When Will Odoo 19 Be Released?
Odoo Experience, the largest event in the Odoo community and the most important Odoo user conference, will be earlier than expected this year on September 18-20, 2025, in Brussels, so you won't have to wait as long to see Odoo 19, the most awaited version of Odoo, with a lot of groundbreaking new features to explore..
At Odoo Partner Day on April 4th, we got part of the picture of Odoo 19 with a strong emphasis on artificial intelligence (AI). AI is everywhere, not just as a support tool, but throughout the whole Odoo ecosystem in areas like sales, customer service, writing content, and automating business processes.
Why Odoo 19 Is a Major Leap Forward?
Odoo 19 is not just an update, as this offers a significant leap forward in the digital transformation journey for corporations, with more than 16 feature groups, from Website, eCommerce, Sales, POS, Accounting, Human Resources, ESG, the reporting to deeper localization by country.
The Odoo 19 development roadmap was officially introduced through the video "Odoo 19 - R&D Sneak Peek" presented by Ray Carnes (Senior Project Director at Odoo) and comprehensively compiled by Christophe Klopfert (Product Owner). These improvements demonstrate Odoo's direction and are again made from testing reports from the global community of Odoo users.
This article highlights the coolest things in Odoo 19 so you do not miss anything to improve and grow your business with this exciting new release.
What’s New in Odoo 19? Highlights by Area
Website and eCommerce: Customization and better SEO and performance
Optimized Website Building Experience
Odoo 19 elevates the website creation process to new heights:
- Better drag and drop interface allows users to build the right layout for their needs
- Dynamic snippet library allows users to insert richer content to help support SEO and accessibility
- SEO checks that are done automatically, accessibility checking, links to override breadcrumb management, and a floating text editing toolbar
eCommerce: Greatly Improved Conversion and Integration
- New design for store pages, product pages, and shopping cart
- Dynamic snippets with better usage for product promotions, reviews, etc.
- Connected to Google Merchant Centre and Gelato (worldwide print-on-demand service)
- Improved performance, URL management, microdata, pagination, and mobile experience
Sales and POS
Sales: Product Combos, Quotations, and Marketplace
- Product combo support, optional products, and simplified selection handling
- Default quotation templates, timed information hide when printing / sending quotations
- Shopee and Lazada integration, providing additional market access options for APAC businesses
- Loyalty programs enhancements: "buy two, get fixed discount" or "50% of cheapest item"
POS: Allow easy Counter Operation Experience
- New interface and dark mode
- Presets and quick switching in only two clicks
- Integration with printers, payment terminals, meal vouchers, and cash registers
- Global invoice function, back end data reload
Accounting: Optimized Processing - Mobile-First Approach
- New bank reconciliation interface, mobile friendly
- More reports, by year, by customer, by transaction
- Mass localizations for countries - Australia, Switzerland, USA, UAE, Kenya...
- PEPPOL and SEPA support; improved banking integration
- New invoicing app - connection to bank, reminders for payment, aged reports
Human Resources & Payroll: Unified, Simplified and Standards-Compliant
Time Tracking, Leave Management and Contracts
- Completely redesigned Time Off interface, loading public holiday calendars upon database creation
- More detailed overtime management, supporting different pay rates for different shifts
- Contract change history, merging Employee and Contract into a unified workflow
Payroll: Market Expansion, Data Standardization
- Improved UI, Talent Pool management and recruitment processes
- Payroll system supporting countries like Belgium, Luxembourg, USA, Australia...
- Roadmap for payroll localization in Germany, Mexico, Spain, Indonesia
Purchasing, Inventory and MRP: Streamlined and More Controllable
Units of Measure (UoM) & Packaging: Simple and Unified
- Merging UoM & Packaging into a single model, reducing complex columns and options
- Support for multiple purchase units and sales packaging
Inventory and Purchasing
- Multi-level Pack in Pack: creating nested packaging levels
- New purchasing dashboard, easy order creation, suggestions from sales orders
MRP: More Convenient Shopfloor
- Improved work cards, performing all actions directly on the card
- Easy component selection, instruction tracking
CRM & Marketing: Personalized, Refined and Effective
- Shared attributes between contacts, improved lead analysis
- Enhanced Chatter experience and easier email CC viewing
- Campaign creation from CRM, supporting email, push notifications, automated customer care
Services & Project Management: Process Automation
- Create projects and tasks from templates
- Planning and task allocation by role, drag-and-drop from calendar interface
- Ticket allocation based on tags, appointment integration, location tracking when using timer
Discuss & VoIP: Enhanced Internal Communication
- New chat interface, supporting emoji, text formatting, @mention roles
- VoIP with new interface, viewing caller details before answering
- Limiting concurrent sessions per agent, supporting push notifications for calls
Artificial Intelligence (AI): Virtual Assistant and Smart Actions
- Built-in AI integration: field updates through prompts, field definition support, content suggestions
- Agents: personalized virtual assistants, task processing support
- Data update support through server actions, Studio compatibility
Additional Applications and Utilities
Knowledge: Interface Improvements, More Display Formats
- Create toggle expand/collapse, using quick commands
- Convenient article templates for internal sharing
Sign: Document Signing Anywhere
- New interface, signing multiple documents simultaneously, multi-signer support
- Flexible signature field customization
Expense & ESG
- Odoo Expense Card: saving time for employees and accounting departments
- ESG module supporting automatic emission calculations using the method: Emission Factor x Activity Data
Framework and Mobile: Multitasking and Flexible
- Smart Gantt, automatically scaling according to size
- Calendar Multi-edit feature, quickly creating multiple records with presets
- Mobile interface optimization: prominent main buttons, pull-to-refresh actions, bottom sheets usage
Industry-Specific Customization
Odoo 19 expands vertical industry customization capabilities with over 50 industry models such as:
- Microbrewery, Legal, Healthcare, Beauty Salons, Wedding Planner, Candy Shop, Outdoor Activities, and more
- Membership management features, extended warranty, excise tax, Subscription & CRM integration
Conclusion
Odoo 19 is a promising release focusing on user experience, integration capabilities, and industry-specific expansion. With a host of new features and exceptional improvements across every subsystem - from Website, eCommerce, Sales, POS, Accounting, Human Resources to Artificial Intelligence - Odoo 19 not only helps businesses optimize operations but also opens opportunities for sustainable growth in the digital age.
Particularly, with AI comprehensively integrated into core applications, Odoo 19 marks a significant transformation milestone for the world's leading open-source ERP platform, moving toward complete business operation chain intelligence and automation.
Are you ready to explore Odoo 19 and stay ahead of the digital transformation wave? Contact Odoo experts today to learn how this centralized, scalable ERP solution can transform your Malaysian business operations and drive sustainable growth in the competitive market.
Ready to discover how Odoo 19 can revolutionize your business operations? Get in touch with our Odoo specialists to explore this comprehensive ERP solution tailored for Malaysian companies.
Sally N.
BDM - Partner and Alliance
With over 7 years of experience in ERP advisory, Sally has worked closely with SMEs across Malaysia to streamline operations and drive digital transformation. Her deep understanding of business processes and hands-on approach have made her a trusted advisor to many growing companies. Through this blog post, Sally aims to share practical insights and real-world lessons drawn from her implementation experience, offering guidance to businesses navigating their own ERP journey.
