The backend your Odoo
always deserved
Multi-company theming, a genuine dark mode, a live Theme Studio and lightning-fast navigation â configured entirely without code, with zero Enterprise dependency.
Per-Company Branding
Dark / Light / Auto
Live Theme Studio
Command Palette
Fully Responsive
A premium backend experience â finally on Community
Out of the box the Odoo backend is functional but plain, and Community Edition ships no dark mode, no branding controls and no personalization. Backend Theme Pro closes that gap with an enterprise-grade, fully configurable appearance engine built entirely on modern OWL components and CSS variables â no jQuery, no inline hacks, no recompiling.
The everyday problem
The everyday problem
A generic backend that looks nothing like your brand No real dark mode on Community â tiring on the eyes Every company in a multi-company database looks identical Users can't tailor the UI to how they like to work Re-branding means editing SCSS and recompiling assets
The Backend Theme Pro solution
The Backend Theme Pro solution
Brand the whole backend with your colours, fonts and radius A genuine, hand-built dark palette plus an Auto (system) mode Per-company theming â each company gets its own identity A live Theme Studio so every user personalizes their view Runtime CSS-variable theming â re-brand live, no recompileA complete toolkit, organised into four pillars
Each feature earns its place â grouped so you can see exactly what you get and why it matters.
USER EXPERIENCE
Modern Navigation Sidebar
Full, collapsed icon-rail with fly-out, or mobile drawer â driven by the standard menu service, so your access rights are always respected.
Faster, cleaner day-to-day navigationDark / Light / Auto Modes
A real dark mode for Community (which ships none), per user, with an Auto option that follows the operating system.
Less eye strain, longer comfortable sessionsAutomatic Contrast
Pick any sidebar or header colour and the text and icons recolour themselves for legibility using WCAG luminance.
Never an unreadable menu againFully Responsive Layout
Desktop, tablet and mobile are first-class â the sidebar becomes an off-canvas drawer and layouts adapt to phone widths.
Work comfortably from any device
CUSTOMIZATION & BRANDINGMulti-Company Theming
Every theme setting lives on the company â switch the active company and the whole backend re-skins instantly.
A distinct identity per entityPalette Builder + 5 Presets
Classic, Corporate, Material, Flat and Dark Professional â each sets the full palette, radius and typography in one click.
A polished look in seconds
Typography & Density
Curated font stacks (System, Inter, Roboto, Classic, Serif) and three UI density levels â Compact, Default, Comfortable.
Fit more on screen, or breathe more
Theme Profiles & Portability
Save a whole look as a named profile, import / export it as portable .json, and roll back â every apply is auto-backed-up.
Move a brand between databases
PRODUCTIVITY & NAVIGATIONCommand Palette
Press Alt+K to fuzzy-search every app and nested menu, jump to recent records and open pinned favourites â keyboard-driven.
Any screen in seconds, not clicks
Personalized Homepage
An opt-in landing with a time-aware greeting, company branding, pinned apps, recent records and an all-apps grid.
Everyone lands somewhere useful
Multi-Tab Workspace
An opt-in tab strip under the top bar tracks the screens you open, so you can switch between several at once.
Multitask like browser tabs
Favourites & Recents
Star the apps and menus you use most; pinned apps surface at the top of the sidebar, and recents are one keystroke away.
One-tap access to your daily tools
GOVERNANCE, OPS & DEVELOPERSEnvironment Badge
Mark each database Production / Staging / Test / Dev with a coloured pill and optional top ribbon.
Nobody acts in the wrong database
Developer Quick-Tools
An opt-in admin wrench menu showing the database, Odoo version and environment, with one-click developer-mode switching.
Off by default, handy when you need it
Login-Page Builder
Brand the login screen from Settings â background colour / gradient / image, logo, a welcome title and subtitle.
A branded first impression
Accessibility & Custom Code
High-contrast mode, reduced motion and clear focus rings â plus admin-only site-wide custom CSS / JS injection.
