Clear
ATS: safestBest for any role, any country
Black on white, one column, no decoration. The safest thing to upload to any tracking system.
Free on every plan · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
CV Studio
18 CV templates, one CV
Write your CV once. Check how a tracking system reads it, then print it in any of 18 designs with your own colours, and write a cover letter in the same template. Every template prints the same words as real, selectable text.
How it works
1. Add your CV
Upload a PDF, paste the text or start from your LinkedIn profile. folioV reads it into sections you can edit.
2. Check it
A free ATS readiness check shows what a tracking system can and cannot read, and suggests sections you may be missing. A fact review lets you confirm every line.
3. Pick a template and your colours
Choose a design, then set your own accent and text colour. The preview sits beside the controls, so you see the real PDF.
4. Download, and write the cover letter
Get the PDF with real, selectable text. Write a cover letter for the same job and download it in the same template.
ATS-first
One column, nothing decorative. The safest layouts to upload to a tracking system.
Heritage
ATS: safeBest for law, academia, public sector
Traditional serif, centred name, section titles framed by fine rules.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
Compact
ATS: safestBest for long careers on one or two pages
Smaller type and tighter spacing so a lot fits cleanly. Single column, graphite with a blue accent.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Jordan Ellis, platform engineer
Professional
Confident and restrained, still a single column, for people who will read it closely.
Keystone
ATS: safeBest for corporate, finance, consulting
Confident slate header band with light-tinted section titles. Still one column underneath.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
Harbour
ATS: safeBest for management, operations, sales
Serif headings over a clean sans body, with a navy accent bar on every section.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
Summit
ATS: safeBest for senior and executive roles
Restrained and spacious: centred header, letter-spaced headings, a deep burgundy rule.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
Timeline
ATS: safeBest for career progression, project and product roles
A fine vertical line with a dot for every role shows how your career moved. One column, blue accent.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Jordan Ellis, platform engineer
Editorial
ATS: safeBest for writing, communications, consulting
A magazine feel: serif headings, a thick rust bar beside your name, generous space. One column.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Ines Verhoeven, architect
Gutter
ATS: safeBest for research, policy, healthcare, any long CV
Section names sit in a narrow left margin, content on the right, so the page reads like a well-set document. Forest green.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Amara Njoroge, icu nurse
Duo
ATS: safeBest for consulting, finance, leadership
A two-tone header: your name on a solid block of colour, your contact details on a quiet panel beside it. Deep teal. One column below.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Tomás Alvarez, product manager
With photo
A photo in the header, for countries where a CV photo is expected. Leave it out where it is not.
Portrait
ATS: safeBest for countries where a CV photo is expected
One column with your profile photo in the header, for markets such as Germany, Austria or Switzerland. Leave the photo out where it is not expected, such as the US, UK or Canada.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Amara Njoroge, icu nurse
Banner
ATS: safeBest for sales, marketing, customer-facing roles
A bold indigo banner across the top with your round photo (if you add one) and rounded section labels. One column.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Arjun Nair, brand and growth marketer
Creative
Sidebars, columns and colour for design, media and marketing. Best emailed to a person.
Studio
ATS: use with careBest for design, media, marketing
Two columns: skills, education and contact in a tinted sidebar (with your photo, if you have one), experience alongside. Best emailed to a person; some tracking systems read two columns out of order.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Ines Verhoeven, architect
Terminal
ATS: safeBest for developers, security, data and DevOps
Monospace type and // section labels in a quiet green, for people who live in a terminal. One column.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Jordan Ellis, platform engineer
Nightfall
ATS: use with careBest for design, product, creative technology
A deep navy sidebar with light text for skills, education and contact (and your photo), experience alongside in amber accents. Best emailed to a person.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Ines Verhoeven, architect
Right Rail
ATS: use with careBest for operations, project management, consulting
Experience on the left, a slim tinted rail on the right for skills, education and languages. Teal accent. Best emailed to a person.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Amara Njoroge, icu nurse
Mosaic
ATS: use with careBest for marketing, product, startups
Header across the top, then experience beside a narrow column of outlined skill chips and education. Coral accent. Best emailed to a person.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Arjun Nair, brand and growth marketer
Poster
ATS: safeBest for design, media, brand and creative roles
A very large name with a bold block of colour under it, then plenty of white space. Magenta accent. One column.
Pro and Max · sample CV: Ines Verhoeven, architect
Questions about CV templates
Which CV templates are safe for applicant tracking systems?
Single-column templates are the safest. Clear, Compact, Heritage, Harbour, Summit, Timeline and the others marked ATS safe or safest read in a straight line. Templates with sidebars or columns are marked "use with care": they look good to a person, but some tracking systems read two columns out of order.
Can I change the colours?
Yes. Every template lets you set an accent colour (headings, rules, bullets and links) and a text colour. Colours stay dark enough to read on white paper and to scan cleanly. A dark sidebar keeps its light text.
Do I need a photo on my CV?
Only where it is expected, such as Germany, Austria and Switzerland. In the US, UK, Canada and Ireland, leave it out. The photo templates work well without one.
Does the template change what my CV says?
No. Every template prints the same parsed CV, so switching never loses a word. Only the design changes.
What fonts do the PDFs use?
Standard PDF fonts, so the text is real and selectable and no font files are needed to read it. Nothing is hidden, and nothing about folioV is printed on your CV.
Which templates are free?
Free includes the Clear template. Pro and Max include all of them, with your own colours.
Are the people in the previews real?
No. The CVs are invented and the portraits are AI-generated. Each template is shown with a sample that suits it.
Looking for the design of your portfolio page? See the portfolio templates. The sample CVs here are invented and the portraits are AI-generated; nobody shown is real.