Personal Email Usage
The Personal Email Usage module gives you full control over how incoming emails are handled in Odoo. You can configure rules to decide whether fetched emails are marked as read or left unread.
It also lets you skip internal user emails and validate senders against your contact list. This keeps your email workflows clean, secure, and focused on business-relevant messages.
Key Features
Automate email handling rules to streamline your inbox and prevent clutter.
Read Status Control
Decide whether emails fetched into Odoo should be marked as read on the mail server or remain unread.
User Email Filtering
Automatically skip emails sent by internal Odoo users to avoid duplication or irrelevant threads.
Contact Validation
Only process emails coming from senders who exist in your contact database, helping reduce spam or irrelevant emails.
| Availability | ❌ Odoo Online ✅ Odoo.sh ✅ On Premise |
| Dependencies | - Discuss (mail) |
| Lines of Code | 130 |
| Technical Name | personal_email_usage |
| License | LGPL-3 |
| Versions | 16.0, 17.0 |
Benefits
Keep your Odoo email system clean, secure, and efficient with smart filtering and control options.
Organized Inbox
You can control whether fetched emails stay “unread” or become “read” on the server, ensuring your Odoo sync doesn’t disrupt personal email handling.
Improved Security
It only processes emails from verified contacts, reducing spam and blocking unauthorized messages from entering Odoo.
Streamlined Communication Flow
Only relevant business emails are pulled into Odoo, helping teams focus on meaningful conversations.
Reduced Email Clutter
By skipping internal Odoo user emails, the module avoids duplication and keeps communication threads cleaner.
Better Resource Utilization
Filtering unnecessary emails lowers system load, making Odoo and your email server run more efficiently.
Consistency Across Systems
The module maintains alignment of read/unread status between your mailbox and Odoo, minimizing confusion in follow-ups.
Keep Your Emails Clean and Secure
Filter unwanted messages and ensure only relevant communication flows into Odoo.