme: Default theme to use when creating new CVs. Available options:

  • classic (default)
  • moderncv
  • sb2nov

• rendercv-vscode.renderCVCliPath: Path to the RenderCV CLI executable. If RenderCV is installed globally, this can be left empty. The setup wizard will attempt to detect installations from global, virtual environment, or uv setups automatically.

• rendercv-vscode.CVYamlFilesFolder: Folder containing your RenderCV YAML files. Default: yamls.

Known Issues

• Auto Render Type "auto" makes it difficult to update YAML files in real time.

Release Notes

0.5.0

Initial release, big hopes.

• Create CV through a UI (with full CLI options)
• CV creation wizard
• Automatically open side-to-side view for editor + preview
• Automatic re-rendering on change/save detection
• Global + Local settings for each CV
• Self file management, worry only about your YAML edition and PDF copy result
• Easy CV cloning with simple alternating themes and configurations
• VSCode cohesion for a familiar workflow