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Import a LaTeX design

Already have a résumé or cover letter you like, written in LaTeX? Upload its .tex file and HitApply turns it into a reusable template.

Before you start

  • One .tex file. If your design is split across several files, combine them into one first.
  • It should compile on its own, using standard LaTeX packages. Custom fonts or images that live outside the file won't come along.
  • No Overleaf project? On Overleaf, open Menu → Download → Source and use the main .tex file from the zip.

Import it

  1. Open Resume (or Cover Letter) in the sidebar.
  2. Press Add template.
  3. Under Import a LaTeX design, give it a name if you like, then press Choose a .tex file.

The Add template dialog, showing the Import a LaTeX design option

  1. Wait while HitApply converts it. This usually takes under a minute.
  2. The template opens in the editor as a Draft. Compare the preview with your original.
  3. Press Save. If it passes HitApply's checks, the Draft label goes away.
  4. Press Use template on its card to use it for new documents.

What happens to your file

  • Résumés: HitApply keeps the look (fonts, spacing, section headings) and removes your actual content. Your profile supplies the content for every job.
  • Cover letters: HitApply splits the file into a Design and a Letter. The letter is your text, with placeholders such as the company name, and you can edit it in the Letter view.
  • A file that already follows the template reference is used exactly as it is, with no conversion.

Troubleshooting

What you seeWhat to do
"OpenRouter is not configured"Converting uses an AI model. Add your model key in Settings, then import again. Or upload a file that already follows the template reference, which needs no conversion.
Imported as a draft, with a reasonOpen it in the editor. The reason says which part is missing or doesn't compile. Fix it and press Save.
The preview looks different from your originalEdit the LaTeX in the editor. Spacing and fonts belong to the template, so you can change them freely.
A section from your original is missingRésumé templates use a fixed set of sections. See the template reference.