Inclusive, and extensible without code changesSee it, feature by feature
Real, full-resolution captures from a live Odoo 19 backend running Backend Theme Pro â v19.0.14.
Configure everything â from one place, without code
Company-wide defaults live in Settings ⸠Backend Theme Pro; each user personalizes their own view from the Theme Studio. Here is every configuration screen, what it does and why it matters.
Appearance â preset, palette, geometry & typography
What it does. Pick a one-click preset, then fine-tune the brand palette (primary, secondary and semantic colours), border radius, interface font and UI density â all stored per company.
Purpose. Establish the overall look of the backend in minutes, then adjust to your exact brand guidelines.
Business use case. A partner rolling out Odoo to a client applies the client's brand colours and logo font before go-live â no SCSS, no rebuild.
Instant, coherent branding Consistent radius & type scale Live preview, zero recompile
Navigation â sidebar, scrollbar, layout, header & tabs
What it does. Choose a docked sidebar or an Enterprise-style top bar, the scrollbar presentation, boxed vs full-width content, header height and whether the multi-tab workspace strip is on.
Purpose. Shape how people move through the ERP to match your team's workflow and screen sizes.
Business use case. A data-entry team prefers a compact icon-rail and boxed content for focus; a management team keeps the full sidebar and workspace tabs for multitasking.
Navigation that fits the role More usable space on demand Users can still override in the Studio
Colours â sidebar & header, with auto-contrast
What it does. Set independent sidebar and header colours â background, text, icons, hover and active states, plus the notification badge and search box. Leave text colours blank to auto-compute a readable value.
Purpose. Achieve pixel-perfect brand colour on the chrome while never sacrificing legibility.
Business use case. A company with a bold brand shade paints the sidebar in it and lets auto-contrast pick the right text colour, then overrides one accent by hand.
True brand colour on the chrome WCAG-guided readable text Full manual override when wanted
Accessibility & theme profiles
What it does. Toggle high-contrast and reduced-motion (which also honours the OS setting), and save / open / import / export / reset complete theme profiles with automatic backups.
Purpose. Make the workspace usable for everyone, and make a configured look portable and reversible.
Business use case. An organisation with accessibility obligations enables high-contrast defaults; an implementer exports the finished theme and imports it into the production database.
Helps meet accessibility expectations One-click rollback via backups Move a brand between databases
Login builder & custom code
What it does. Brand the login screen â background colour / gradient / image, logo, welcome title and subtitle, optional cleaner footer â and inject site-wide custom CSS (and, with a clear warning, JS).
Purpose. Extend your brand to the very first screen, and fine-tune the backend without editing the module.
Business use case. A hosted client wants their logo and a branded gradient on the sign-in page, and a small CSS tweak to a corporate font â all done from Settings by an administrator.
Branded first impression Admin-only, with a security notice No module edits, upgrade-safe
Environment badge & developer tools
What it does. Name and colour the environment badge, add an optional top ribbon, choose its visibility (all internal users or administrators only), and enable the admin developer quick-tools menu.
Purpose. Prevent costly mistakes by making the current database unmistakable, and give admins fast dev switches.
Business use case. A team running Production, Staging and Test databases labels each with a distinct colour so no one edits real records in the wrong place.
Fewer wrong-database accidents Faster developer-mode switching Visibility scoped by role
Per-user Theme Studio (top-bar brush icon)
What it does. Gives every user a slide-out panel to personalize mode, accent, sidebar/header colours, scrollbar, font, density and layout â with instant live preview, saved to their own profile.
Purpose. Let individuals tailor comfort settings without IT and without affecting anyone else's view.
Business use case. One user prefers dark mode and a compact density; another keeps the company light theme â both start from the same company default.
Personalization without tickets Instant preview, no reload One-click reset to the company defaultLooks great â and pays for itself
A better backend isn't just cosmetic. It drives adoption, reduces fatigue and reinforces your brand on every screen your team touches.
Improved User Experience
A clean, modern interface with dark mode and density controls reduces eye strain and makes daily work more pleasant.
