What’s the easiest way to convert PDF resumes to HTML?

Converting PDF to HTML can be tricky. If you try a tool like pdf2htmlEX, you might end up with a bunch of divs that look good but are really hard to edit. If all your resumes use the same Canva template, a faster way might be to extract the text, format it as JSON using something like JSON Resume, and then render it with a clean HTML/CSS template. This way, you can just swap out the data. If you're stuck with just the PDFs, you can use OCR to grab the text, but keep in mind there's no quick solution for responsive HTML. If it's just for display, you could consider embedding the PDF in an iframe too.

Using a PDF-to-HTML converter like pdf2htmlEX or Adobe’s API could speed up your workflow significantly. Since you're a developer, you can automate converting multiple PDFs, saving you a lot of time. Just be ready to fine-tune the output afterward!

You could also try something like pdfminer.six to extract text from the PDFs, assuming they’re not just scanned images. This will help you rebuild them in HTML.

I usually just upload the PDF to my files and use Google to web view it via an iframe. Something like this works great: src="https://docs.google.com/gview?url=.pdf&embedded=true".

If you want the best and easiest solution, a solid approach is to hand code the grids for mobile compatibility. But an easier trick is to let Claude or ChatGPT do the heavy lifting by requesting HTML conversion for you.

Check out [pandoc.org](https://pandoc.org/) for a tool that can help with converting documents between formats, including PDF to HTML.