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Language Switcher

Language Switcher

licenseLGPL-3 Version16.0, 18.0, 19.0 Community Enterprise Odoo.sh packageDACH authorEquitania Software GmbH supportsupport@equitania.de

Change the interface language from the top bar — not from the settings.

Language Switcher

Switching the backend language in Odoo means opening your user preferences, changing a field and saving. That is three clicks too many for anyone who works in two languages every day. This module puts a globe icon in the systray: click it, pick a language, done. It applies to the logged-in user only and leaves everyone else alone.

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The help for this module is findable — for people and for AI

One help page in German and English, shipped inside the module. With Help Docs installed you search them in full text — and an AI assistant reads the same content through a machine-readable module card.

A person searches
Systray Bar
Switch the Backend Language from the Systray Bar
eq_language_switcher adds a language dropdown to the systray bar — the toolbar in the top right corner, next to the user menu. It removes the detour through the user preferences dialog. How to use it 1. Click the globe icon in the systray bar. Next to it, the code of the current language is shown, for example EN. 2. The dropdown lists all installed languages; the active one is …
An assistant asks
eq.helper.doc.get_capability_card(
  "eq_language_switcher")
Returns the models, fields, methods and permission rules of Language Switcher in a form an assistant can act on — instead of guessing them from screenshots.
“How does a user switch the backend language?” — answered from the module card, not from training data.

Full-text search and module card come from Help Docs (eq_helper). This module ships the content — no extra configuration.

Features

One click in the systray

The globe icon sits next to the other systray items and is available on every screen. No detour through the settings, no interrupted workflow.

Only the languages you actually installed

The list is built from the languages active in your system. Nobody can switch to a language that is not translated, which is how you avoid a half-English interface.

Per user, and it sticks

The choice is stored on the user account, so it survives logging out and follows you to another browser or machine. Colleagues are unaffected.

No routes of its own

The module deliberately adds no HTTP endpoints. It reads the installed languages and writes the user's language through Odoo's standard mechanisms — nothing new is exposed to the network.

Frequently Asked Questions

Does it change the language for everyone?

No. Only the logged-in user's own language changes. It is the same setting as in the user preferences, just reachable in one click.

How do I add another language to the list?

Install it in Odoo the usual way (Settings → Translations → Languages). It appears in the switcher immediately — the module keeps no list of its own.

Which Odoo editions are supported?

The module runs on Odoo Community and Odoo Enterprise, version 19.0 — self-hosted or on Odoo.sh. Odoo Online, the hosted SaaS edition, does not accept apps from the store, so no third-party module can run there.

Which other modules does it require?

It requires web. Odoo resolves and installs these dependencies itself when you install the module.

Under which license is the module published?

The module is published under the LGPL-3 open-source license.

Will it keep working after an Odoo update?

Yes, within 19.0.x. A move to the next major Odoo version is delivered as a new module version.

Where do I get support?

Write to support@equitania.de or use our support portal at support.equitania.de.

Can I see the module in action first?

We do not run a public demo instance. Write to support@equitania.deand we will walk you through it.

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EN · All information on this page is provided for product description purposes only and is not legally binding. It constitutes neither a guarantee of quality nor an assurance of any particular scope of functions, fitness for a particular purpose or specific results; only the contractual agreements and the scope of delivery of the version actually installed are authoritative. Screenshots show example configurations.