ACT Direct Print Lite – Odoo 19

ACT Direct Print Lite adds a simple Direct Print button to your Odoo invoices (and any model that inherits the mixin). It sends PDF reports directly to a Windows PC using a lightweight desktop agent – without external SaaS services or subscriptions.

Demo

You can test the module on the following demo URL (or replace it with your own instance):

Demo URL: https://odoo.laksis-dev.com/web/login?db=actechs_demo

Main features

• New Direct Print button on customer invoices.
• Stores each print request as an act.print.job record.
• Windows agent (EXE) connects to Odoo using JSON-RPC and downloads queued jobs.
• Can work in real print mode or Dev Mode (save PDF files to a folder).
• No PrintNode or third‑party subscription required.

How it works

1. Create one or more printers in Odoo (model act.print.printer) and define a unique code for each printer.
2. Install and configure the Windows agent on a PC that can access your Odoo and your physical printer.
3. From the invoice form, click the Direct Print button and choose the printer.
4. The module creates a queued act.print.job record linked to the selected printer and invoice.
5. The Windows agent polls Odoo, fetches queued jobs for its printer code, downloads the PDF and prints it (or saves it in Dev Mode).

Included models

• act.print.printer – printer definitions with a logical code.
• act.print.job – individual print jobs with state (queued / done / error).
• act.direct.print.mixin – mixin that can be inherited by any model that needs a Direct Print button.
• act.print.wizard – simple wizard to choose the printer and create the job.

Windows agent

The module is designed to work with a small Windows desktop agent (EXE). The agent:

• Authenticates to Odoo using URL, database, user and password/API key.
• Polls queued jobs for a specific printer code.
• Downloads the PDF content stored in the job.
• Either prints the PDF using the default Windows printer or saves it to a folder in Dev Mode.

You can download the exe agent from github here : https://github.com/laksis150/Act-Direct-Print-Agent-GUI

Arabic summary (ملخص بالعربي)

هذا الموديول يضيف زر طباعة مباشرة (Direct Print) على الفواتير في أودو 19. عند الضغط على الزر يتم إنشاء سجل act.print.job، ويقوم برنامج صغير على ويندوز بقراءة هذه الطلبات وطباعة ملف الـ PDF على الطابعة المحلية أو حفظه في مجلد (وضع التجارب).

• لا يحتاج PrintNode أو اشتراك شهري.
• مناسب للشركات الصغيرة والمتوسطة التي تريد طباعة مباشرة من أودو.
• يدعم مجتمع وأنتربرايز Odoo 19.