Open Contacts in the view you actually use every time
Configure the default view for Contacts, or any screen, let each user pick their own, and stop the daily Kanban-to-list shuffle for good. Built for Odoo 19, Community and Enterprise.
The problem
Contacts opens in Kanban by default, but bookkeepers, CRM admins and back-office staff who work through dozens or hundreds of records a day need the list view to scan, sort and compare fast. That preference never sticks — every login, every session, they switch manually again. The apps that touch this today target older Odoo versions, hard-set one view for everyone, and have almost no adoption to show for it.
The solution
Contacts Default View lets an admin choose the default view for Contacts, or any window action, from a Settings tab — and lets each user override it for themselves from their own Preferences. The reorder happens entirely server-side, so Kanban, list, form and every other view stay one click away; nothing is removed, only reprioritised.
Everything you need to stop the daily view-switch
Every capability below is implemented in the module.
Persistent default view
Contacts opens straight into the view your team actually works in — no more switching from Kanban to list every login.
Rules for any screen
Configure a default view for Contacts or any other window action from a single admin screen — Partners, Employees, Members and beyond.
Per-user override
Individual users pick their own default view for any configured screen, independent of the system-wide rule.
Override control
Admins decide whether users are allowed to override a screen's default view at all, rule by rule.
Settings tab
Set the Contacts default view and toggle user overrides right from Settings, with a link to manage rules for every other screen.
Preferences integration
Users choose their own default views directly from My Profile — no separate menu to hunt for.
Nothing removed
The module only reorders views; Kanban, list, form and every other view configured on a screen stay one click away.
How it works
Install
Contacts opens in the list view immediately — the seeded rule works with zero configuration.
Add more rules
From Settings > Default Views > Manage Default View Rules, pick a default for any other screen.
Allow overrides
Enable Allow User Override on a rule so individual users can set their own default from Preferences.
Everyone gets their view
Each screen opens exactly how the user — or the admin's rule — expects, with every other view still a click away.
Frequently asked
No sales fog. If your question isn't here, email us and we'll answer it the same way.
No. The module only reorders which view opens first; Kanban, list, form and every other view configured on a screen remain fully accessible with one click.
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Contacts Default View
Per-screen, per-user default view rules that survive every login — set once in Settings, overridable by each user, with every other view still one click away and no JavaScript involved.
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