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Best LaTeX Resume & CV Templates (Free, 2026)

Shihab Shahriar Antor•July 7, 2026•Updated October 2026

The best free LaTeX resume templates in 2026 are Jake's Resume, Deedy, AltaCV, Awesome-CV and ModernCV: clean, ATS-friendly, and endlessly customizable. All five are below with previews, followed by a filter over all 178 free CV templates on LetX so you can narrow by career stage, field and country.

A LaTeX resume looks sharper than a Word document and version-controls like code. Every template here opens and compiles in seconds on LetX, with no install required. If you would rather start from source, there is a complete one-page resume to copy and paste below the filter.

Worried about applicant tracking systems? A LaTeX resume passes them as readily as one from Word, because an ATS reads the text layer of your PDF and LaTeX produces a real one. The layout is what decides it, and there is a thirty-second test you can run on your own PDF to check.

Pick by stage, field and country

A résumé is not one format. Thirty-seven of these follow a specific country's conventions, a German Lebenslauf, a Japanese rirekisho, a US federal résumé and a Europass CV each expect different sections in a different order, and sending the wrong one reads as carelessness. Filter to what applies to you:

Find your CV template

All 178 are free and open in the browser.

Filter by where you are, what you do, and which country you are applying in.

Career stageWhere you are now
FieldWhat you do
Country formatLocal CV conventions differ: a Lebenslauf is not a translated résumé

Showing 178 of 178 templates

A LaTeX resume template to copy and paste

A complete one-page resume in a single file. One column, real text and the section names recruiters and applicant tracking systems expect (Education, Experience, Projects, Skills), and the \pdfgentounicode line makes the PDF's text copy out as real letters. Paste it into any LaTeX editor and compile with pdfLaTeX, or press Try in LetX to open it as a project and compile it in your browser.

resume.tex
% A one-page resume in LaTeX: one column, real text, standard section names,
% so applicant tracking systems read it. Replace the placeholders and compile
% with pdfLaTeX.
\documentclass[11pt,letterpaper]{article}
\usepackage[margin=0.6in]{geometry}
\usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
\usepackage{lmodern}
\usepackage{enumitem}
\usepackage{titlesec}
\usepackage[hidelinks]{hyperref}
\input{glyphtounicode}
\pdfgentounicode=1 % the PDF's text copies out as real letters

\pagestyle{empty}
\setlength{\parindent}{0pt}
\titleformat{\section}{\large\bfseries}{}{0pt}{}[\titlerule]
\titlespacing{\section}{0pt}{10pt}{5pt}
\setlist[itemize]{leftmargin=1.2em, itemsep=1pt, topsep=2pt, parsep=0pt}

% \entry{Role or degree}{Dates}{Organisation}{Place}
\newcommand{\entry}[4]{%
  \textbf{#1}\hfill #2\\
  \textit{#3}\hfill\textit{#4}\par}

\begin{document}

\begin{center}
  {\LARGE\bfseries Your Name}\\[4pt]
  City, Country \,|\, +1 555 010 0000 \,|\,
  \href{mailto:you@example.com}{you@example.com} \,|\,
  \href{https://linkedin.com/in/yourname}{linkedin.com/in/yourname} \,|\,
  \href{https://github.com/yourname}{github.com/yourname}
\end{center}

\section{Education}
\entry{B.Sc.\ in Computer Science}{Sep 2022 -- Jun 2026}{University Name}{City, Country}
GPA 3.8/4.0. Relevant courses: Algorithms, Databases, Machine Learning.

\section{Experience}
\entry{Software Engineering Intern}{Jun 2025 -- Aug 2025}{Company Name}{City, Country}
\begin{itemize}
  \item Built a caching layer that cut median API latency from 240 ms to 90 ms.
  \item Wrote integration tests for the billing service, raising coverage from 52\% to 81\%.
  \item Took three features from design review to release for 20,000 customers.
\end{itemize}

\entry{Teaching Assistant, Data Structures}{Jan 2024 -- May 2025}{University Name}{City, Country}
\begin{itemize}
  \item Ran weekly labs for 60 students and wrote 12 graded programming assignments.
\end{itemize}

\section{Projects}
\textbf{Project Name} \,|\, \textit{Python, PostgreSQL, React}\hfill 2025
\begin{itemize}
  \item One line on what it does, and one number that shows it worked.
\end{itemize}

\section{Skills}
\textbf{Languages:} Python, Java, C++, SQL, JavaScript\\
\textbf{Tools:} Git, Docker, Linux, AWS, \LaTeX

\end{document}
  • Each job or degree is one \entry{Role}{Dates}{Organisation}{Place} line, followed by its bullets.
  • Start every bullet with a verb and end it with a number: what changed, and by how much.
  • If it runs past one page, cut a bullet before you shrink the margins or the font. Two pages is for several years of relevant experience.

