CV PDF Generator

A Python-based desktop application that helps you create, manage, and generate tailored CVs and cover letters for job applications.

🔎 Live Demonstration

The following GIF shows the core workflow of the application, from managing data to generating the final PDF documents.

📖 Motivation & Project Goals

This project enhances the job application workflow by simplifying the creation of tailored, ATS-friendly CVs.

Its system architecture was brought to life using modern AI-assisted development tools. A strong emphasis was placed on integration, debugging, and testing throughout the development cycle to ensure a robust and user-friendly application.

✨ Key Features

✅ Dynamic PDF Generation: Create professional-looking CVs and Cover Letters on the fly with a high degree of customization.

📄 ATS-Friendly Mode: Generates a CV with an invisible, machine-readable text layer to ensure compatibility with modern Applicant Tracking Systems.

💾 Comprehensive Data Management: A local SQLite database stores and manages all user information for consistency and reusability.

📸 Application Snapshot System: Save the complete state of a job application (CV text, cover letter, selected data) for a specific job title and company.

🎨 Customization Engine: Fine-tune the appearance of documents with options for color profiles, fonts, and granular control over layout margins.

🔍 Experience Parser: Automatically parses formatted text into structured job entries and skills, ready for PDF generation.

📑 Standard CV Templates: Save multiple versions of your professional experience (e.g., for different industries) and load them instantly.

📦 Portable by Design: The entire application and all user data are stored in a single folder, requiring no installation.

🖼️ Screenshot

Main Application Window

🔧 Tech Stack

Category	Technology
Language	Python 3
GUI	Tkinter
PDF Generation	fpdf2
Image Processing	Pillow
Database	SQLite 3

🛠️ Getting Started

Option 1: Download the Application (Recommended for Windows)

For most users, the easiest way to get started is to download the latest pre-built application.

1. Go to the Latest Releases.
2. Download the CV_PDF_Generator.exe file from the release.
3. No installation is needed. Just run the file to start the application.

Option 2: Run from Source (For Developers)

If you want to run the project from the source code, follow these steps:

1. Clone the repository:

   git clone [https://github.com/pyrus-code/CV-PDF-Generator.git](https://github.com/pyrus-code/CV-PDF-Generator.git)
   cd CV-PDF-Generator

2. Create and activate a virtual environment:

   # Windows
   python -m venv venv
   .\venv\Scripts\activate

3. Install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the application:

   python main.py

📜 License

This project is licensed under Apache License, Version 2.0.