Stronger Branding
Stronger BrandingYour colours, fonts and identity on every page â the ERP feels like your software, not generic off-the-shelf tooling.
Increased Productivity
Command-palette search and the app launcher cut clicks and menu-hunting, helping users reach any screen in seconds.
Consistent Corporate Identity
Company-wide defaults keep every department visually aligned, while still allowing personal comfort settings.
Multi-Company Flexibility
Give each subsidiary its own look from a single database â perfect for groups, franchises and holding structures.
Higher Employee Adoption
A polished, personalizable workspace people enjoy using means less resistance to the ERP and faster onboarding.
Standard backend vs. Backend Theme Pro
| Capability | Standard Odoo Community | Backend Theme Pro |
|---|---|---|
| Genuine dark mode | Not available | Built-in (Auto/Light/Dark) |
| Brandable colour palette | Hard-coded | 20+ controls + radius |
| Per-company theming | One look for all | Independent per company |
| Per-user personalization | None | Live Theme Studio |
| One-click presets | None | 5 presets |
| Command-palette navigation | Basic menu search | Fuzzy + recents + pinned |
| Environment badge & dev tools | None | Built-in |
| Re-brand without recompile | SCSS rebuild | Live CSS variables |
| Enterprise subscription required | â | Not required |
Fast, safe and built to standards
Flash-free boot
The theme and sidebar branding are delivered inline at start-up â no extra server round-trips â so the interface paints in your colours immediately.
No recompile to re-brand
No recompile to re-brandColours, radius, fonts and density apply as CSS custom properties, so you can re-theme live with no SCSS build step.
Both editions
Runs on Odoo 19 Community and Enterprise; on Enterprise it coexists cleanly with the native dark-mode switch.
Access-right aware
Navigation is sourced from the standard menu service, so every user only sees the apps and menus they're allowed to.
| Supported Odoo version | Odoo 19.0 â Community & Enterprise |
| Dependencies | web, base_setup â no Enterprise dependency |
| Technology | OWL components, Bootstrap 5, SCSS, CSS custom properties â no jQuery, no external CDNs or web fonts |
| Models extended | res.config.settings, res.company, res.users.settings â UI/theme only, no new business models |
| Multi-company | Fully company-dependent theme settings |
| Translations | Translation-ready (.pot included), RTL-aware |
| Browsers | Latest Chrome, Edge, Firefox and Safari (desktop, tablet, mobile) |
| License | OPL-1 |
Live in three steps
Installation
2. Update the Apps list and install â assets register automatically.
3. Refresh the browser â the theme applies immediately with sensible defaults.
Configuration
Configuration2. Pick a preset, or fine-tune palette, radius, typography, layout and colours.
3. Each user personalizes their own view from the Theme Studio (top-bar brush).
A steadily maturing product
Where we're headed next
Directional and under consideration â your feedback shapes priorities. Existing configured themes always carry forward safely.
More presets & a theme gallery
Additional curated looks and a one-click gallery to preview and apply them.
Homepage widgets
Homepage widgetsOptional at-a-glance widgets (favourites, activities, KPIs) on the personalized homepage.
Per-app accents
Optionally tint the workspace by the active app for stronger visual context.
Deeper report branding
Deeper report brandingCarry theme colours and fonts through to QWeb PDF report headers and footers.
We're here to help
Support Process
Support ProcessReach our team through your Odoo App Store account for setup help, configuration questions and troubleshooting.
Customization Available
Customization AvailableNeed a bespoke palette, extra preset or tailored layout? We offer paid customization to match your brand guidelines.
Upgrade Support
The module ships with migration handling so your configured themes carry forward across versions safely.
Give your Odoo backend a premium upgrade
Brand it, personalize it and navigate it faster â multi-company theming, a real dark mode and a live Theme Studio, with no Enterprise dependency.
Backend Theme Pro ⢠by DO Incredible ⢠doincredible.com
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| Lines of code | 5035 |
| Technical Name |
do_backend_theme_pro |
| License | OPL-1 |
| Website | https://doincredible.com |
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