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Availability
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On Premise
Lines of code 424
Technical Name scribe
LicenseOPL-1
Websitehttps://praetorx.net
Versions 19.0

Scribe

Markdown Editor with Live Preview for Odoo 19

v19.0.1.1.11 Community Enterprise Odoo.sh GitHub Flavored Markdown Free

Type / in any Html field, select “Markdown”, and write in Markdown with a live preview. Scribe converts to clean HTML and inserts it — tables, code blocks, task lists, and all. Works on every Html field in every model. No configuration needed.

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How It Works

Powerbox Command

Type / in any Html field and select “Markdown”. A two-panel dialog opens: write Markdown on the left, see live HTML preview on the right. Click “Insert” to convert and inject.

Live Preview

Client-side preview updates as you type using marked.js (GitHub Flavored Markdown). Server-side conversion uses Python markdown library with 6 extensions for the final insert.

Universal — Any Html Field

Scribe patches HtmlField to include the Markdown plugin globally. Every Html field in every model gets the / Markdown command automatically. No per-field configuration.

Dark Mode Support

The editor dialog uses a dark theme with monospace font for the input and styled preview. Adapts to Odoo’s dark mode automatically.

Supported Markdown

Text Formatting
  • Headers: # H1 through ###### H6
  • Bold, italic, ~~strikethrough~~
  • Links: [text](url)
  • Images: ![alt](url)
  • Blockquotes: > quote
  • Smart quotes and typography
Structured Content
  • Ordered and unordered lists
  • Task lists: - [ ] / - [x]
  • GFM tables with alignment
  • Fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting
  • Inline code: `code`
  • Table of contents generation

Technical Reference

ComponentDetails
MarkdownPluginV19 html_editor Plugin — registers / powerbox command “Markdown” (fa-file-code-o icon)
MarkdownDialogOWL component — two-panel XL dialog, textarea input + live preview, Insert/Cancel buttons
HtmlField patchAdds MarkdownPlugin to every HtmlField’s plugin config globally
Client-sidemarked.js v12 (GFM mode, breaks enabled) for live preview
Server-sidePython markdown library with 6 extensions: extra, codehilite, nl2br, sane_lists, smarty, toc
scribe.markdown.wizardTransient model — markdown_text, html_preview (onchange), target_model/field/record_id for insertion

Use Cases

Knowledge Articles

Write documentation, SOPs, and how-to guides in Markdown. Tables and code blocks render cleanly in Odoo Knowledge.

Chatter & Notes

Drop formatted tables, code snippets, or task lists into any chatter message or internal note field.

Technical Documentation

Fenced code blocks with syntax highlighting — paste API responses, config snippets, or SQL queries into description fields.

Email Templates

Draft structured email content in Markdown, preview the HTML, then insert into email template body fields.

Setup Guide

  • Odoo 19.0 (Community or Enterprise)
  • Python 3.10+
  • Python package: pip install markdown
  • Odoo modules: web, html_editor

No PraetorX dependencies. Scribe is fully standalone — no praetorx_base, no Foundation, no other PraetorX modules required.

  1. Install the Python markdown package: pip install markdown
  2. Install from the Odoo Apps menu — search for “Scribe” or “Markdown”

That’s it. No configuration needed. The / Markdown command is immediately available in every Html field.

  1. Click into any Html field (description, notes, chatter, Knowledge article, etc.)
  2. Type / to open the powerbox
  3. Select Markdown (or type “markdown” to filter)
  4. Write Markdown on the left — live preview updates on the right
  5. Click Insert to convert and inject the HTML

FAQ

No. Depends on web and html_editor only — both included in Odoo Community. Works on Community, Enterprise, and Odoo.sh.
Yes. Scribe patches HtmlField globally to include the Markdown plugin. Any field using the Html widget gets the / Markdown powerbox command — no per-field or per-model configuration needed.
GitHub Flavored Markdown (GFM). Client-side preview uses marked.js with GFM mode. Server-side conversion uses Python markdown with the extra extension (tables, fenced code blocks, footnotes) plus codehilite, nl2br, sane_lists, smarty, and toc.
Yes — the Python markdown package (pip install markdown). This is used for the server-side conversion when inserting. The live preview in the dialog uses the bundled marked.js library and does not need the Python package.
No. Scribe is fully standalone. It depends only on web and html_editor (both standard Odoo modules). You can install Scribe without any other PraetorX module.
Yes. Fenced code blocks (```python) are converted with the codehilite extension, which integrates with Odoo’s bundled Prism.js for syntax highlighting.

Release History

v19.0.1.1.11 — Current Release

Current Release

  • Powerbox / command “Markdown” in every Html field
  • Two-panel OWL dialog with live preview (marked.js v12)
  • Server-side conversion with 6 Python markdown extensions
  • GitHub Flavored Markdown: tables, task lists, fenced code blocks
  • Code syntax highlighting via codehilite + Prism.js
  • Dark mode support
  • Global HtmlField patch — no per-field configuration
  • German and French translations (de.po, fr.po)
  • Ported from kulturhaus_markdown_support (Odoo 18)

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Small change, huge relief.
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on 3/22/26, 1:56 PM

Scribe brings Markdown support so copy paste from AI extracts suddenly look clean and well formated.

Smart move :)

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