The templates

Jake's Resume LaTeX template preview

Jake's Resume

The famous one-page "Jake's Resume", clean, single-column, ATS-friendly. The default for new grads and engineers.

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Deedy Resume LaTeX template preview

Deedy Resume

Deedy's compact two-column layout fits a lot on one page, popular in tech and CS.

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Two-Column Resume LaTeX template preview

Two-Column Resume

A modern two-column resume with a tinted sidebar for contact and skills.

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Awesome CV LaTeX template preview

Awesome CV

Awesome-CV, bold colored headers and crisp typography; a polished industry look.

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AltaCV Resume LaTeX template preview

AltaCV Resume

AltaCV puts a photo, skill bars and tags in a sidebar, great for a visual profile.

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ModernCV LaTeX template preview

ModernCV

The classic ModernCV class with several built-in styles and colors.

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Modern Minimalist Resume LaTeX template preview

Modern Minimalist Resume

Understated and elegant: lots of whitespace and a quiet palette.

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Academic CV LaTeX template preview

Academic CV

A multi-page Academic CV for publications, grants, teaching and service.

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Software Engineer Resume LaTeX template preview

Software Engineer Resume

Tuned for software engineers: projects, tech stack, impact bullets.

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Data Scientist Resume LaTeX template preview

Data Scientist Resume

For data scientists, space for models, metrics and quantified results.

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Friggeri CV LaTeX template preview

Friggeri CV

The iconic Friggeri CV with its timeline sidebar, distinctive and design-forward.

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College Student Resume LaTeX template preview

College Student Resume

Education-first layout for students and freshers with little experience.

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Banking & Finance CV LaTeX template preview

Banking & Finance CV

A conservative CV for banking, finance and consulting.

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Nurse / Medical Resume LaTeX template preview

Nurse / Medical Resume

A healthcare resume with room for licensure and clinical rotations.

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Which one should you pick?

If you are a...Start with
New grad / studentJake's Resume or College Student Resume
Software / data engineerDeedy, Software Engineer, or Data Scientist Resume
Designer / creativeAltaCV or Friggeri CV
Academic / researcherAcademic CV
Finance / consultingBanking & Finance CV

Browse them all, plus 1000+ other free LaTeX templates, at letx.app/templates. Everything is MIT-licensed and compiles in your browser in seconds.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a LaTeX CV template for my country?

Yes. 37 of the 178 CV templates follow a specific country's conventions, including the German Lebenslauf, Japanese rirekisho and shokumu keirekisho, US federal résumé, Europass, and standard formats for the UK, France, Spain, Italy, Brazil, India, Singapore, South Korea and more. These differ in section order, whether a photo and date of birth are expected, and length. A Lebenslauf is not a translated US résumé.

What is the best LaTeX resume template?

It depends on your field. A clean single-column template like Jake's Resume is the safest, most ATS-friendly choice for most people. Designers prefer AltaCV or Friggeri CV; academics should use a dedicated Academic CV. All are free and editable in your browser on LetX.

Are LaTeX resumes ATS-friendly?

Single-column LaTeX resumes parse cleanly in most Applicant Tracking Systems, because the text is real text rather than an image. Avoid heavy multi-column designs where you know a portal is involved, and keep section headings standard. There is a thirty-second test you can run on your own PDF to settle it either way.

How do I edit a LaTeX resume without installing LaTeX?

Open any template on LetX and click "Open as Template": it compiles to PDF in seconds in your browser, no TeX install, then download or share the PDF.

Is there LaTeX resume code I can copy and paste?

Yes. This page includes a complete one-page LaTeX resume in a single file: one column, standard section names and real text, so applicant tracking systems can read it. It compiles with pdfLaTeX in any editor, or opens as a LetX project with one click.

Should a resume be one page or two?

One page for students and early-career candidates; two pages once you have several years of relevant experience. Academic CVs are the exception and are expected to be long.

What's the difference between a resume and a CV?

A resume is a short targeted summary for industry jobs; a CV is a longer academic record with publications, grants and teaching. Use the Academic CV template for the latter.

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Shihab Shahriar Antor

Written by Shihab Shahriar Antor , AI Engineer & Founder of Shahriar Labs. Builder of LetX (collaborative LaTeX) and offSchool (SSC science and maths, learned through simulations).