By default, Odoo triggers a new search every time you add or remove a filter, a group by, or a favorite in the search bar. When you need to combine several filters before looking at the result, this means the search is run once per filter, which can be slow and noisy.
This module adds an "Auto search" checkbox next to the search bar. When unchecked, adding or removing filters no longer triggers an automatic search: you can freely combine several filters and only trigger the search once, by clicking the search icon.
auto_awesome What this module does
AI-generated from the code · Odoo 19.0Adds an "Auto search" checkbox next to the search bar so users can turn off automatic searching while building several filters, then run the search once by clicking the search icon.
By default, Odoo runs a new search each time you add or remove a filter, a group by, or a favorite in the search bar. This module adds an "Auto search" checkbox right next to the search bar on list and other search-enabled screens.
- When the checkbox is checked, searching behaves as usual: every change to filters, group bys or favorites immediately refreshes the results.
- When you uncheck it, those changes no longer trigger a search. You can combine several filters freely and then run the search once by clicking the search icon.
- The choice is remembered per model in the browser, so the setting stays the way you left it the next time you open that same screen.
Technically it extends the web client's search bar and search model (SearchBar, SearchModel) without adding new database models or menus. It only changes the behaviour of the existing search bar, so no new screens, reports, emails or scheduled jobs are introduced.
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Availability by version
Reviewed: 2026-11-03Confirmation status: 1 confirmed, 8 with no information of 9 versions.
Sources · Odoo 19.0
Confirmed on 2026-11-03 in branch 19.0 of OCA/web.
terminal Installation and usage
OCA documentation · Odoo 19.0Usage
Source · Odoo 19.0- Go to any view with a search bar (e.g. a list or kanban view).
- Uncheck the "Auto search" checkbox displayed next to the search bar.
- Add or remove as many filters, group by, or favorites as you need: the view is not refreshed automatically anymore.
- Click the search icon to run the search with all the selected filters at once.
- Check "Auto search" again to go back to the default behavior.
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