Built an Android scanner that uploads directly to Odoo Document
Hey r/odoo,
I'm a long-time Odoo integrator and got fed up with the same workflow gap on every project: people take a photo of a paper document on their phone, then it sits in a WhatsApp chat or an email draft until someone manually uploads it to Odoo Documents (or worse, it never gets uploaded). Even when uploaded, it's not cropped to the document, and doesn't allow content search
So I built OdooDrop, a native Android app that does one thing: scan or pick a document on your phone, it lands in Odoo Documents within seconds, fully searchable.
What it does
- Built-in document scanner: edge detection, perspective correction, multi-page PDFs.
- Direct upload to Odoo Documents over JSON-RPC. No middleware.
- Works with Odoo 18 and 19+. Other versions will be added later
- On-device OCR. Extracted text is pushed to
ir.attachment.index_contentso Odoo's full-text search finds it - Automatic folder sync: point it at a folder on your phone, and new files upload automatically. Usefull if you prefer a different scanner app
- Easy share option, so documents received via mail can be uploaded directly to Odoo without manually going to the Odoo App or site first
- Works with self-hosted, Odoo.sh, and Odoo Online
What it deliberately doesn't do
- No cloud middleman. The app talks directly to your Odoo instance.
- No per-scan or per-page fees. OCR runs locally.
- No telemetry.
Status: closed testing on Google Play, looking for testers
This is where I need help. The app is in Google Play closed testing right now. Joining takes about a minute:
https://odoodrop-site.intux.workers.dev/get-started/
Completely Free in the testing phase, though a paid version is planned for bigger companies