QuickGlance Preview - PDF, Excel & Report Viewer
by Odoo Wings https://apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Odoo%20Wings
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$ 1.37
⚡ Odoo 17 · 18 · 19 · Community & Enterprise
QuickGlance
Preview
See it before you download it.
Click Print on any report and preview the PDF instantly.
Click an Excel, CSV or ODS attachment and read it inline —
no LibreOffice, no conversion server, no waiting.
Odoo 17 · 18 · 19
Community & Enterprise
$5 USD
OWL 2 · Zero Server Conversion
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PDF Report Preview
Every "Print" action (invoices, quotations, any qweb-pdf report) opens a preview popup first — download only if you actually need the file.
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Excel / CSV / ODS Preview
Multi-sheet spreadsheets rendered right in the browser — parsed client-side, no unoconv or LibreOffice service needed.
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Drop-in Field Widget
Add
widget="quickglance_preview" to any Binary field in any view — even previews a file before it's saved. |
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Attachment Preview Button
A one-click Preview button appears anywhere an attachment is listed — Settings, Documents, or your own custom views.
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Overview
Stop downloading files just to see what's inside
Every "Print" click downloads a PDF you only wanted to glance at. Every Excel attachment means download → open → check → close → delete. QuickGlance Preview removes both round trips. Click Print and see the report immediately, with Download available only if you actually need the file. Click an Excel, CSV or ODS attachment and read it inline, sheet tabs and all.
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📄 Preview Before Print Downloads
Hooks Odoo's own official
ir.actions.report handlers registry — the same extension point Odoo itself uses — so it stays reliable across upgrades. |
📊 Client-Side Spreadsheet Parsing
Excel, CSV and ODS files are parsed entirely in the browser — no LibreOffice, no unoconv, nothing to configure on the server.
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🧩 Works on Any Binary Field
One widget attribute adds a Preview button anywhere a file is uploaded — even before the record is saved.
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📁 Attachment Lists, Covered
A Preview button appears next to every previewable file under Settings → Technical → Attachments, and anywhere else ir.attachment shows up.
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Features
Everything included — nothing to configure
📄 Report Preview Handler
Registers into Odoo's own
ir.actions.report handlers extension point rather than patching
internal, undocumented widgets. Works on any qweb-pdf report — invoices, quotations, delivery
slips, or your own custom reports — with zero extra configuration.
📊 Safe Spreadsheet Rendering
Spreadsheets are parsed with a bundled parser and rendered as a plain table using Odoo's own
auto-escaping — never as raw injected HTML. A crafted spreadsheet cell can't run script in your
browser just because you previewed it.
🧩 Universal Binary Field Widget
Add
widget="quickglance_preview" to any Binary field, in any module's view. It extends
Odoo's own Binary field component, so upload / replace / delete keep working exactly as before —
Preview is simply added alongside them.
📁 Attachment List & Form Button
A Preview button is added to the standard attachment list and form views — no new model, no extra
access rules, works immediately after install.
🛡️ Large-File Safeguard
Spreadsheet previews are capped at 500 rows / 60 columns so a huge file can't freeze the tab —
the full data is always one Download click away.
How It Works
Two flows, both instant
Reports and attachments are previewed differently under the hood, but the experience for the user is the same either way: click once, see it immediately, download only if you need to.
1. Click Print
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2. QuickGlance Intercepts
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3. PDF Renders Inline
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4. Download (Optional)
1. Click Preview Icon
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2. Parsed In-Browser
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3. Table + Sheet Tabs Appear
Supported file types
| Type | Rendered via | Notes |
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| PDF report | Odoo's bundled pdf.js viewer | Any qweb-pdf report |
| .xlsx / .xls | Bundled client-side parser | Multi-sheet tabs supported |
| .csv | Bundled client-side parser | Any delimiter auto-detected |
| .ods | Bundled client-side parser | OpenDocument Spreadsheet |
Setup
Install once — every report and file benefits
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Install the module
Go to Settings → Apps → search "QuickGlance Preview" → Install. Depends only on
web and mail — both present in every Odoo install. |
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Click Print on any report
Open any invoice, quotation, or custom PDF report and click Print as usual. The preview popup appears automatically — nothing to configure.
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Preview any Excel, CSV or ODS file
Click the eye icon next to any spreadsheet attachment under Settings → Technical → Attachments, or add
widget="quickglance_preview" to a Binary field in your own views. |
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
Does this work on both Community and Enterprise?
Yes. It depends only on
web and mail, both present in every Odoo edition and version we support (17.0, 18.0, 19.0).Odoo 19 already previews PDFs in the chatter — why do I need this?
Odoo 19's native chatter preview only covers PDF attachments you've already uploaded. It does not preview Excel, CSV or ODS files (clicking one currently does nothing), and it does not intercept the Print button on reports. QuickGlance covers both of those — and adds full PDF-report-preview-before-download for 17.0 and 18.0, where chatter PDF preview isn't native yet.
Do I need LibreOffice or any conversion server for Excel preview?
No. Spreadsheets are parsed entirely in the browser using a bundled library — nothing to install or configure on your server.
Can an automated print (server action, automation) skip the preview?
Yes. Add
qg_skip_preview: True to that action's context and QuickGlance will let it download normally, uninterrupted.Will this break my existing Binary fields or custom views?
No. The field widget extends Odoo's own Binary field rather than replacing it, and only applies where you explicitly add
widget="quickglance_preview". Every other Binary field in your database is untouched.Technical
Module information
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Compatibility
Odoo 17 · 18 · 19
Community & Enterprise
Version 1.0.0 per series |
Dependencies
Standard Modules Only
web, mailNo paid or third-party services |
Frontend
Native OWL 2 Component
Bundled parser (Apache-2.0)
SCSS · Official action registry |
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Rendering
Escaped, Never Raw HTML
Spreadsheet cells rendered via auto-escaping · No unoconv
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License & Price
OPL-1 · $5 USD
One-time purchase
No subscription |
Support
Odoo Wings
vsmanoj144@gmail.com
Response within 48 hrs |
QuickGlance Preview
PDF report preview · Excel/CSV/ODS preview · Odoo 17 · 18 · 19 · $5 USD
Install Now — $5 USD
Odoo 17 · 18 · 19 · OPL-1
By Odoo Wings · vsmanoj144@gmail.com
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Discuss (mail)
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| Lines of code | 462 |
| Technical Name |
quickglance_preview |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://apps.odoo.com/apps/modules/browse?author=Odoo%20Wings |
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