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Markdown is plain text with a few symbols for headings, lists and links. A Markdown export gives you the words of your resume without its design, which is what you want when you paste into a form, feed an AI tool or keep your resume in a notes app. For applying to jobs, download a PDF instead. See Downloading your resume.

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Download the Markdown file

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Open the Download tab

In the editor, select the arrow beside Download PDF, or press ⌘ ⇧ E ( Ctrl Shift E on Windows and Linux).
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Choose Markdown

Select Markdown. The file name ends in .md; change the name in File name if you like.
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Download

Select Download Markdown. Your browser saves the file.
Download tab of the Share and export sheet with Markdown selected, the file name David-Kowalski-Resume.md and a Download Markdown button

Markdown selected on the Download tab

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What the file looks like

This is the start of a Markdown export of the sample resume, shortened:
Your name becomes the top heading and each section a second-level heading. Entries such as jobs, schools and projects get a third-level heading with their dates; shorter entries such as skills, languages and profiles become one bullet each. Sections follow your pages in order, the main column first and then the sidebar.

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What’s included

The file keeps:
  • your name, headline and contact details;
  • every visible section and entry, with section titles in your resume’s language;
  • paragraphs, numbered and nested lists, links, bold, italic and strikethrough text. Underline is kept as HTML <u> markup where the Markdown viewer supports it.
It leaves out:
  • hidden sections and entries;
  • your photo;
  • the template, fonts, colors, columns, icons and page breaks.

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Ways to use it

Reactive Resume has its own AI assistant that can edit your resume directly. See Using the assistant.
If an AI tool rewrites your Markdown, review the changes, then copy the parts you want back into the editor. Reactive Resume doesn’t import Markdown files.