rendercv · sinaatalay · Sep 14, 2025 · Aug 28, 2025
diff --git a/docs/user_guide/structure_of_the_yaml_input_file.md b/docs/user_guide/structure_of_the_yaml_input_file.md
@@ -474,6 +474,7 @@ rendercv_settings:
     markdown_path: NAME.md
     dont_generate_html: false 
     dont_generate_markdown: false 
+    dont_generate_pdf: false
     dont_generate_png: false 
 ```
 

diff --git a/rendercv/cli/commands.py b/rendercv/cli/commands.py
@@ -126,6 +126,14 @@ def cli_command_render(
             help="Don't generate the HTML file",
         ),
     ] = False,
+    dont_generate_pdf: Annotated[
+        bool,
+        typer.Option(
+            "--dont-generate-pdf",
+            "-nopdf",
+            help="Don't generate the PDF file",
+        ),
+    ] = False,
     dont_generate_png: Annotated[
         bool,
         typer.Option(

diff --git a/rendercv/cli/utilities.py b/rendercv/cli/utilities.py
@@ -311,6 +311,9 @@ def run_rendercv_with_printer(
     # 5. Create the Markdown file.
     # 6. Render HTML from Markdown.
     number_of_steps = 6
+    if render_command_settings_dict["dont_generate_pdf"]:
+        number_of_steps -= 1
+
     if render_command_settings_dict["dont_generate_png"]:
         number_of_steps -= 1
 
@@ -358,18 +361,19 @@ def run_rendercv_with_printer(
 
         progress.finish_the_current_step()
 
-        progress.start_a_step("Rendering the Typst file to a PDF")
+        if not render_command_settings.dont_generate_pdf:
+            progress.start_a_step("Rendering the Typst file to a PDF")
 
-        pdf_file_path_in_output_folder = renderer.render_a_pdf_from_typst(
-            typst_file_path_in_output_folder,
-        )
-        if render_command_settings.pdf_path:
-            copy_files(
-                pdf_file_path_in_output_folder,
-                render_command_settings.pdf_path,
+            pdf_file_path_in_output_folder = renderer.render_a_pdf_from_typst(
+                typst_file_path_in_output_folder,
             )
+            if render_command_settings.pdf_path:
+                copy_files(
+                    pdf_file_path_in_output_folder,
+                    render_command_settings.pdf_path,
+                )
 
-        progress.finish_the_current_step()
+            progress.finish_the_current_step()
 
         if not render_command_settings.dont_generate_png:
             progress.start_a_step("Rendering PNG files from the PDF")

diff --git a/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py b/rendercv/data/models/rendercv_settings.py
@@ -138,6 +138,15 @@ class RenderCommandSettings(RenderCVBaseModelWithoutExtraKeys):
         ),
     )
 
+    dont_generate_pdf: bool = pydantic.Field(
+        default=False,
+        title="Don't Generate PDF",
+        description=(
+            "A boolean value to determine whether the PDF file will be generated. The"
+            " default value is False."
+        ),
+    )
+
     dont_generate_png: bool = pydantic.Field(
         default=False,
         title="Don't Generate PNG",

diff --git a/schema.json b/schema.json
@@ -1796,6 +1796,12 @@
           "title": "Don't Generate Markdown",
           "type": "boolean"
         },
+        "dont_generate_pdf": {
+          "default": false,
+          "description": "A boolean value to determine whether the PDF file will be generated. The default value is False.",
+          "title": "Don't Generate PDF",
+          "type": "boolean"
+        },
         "dont_generate_png": {
           "default": false,
           "description": "A boolean value to determine whether the PNG file will be generated. The default value is False.",