🖍️ OWL Whiteboard

📖 Overview

OWL Whiteboard brings an interactive digital whiteboard directly into Odoo. It allows users to sketch ideas, create flowcharts, design mind maps, draw diagrams, and collaborate visually without leaving the Odoo environment.

Built using the OWL framework and Fabric.js, the module provides a smooth and responsive drawing experience across desktop, tablet, and mobile devices. Whether you're brainstorming ideas, planning workflows, documenting business processes, or presenting concepts, the whiteboard offers an intuitive workspace with automatic saving and secure board management.

🚀 Key Features

🎨 Interactive Drawing Tools

Create drawings using a variety of built-in tools.

📍 Menu Navigation

Whiteboard → Open Whiteboard

• Freehand drawing
• Text annotations
• Rectangles
• Circles
• Diamonds
• Lines
• Arrows
• Eraser tool

🧠 Mind Maps & Flowcharts

Quickly build visual diagrams for planning and collaboration.

You can create:

• Mind Maps
• Workflow Diagrams
• Process Flowcharts
• Business Process Designs
• Brainstorming Boards

Ready-to-use templates help you get started faster.

📋 Multiple Whiteboards

Manage multiple boards from one place.

📍 Menu Navigation

Whiteboard → My Boards

• Create unlimited boards (within configured limits)
• Rename boards
• Open existing boards
• Organize personal workspaces
• Paginated board list for easy navigation

💾 Automatic & Manual Saving

Your work is protected with automatic saving while still allowing manual saves whenever needed.

Benefits include:

• Auto-save support
• Manual Save button
• Unsaved change detection
• Protection against accidental page navigation
• Conflict detection when multiple sessions edit the same board

↩️ Undo & Redo

Easily correct mistakes while drawing.

Supported actions include:

• Undo changes
• Redo changes
• Remove selected objects
• Keyboard shortcuts for faster editing

🖼️ Export as PNG

Export completed whiteboards as PNG images for documentation, presentations, or sharing.

📱 Responsive Design

The whiteboard automatically adapts to different screen sizes.

Supported devices:

• Desktop
• Tablet
• Mobile

The interface also supports Right-to-Left (RTL) languages.

🔒 Secure Board Management

Each user can access only their own whiteboards.

Additional protection includes:

• Secure board ownership
• Optimistic concurrency control
• Automatic validation before saving
• Protection against invalid board data

⚙️ Installation

1. Copy the odoo_v16_whiteboard module into your Odoo addons directory.
2. Install the required Pillow Python package.

pip install Pillow

1. Verify that Fabric.js is available inside the module.
2. Restart the Odoo server.
3. Update the Apps List.

📍 Menu Navigation

Apps → Update Apps List

1. Search for OWL Whiteboard.
2. Click Install.

📖 Usage

🖍️ Create a Whiteboard

📍 Menu Navigation

Whiteboard → Open Whiteboard

Steps

1. Open the Whiteboard application.
2. Create a new board.
3. Start drawing using the available tools.
4. Save the board manually or allow auto-save to save changes.

🧠 Create a Mind Map

1. Open a whiteboard.
2. Select the Mind Map tool.
3. Add nodes and connect them.
4. Organize ideas visually.

📊 Design a Flowchart

1. Open a whiteboard.
2. Select the required flowchart shapes.
3. Connect objects using arrows.
4. Save your workflow diagram.

🖼️ Export Your Work

1. Open an existing board.
2. Click Export PNG.
3. Save the generated image.

⌨️ Keyboard Shortcuts

🏗️ Architecture

owl.whiteboard
│
├── Whiteboard Workspace
├── Drawing Tools
├── Mind Map Templates
├── Flowchart Templates
├── Multi-board Management
├── Auto Save Engine
├── PNG Export
└── Security & Access Control

📌 Changelog

16.0.1.0.0 — Initial Release

• Interactive OWL Whiteboard.
• Freehand drawing tools.
• Shapes, text, arrows, and connectors.
• Mind map and flowchart templates.
• Multiple board management.
• Automatic and manual saving.
• Undo and redo support.
• PNG export.
• Responsive layout with RTL support.
• Secure board management and concurrency protection.

💬 Support

For questions, feature requests, or technical support, please visit:

🌐 https://www.erp-addons.com