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LaTeX templates on GitHub

The most starred LaTeX templates on GitHub, by document type, with the star counts read on 1 October 2026, the license, the engine each one needs and who it is for.

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Resumes

  1. billryan resume: 11.4k stars, MIT, XeLaTeX. A one page resume with an English and a Chinese version, for job seekers applying in either language.
  2. sb2nov resume: 7k stars, MIT, pdfLaTeX. A one page resume for software engineers and students applying to tech jobs. Jake's Resume grew out of it.
  3. Deedy Resume: 5.1k stars, Apache 2.0, XeLaTeX with BibTeX. A two column, one page resume for software engineers and students with a lot to fit on one page.
  4. latexcv: 3.3k stars, MIT, pdfLaTeX. Several CV layouts in one repository, here in its Classic and its Modern layout, for job seekers who want to compare styles before picking one.
  5. Jake's Resume: 2.8k stars, MIT, pdfLaTeX. A single file, one page resume for software job seekers, the one most of them search for by name.
  6. McDowell CV: 2.7k stars, MIT, LuaLaTeX. A compact one page resume in the layout Gayle McDowell proposed, for software job seekers.

CVs

  1. Awesome CV: 28.6k stars, LPPL 1.3c, XeLaTeX. The most starred LaTeX template on GitHub, a class with a resume, a CV and a matching cover letter, for job seekers.
  2. moderncv: 1.9k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX with BibTeX. A CV class with a matching cover letter in five styles and eight colors, for job seekers and academics.
  3. AltaCV: 1.6k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX with Biber. A two column CV class with a photo, skill ratings and a publication list, for job seekers and researchers.

Theses

  1. ThuThesis: 5.4k stars, LPPL 1.3c, XeLaTeX with BibTeX. The Tsinghua University thesis template, for students writing their thesis there.
  2. SJTUThesis: 3.9k stars, Apache 2.0, XeLaTeX with Biber. The Shanghai Jiao Tong University thesis template, for students writing their thesis there.
  3. latex-mimosis: 1.2k stars, MIT, LuaLaTeX with Biber. A minimal, modern thesis class on KOMA-Script, not tied to any university, for a bachelor's, master's or doctoral thesis.
  4. novathesis: 1k stars, LPPL 1.3c, LuaLaTeX with Biber. A thesis template with the covers of more than 25 Portuguese schools, for bachelor's, master's and doctoral students there.
  5. Cambridge PhD thesis: 899 stars, MIT, pdfLaTeX with BibTeX. A whole PhD dissertation with chapters and appendices, made for the Cambridge Engineering department, for PhD students.
  6. Dissertate: 755 stars, AGPL 3.0, XeLaTeX with BibTeX. A dissertation class set in EB Garamond, in versions made for Harvard, NYU, Princeton and UC Berkeley plus a generic one, for PhD students.

Books and notes

  1. ElegantBook: 2.6k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX with Biber. A book class with color themes, boxed theorems and a cover page, for authors of textbooks and course notes in English or Chinese.
  2. Tufte handout: 1.9k stars, Apache 2.0, pdfLaTeX with BibTeX. A handout class in the style of Edward Tufte's books, with sidenotes and margin figures, for teachers and authors of short papers.
  3. kaobook: 1.1k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX with Biber. A book class with a wide margin for notes, small figures and citations, inspired by the Tufte books, for authors of textbooks, lecture notes and theses.
  4. ElegantNote: 1.1k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX (English) and XeLaTeX (Chinese) with Biber. A notes class from the ElegantLaTeX authors, with page sizes for a tablet, a Kindle or a screen, for students writing up lecture and study notes.

Beamer themes

  1. Metropolis: 6.9k stars, CC BY-SA 4.0, XeLaTeX with BibTeX. A simple, modern Beamer theme with a progress bar, for anyone giving a talk or a lecture.
  2. martinbjeldbak/ultimate-beamer-theme-list: 1.8k stars. Not a template but a list of Beamer themes, for anyone who wants a slide style other than Metropolis.

Preprints

  1. arXiv style: 1.6k stars, MIT, pdfLaTeX with BibTeX. A single column preprint style adapted from the NeurIPS layout, for researchers posting papers to arXiv.
  2. ElegantPaper: 1.5k stars, LPPL 1.3c, pdfLaTeX (English) and XeLaTeX (Chinese) with Biber. A class for working papers from the ElegantLaTeX authors, built on the standard article class, for economics students and researchers writing in English or Chinese.

FAQ

How do I compile a GitHub LaTeX template online?

Open one of the copies above in LaTeX.to and click Preview. Every copy compiles as shipped, with Auto picking the engine, so there is nothing to set first. Or take the repo's own zip (Code, then Download ZIP on GitHub), import it with the "+" next to Projects, and pick the engine its README names if Auto chooses another one.

Can GitHub compile LaTeX?

Yes, through GitHub Actions: a workflow with a LaTeX action builds the PDF on every push. To compile in the browser instead, import the repo's zip into LaTeX.to as described above.

How do I fix the Overleaf compile timeout on the free plan?

Compile where there is no timeout. The novathesis README says that template will not compile under the Overleaf free plan, and its manual takes about 7 minutes here. LaTeX.to has no compile timeout, and the Overleaf alternatives page lists what each editor allows.

Last updated 1 October 2026.

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