Resume PDF Exporter

Resume PDF Exporter is a desktop-only Obsidian plugin for people who keep job-application resumes as markdown notes and want a reliable, one-click PDF export workflow inside their vault.

Instead of relying on generic markdown-to-PDF output, the plugin uses a resume-specific renderer with controlled typography, spacing, and section hierarchy. The renderer automatically adjusts scale so the resume stays on a single page whenever it can fit safely.

Features

• One-click export from the status bar, file menu, or command palette
• One-page PDF output with automatic scale adjustment to fit dense resumes
• Status bar one-click button
• File menu action on markdown files
• Command palette command
• Resume-specific markdown parsing and validation
• Same-folder or fixed-folder PDF output
• Optional open-after-export behavior
• External renderer path configuration

Why This Plugin Exists

• Resume notes often need more control than general markdown export.
• A resume should stay compact, readable, and ATS-friendly.
• This plugin keeps the export flow inside Obsidian so you can edit and generate the final PDF without switching tools.

Screenshots

Export from the file menu

Export a resume PDF directly from the Obsidian file menu.

Plugin settings

Configure the Python executable, output mode, overwrite behavior, and renderer settings.

Exported PDF result

The plugin generates a one-page PDF version of the current resume note.

Additional recommended screenshots for later:

• docs/images/status-bar-button.png
  • Show the visible one-click export button in the status bar.

Requirements

• Obsidian Desktop
• Python 3
• reportlab installed in the selected Python environment

Resume Format

• # NAME
• first non-empty line after the title is the contact line
• ## sections
• ### role headings
• - bullets

How It Fits On One Page

• The renderer uses fixed resume styling and then automatically adjusts font sizes and spacing scale to keep the output on one page.
• If the content can be fit safely, the plugin will shrink the layout until it fits.
• If the content is too long to fit even after scaling, the export fails explicitly instead of generating a broken multi-page layout.

Usage

• Open a resume note in Obsidian.
• Click the status bar button, use the file menu, or run Resume: Convert current note to PDF.
• The plugin writes a PDF next to the note by default.
• The PDF is rendered to stay on one page, with the size adjusted automatically when needed.

Installation

Manual installation

1. Download the latest release assets:
   • main.js
   • manifest.json
   • styles.css
2. Create a folder named resume-pdf-exporter in your vault under .obsidian/plugins/.
3. Copy the release assets into that folder.
4. Enable the plugin under Settings -> Community plugins.

Python requirement

• Configure the plugin to use a Python interpreter that already has reportlab installed.
• The plugin writes its bundled renderer helper into the installed plugin folder automatically on first use, so no extra manual file copy is required.
• On this project’s reference setup, /opt/homebrew/bin/python3 is used.

Sample Files

• Sample Resume Markdown
• Sample Resume PDF

Development

npm install
npm run build
npm test

Community Submission

See docs/community-submission.md for the exact release and review checklist used for the Obsidian community plugin directory.

Additional publishing docs:

• Community PR draft
• Suggested 0.1.1 plan
• Screenshot plan

Notes

• Version 1 uses a bundled Python helper that is written into the installed plugin folder automatically.
• The plugin is intentionally scoped to resume notes, not general markdown export.