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Free Markdown resume template

A resume in Markdown ages well. The structure is portable, the layout is the theme's job, and you update one source instead of fighting Word every six months.

By Elia Kuratli

Updated July 16, 2026·2 min read

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What the Resume template gives you

Name as H1, contact line below.
Summary section - one paragraph.
Experience - H2, with H3 per role and outcome-focused bullets.
Selected projects - bulleted, one sentence each.
Skills - flat text grouped by domain.
Education - minimal.
No cover page, no ToC, no page numbers - resumes are one-page documents.

ATS-friendliness

The PDF is rendered with text as text (not images), in a normal reading order, in a single column. Applicant Tracking Systems can parse the headings, the bullets, and the contact line correctly. Avoid headshots, multi-column layouts, and decorative graphics - those break ATS parsing in any tool.

Pick the right design

aplle - clean, modern, generous whitespace. Default and best for most.
balandir - corporate / engineering register.
rcrport - academic / formal.
Avoid gurnroad, newprint, hanken-monoton for resumes - they're expressive, which hurts ATS parsing and reader trust.

FAQ

Will my resume parse correctly in Workday / Greenhouse / Lever?

If you stick to the template (single column, plain text headings, no headshot), it will parse correctly in all major ATS systems. The biggest risks are decorative elements, not the source format.

Can I add a photo?

Avoid it for US-targeted resumes - some ATS configurations reject files with images. For European resumes a small photo is more common; you can drag-and-drop one into the editor and reference it from the Markdown.

Should I use one or two pages?

One page if you have under 10 years of experience. Two pages above that. The Resume template is structured for one page; for two pages, just keep typing - pagination handles itself.

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