What widgets are available for Odoo form views?

Common widgets include: email, phone, url (for Char), html (rich text), monetary (currency), many2many_tags, many2many_checkboxes, many2one_avatar_user, statusbar, priority (stars), radio, progressbar, image, binary, signature, daterange, and remaining_days.

How do you hide the Create option in a Many2one dropdown?

Add options="{'no_create': true}" to the field element. Use no_create_edit to also hide the Create and Edit option. Use no_open to prevent clicking through to the related record.

What are decoration attributes in Odoo views?

Decoration attributes add conditional CSS styling to fields. Examples: decoration-danger for red text, decoration-success for green, decoration-bf for bold. The attribute value is a Python expression evaluated per record.

How do invisible, readonly, and required work in Odoo 17+?

In Odoo 17+, these attributes accept Python-like expressions directly on the field element, e.g. invisible="state != 'draft'". The old attrs dictionary syntax is deprecated.

Odoo Form View Widgets Reference: Complete Developer Guide (2026)

Form View Widget System

Odoo widgets control how fields are rendered and edited in form views. Each field type has a default widget, but you can override it with the widget attribute to change the UI behavior. This reference covers every commonly used widget and its options.

Text and Char Widgets

char (default for Char fields)

Standard single-line text input.

<field name="name"/>
<field name="email" widget="email"/>
<field name="phone" widget="phone"/>
<field name="url" widget="url"/>

The email, phone, and url widgets add clickable links and platform-specific behavior (phone widget opens dialer on mobile).

text (default for Text fields)

Multi-line textarea:

<field name="description" widget="text"/>

html

Rich text editor with formatting toolbar:

<field name="body_html" widget="html"
       options="{'collaborative': false}"/>

char_domain

Domain editor widget for building Odoo search domains visually:

<field name="domain" widget="domain"
       options="{'model': 'res.partner'}"/>

Number Widgets

integer, float (defaults)

<field name="quantity"/>
<field name="weight" digits="[16, 3]"/>

monetary

Displays value with currency symbol, requires a currency field:

<field name="currency_id" invisible="1"/>
<field name="amount" widget="monetary"
       options="{'currency_field': 'currency_id'}"/>

percentage

<field name="discount" widget="percentage"/>

progressbar

Shows a numeric field as a visual progress bar:

<field name="completion" widget="progressbar"
       options="{'editable': true, 'max_value': 'planned_hours'}"/>

Relational Field Widgets

many2one (default)

Dropdown with autocomplete:

<field name="partner_id"/>
<field name="partner_id"
       options="{'no_create': true, 'no_open': true}"/>

Options: no_create hides the Create option, no_open prevents opening the related record, no_create_edit hides Create and Edit.

many2one_avatar / many2one_avatar_user

Shows the related record's avatar image alongside the name:

<field name="user_id" widget="many2one_avatar_user"/>

many2many_tags

Renders a Many2many as colored tags:

<field name="tag_ids" widget="many2many_tags"
       options="{'color_field': 'color',
                 'no_create_edit': true}"/>

many2many_checkboxes

Renders each option as a checkbox:

<field name="category_ids" widget="many2many_checkboxes"/>

one2many (default)

Renders as an inline list/tree within the form:

<field name="line_ids">
  <list editable="bottom">
    <field name="product_id"/>
    <field name="quantity"/>
    <field name="price_unit"/>
    <field name="subtotal"/>
  </list>
</field>

Selection Widgets

selection (default)

Standard dropdown:

<field name="state"/>

radio

Renders as radio buttons:

<field name="priority" widget="radio"/>

statusbar

Progress bar at the top of the form:

<field name="state" widget="statusbar"
       statusbar_visible="draft,confirmed,done"/>

priority

Star rating widget:

<field name="priority" widget="priority"/>

Date and Time Widgets

<field name="date_start"/>
<field name="datetime_end" widget="remaining_days"/>
<field name="date_deadline" widget="daterange"
       options="{'related_end_date': 'date_end'}"/>

The remaining_days widget shows the number of days until/since the date. The daterange widget links start and end dates.

Binary and Image Widgets

<field name="image_1920" widget="image"
       options="{'preview_image': 'image_128', 'size': [90, 90]}"/>
<field name="attachment" widget="binary"/>
<field name="signature" widget="signature"/>

Layout and Decoration

Groups and Notebooks

<form>
  <sheet>
    <group>
      <group string="General">
        <field name="name"/>
        <field name="partner_id"/>
      </group>
      <group string="Details">
        <field name="date_start"/>
        <field name="user_id"/>
      </group>
    </group>
    <notebook>
      <page string="Lines" name="lines">
        <field name="line_ids"/>
      </page>
      <page string="Notes" name="notes">
        <field name="internal_notes"/>
      </page>
    </notebook>
  </sheet>
  <chatter/>
</form>

Decoration Attributes

Add conditional styling to list and form fields:

<field name="amount"
       decoration-danger="amount > 10000"
       decoration-success="amount <= 1000"
       decoration-warning="state == 'draft'"/>

Available decorations: decoration-info, decoration-success, decoration-warning, decoration-danger, decoration-muted, decoration-bf (bold), decoration-it (italic).

Invisible, Readonly, Required

Control field behavior based on conditions:

<field name="approval_date"
       invisible="state != 'approved'"
       readonly="state == 'done'"
       required="state == 'approved'"/>

In Odoo 17+, these attributes accept Python-like expressions directly (no need for attrs dict).

Widget Options Summary

Most widgets accept an options dict in JSON format. Common cross-widget options include: no_create, no_open, no_quick_edit. Always check the widget source code for available options since not all are documented.