Clean downloads, zero disruption to your workflow
A drop-in client action for Odoo 17–19 that streams files straight to the browser — no new tab, no page reload, no lost form state — with batch downloads, live progress, descriptive errors, and a full audit trail built in.
The problem
Odoo's native download paths open a new browser tab or force a full page reload, breaking session continuity and discarding unsaved form state. Developers are left hand-rolling client-side download logic on every project — with no batch support, no progress feedback, no descriptive errors, and no record of who downloaded what.
The solution
A single service builds a client action that fetches files via an XHR blob request and saves them in-session, with zero navigation. Call it from a server action, any backend method, or a button. Batch multiple files into one action, show live progress, surface plain-language errors, and log every download to a searchable audit trail.
A complete download toolkit, drop in
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Trigger from server actions
Bind the download builder to any server action and it appears right in a record's Actions cog menu, ready to run against one or many selected records.
Trigger from backend methods
Call a helper from any Python method to turn a binary field, an attachment, or a generated document into a clean, in-session download.
Button-initiated downloads
Wire any object button on a form or list view to return a download action, so a single click delivers the file without any extra scaffolding.
No new tab, no reload
Files are fetched via an XHR blob and saved by the browser's own downloader — the page never navigates, and unsaved form state survives.
Batch downloads
Pass a list of files to download several attachments or generated documents in a single action, tracked together in the audit trail under a shared batch.
Live progress feedback
A sticky notification tracks the percent complete for each file, so large downloads never look stalled or unresponsive.
Descriptive error handling
Failed downloads surface a plain-language notification naming the file and the reason — never a silent failure or a raw traceback.
Download history & audit trail
Every download is logged with user, filename, size, mimetype, source, and timestamp — viewable in list, form, and graph views.
Configurable retention
Toggle audit logging and set a log retention period in Settings; a daily scheduled job clears logs past the configured age automatically.
How it works
Build the action
Call the download builder from a server action, a backend method, or a button, passing the file URL(s) to send.
User clicks
The client action runs in the background: the browser fetches each file over XHR — no new tab, no reload.
Progress & delivery
A live progress notification tracks each file; on completion the browser saves it exactly like a native download.
Review the trail
Every download, success or failure, appears in the History list and graph — filterable by user, source, and status.
Frequently asked
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No. Every download is fetched via an XHR blob request and saved by the browser's native downloader, so the current page — and any unsaved form data — never changes.
Buy it on the Odoo App Store
Purchase, download and install directly from the official Odoo Apps Store — you'll always get the latest supported build.
Clean In-Session File Downloads (Client Action)
In-session file downloads from server actions, backend methods or a button — batched, progress-reported, plainly errored and logged, with no new tab and no page reload.
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