Module templates

Create a ready-to-use Odoo module from the project view. Choose a template, enter a name, and the plugin writes the module folders and files: models, views, security and initialization scripts.

What you can do

Template	Generates	Good for
Basic Module Template	__init__.py and __manifest__.py, a simple example model with basic CRUD methods, form and list views, minimal security.	Prototypes, learning, simple modules.
Advanced Module Template	The basic module plus complex models (multiple field types, mixins), several view types (form, list, kanban, calendar), advanced XML templates, security groups and record rules, demo data, scheduled actions and static asset folders.	Production modules, team projects.
Basic Owl Template	A minimal OWL (Odoo Web Library) module with an example JavaScript component and template, manifest entries for loading assets, and QWeb integration.	Simple widgets, buttons, UI enhancements.
Owl Advance Module Template	The OWL basic module plus multiple components, parent-child relationships, state management, advanced asset bundles, backend controllers and demo UI data.	Interactive dashboards, client features.
Website Theme Module Template	A website theme scaffold with QWeb templates, folders for CSS, JS, images and fonts, asset bundles and sample snippets.	Reusable website themes, design components.
Systray Icon Module	Custom icons and menus for the systray (the top-right bar of the Odoo web client): an OWL systray component, QWeb templates and manifest setup.	Notifications, quick actions, systray utilities.

Get started

1. Right-click the target folder in the project view. Use a folder that is in the addons path of your odoo.conf.
2. Select Odoo Developer Tools > Odoo Module Templates and choose a template.
3. Enter the module name and press Enter.

Module templates can only be created inside folders that follow an Odoo addons layout.

Expected structure

The folder names below are the plugin's documented output. The sample file names start with the module name you enter.

Basic Module Template

basic_module
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── models
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── basic_module_sample.py
├── security
│   └── ir.model.access.csv
└── views
    └── basic_module_sample_views.xml

Advanced Module Template

advance_module
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── data
│   ├── ir_cron_data.xml
│   └── ir_sequence_data.xml
├── demo
│   └── advance_module_sample_data.xml
├── models
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── advance_module_sample.py
├── security
│   └── ir.model.access.csv
├── static
│   ├── description
│   └── src
│       ├── css
│       ├── js
│       └── xml
└── views
    ├── advance_module_sample_views.xml
    └── templates.xml

Basic Owl Template

owl_basic
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── data
│   ├── ir_cron_data.xml
│   └── ir_sequence_data.xml
├── demo
│   └── owl_basic_sample_data.xml
├── models
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── owl_basic_sample.py
├── security
│   └── ir.model.access.csv
├── static
│   └── src
│       ├── js
│       │   └── client_action.js
│       └── xml
│           └── client_action.xml
└── views
    └── owl_basic_sample_views.xml

Owl Advance Module Template

owl_advance
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── controllers
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── main.py
├── data
│   ├── ir_cron_data.xml
│   └── ir_sequence_data.xml
├── demo
│   └── owl_advance_sample_data.xml
├── models
│   ├── __init__.py
│   └── owl_advance_sample.py
├── security
│   └── ir.model.access.csv
├── static
│   └── src
│       ├── js
│       │   └── client_action.js
│       └── xml
│           └── client_action.xml
└── views
    └── owl_advance_sample_views.xml

Website Theme Module Template

website_theme
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
├── static
│   ├── description
│   └── src
└── views
    ├── footer_template.xml
    ├── header_template.xml
    └── layout_templates.xml

Systray Icon Module

systray_module
├── __init__.py
├── __manifest__.py
└── static
    └── src
        ├── js
        │   └── systray.js
        └── xml
            └── systray_templates.xml

Shortcuts

Action	Windows and Linux	macOS
Create Basic Module	Ctrl+Shift+B	Cmd+Shift+B
Create Advanced Module	Ctrl+Shift+D	Cmd+Shift+D
Create Website Theme Module	Ctrl+Shift+W	Cmd+Shift+W
Create Owl Basic Module	Ctrl+Shift+O	Cmd+Shift+O
Create Owl Advanced Module	Ctrl+Shift+L	Cmd+Shift+L
Create Systray Icon Module	Ctrl+Shift+S	Cmd+Shift+S

To change a shortcut:

1. Open Settings (or Preferences on macOS).
2. Select Keymap in the left sidebar and expand Plugins.
3. Expand Cybrosys Assista: Odoo Helper and find the action.
4. Right-click the action and choose Add Keyboard Shortcut.
5. Press your key combination and apply the change. You can also remove or reassign a conflicting shortcut from the same menu.

Tips and limits

• Review the generated models, views and security files, and edit them to fit your module. Study the generated code to learn the Odoo patterns it uses.
• Start with the Basic template, then move to Advanced or OWL when you need demo data, scheduled actions or client components.
• Use a descriptive module name in lowercase with underscores, such as my_first_module.

Next steps

• File creator to add files to your module
• Snippets
• Quick start