diff --git a/Repository.mk b/Repository.mk
index 0c00c1ea7443..9a765f5be26f 100644
--- a/Repository.mk
+++ b/Repository.mk
@@ -920,6 +920,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Helper_register_packages_for_install,sdk,\
 		odk_javadoc \
 		odk_uno_loader_classes \
 	) \
+	odk_scripts \
 ))
 
 ifneq ($(ENABLE_WASM_STRIP_PINGUSER),TRUE)
diff --git a/odk/Module_odk.mk b/odk/Module_odk.mk
index 8b8ee8ccaac0..9cf68f5d025b 100644
--- a/odk/Module_odk.mk
+++ b/odk/Module_odk.mk
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ $(eval $(call gb_Module_add_targets,odk,\
 	Package_settings_generated \
 	Package_share_readme \
 	Package_share_readme_generated \
+	Package_scripts \
 ))
 
 ifeq ($(OS),WNT)
diff --git a/odk/Package_scripts.mk b/odk/Package_scripts.mk
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..a1de573aecf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/odk/Package_scripts.mk
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+# -*- Mode: makefile-gmake; tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: t -*-
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+
+$(eval $(call gb_Package_Package,odk_scripts,$(SRCDIR)/odk/source/helper))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_Package_set_outdir,odk_scripts,$(INSTDIR)))
+
+$(eval $(call gb_Package_add_file,odk_scripts,$(SDKDIRNAME)/bin/addon_console.py,addon_console.py))
+
+# vim: set noet sw=4 ts=4:
diff --git a/odk/source/helper/addon_console.py b/odk/source/helper/addon_console.py
new file mode 100755
index 000000000000..a8961729a6a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/odk/source/helper/addon_console.py
@@ -0,0 +1,392 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env python3
+
+# -*- tab-width: 4; indent-tabs-mode: nil; py-indent-offset: 4 -*-
+#
+# This file is part of the LibreOffice project.
+#
+# This Source Code Form is subject to the terms of the Mozilla Public
+# License, v. 2.0. If a copy of the MPL was not distributed with this
+# file, You can obtain one at http://mozilla.org/MPL/2.0/.
+#
+
+import xml.etree.ElementTree as ET
+import os
+from prompt_toolkit import prompt
+import xml.dom.minidom
+
+#-------------------------- generating the xml functions --------------------------
+
+def generate_menu_fragment(addon_name, merge_name, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, merge_context, menu_items):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        '<node oor:name="OfficeMenuBar">',
+        f'<node oor:name="{addon_name}" oor:op="replace" xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry">',
+        f'<node oor:name="{merge_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergePoint"><value>{merge_point}</value></prop>' if merge_point else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergeCommand"><value>{merge_command}</value></prop>' if merge_command else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergeFallback"><value>{merge_fallback}</value></prop>' if merge_fallback else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Context" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{merge_context}</value></prop>' if merge_context else '',
+        '<node oor:name="MenuItems">',
+        menu_items,
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_menu_item_fragment(item_name, title, url, image_path, target, submenus=None):
+    submenu_fragment = None
+    if submenus:
+        submenu_items = ''.join(submenus)
+        submenu_fragment = f'<node oor:name="Submenus">{submenu_items}</node>'
+
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        f'<node oor:name="{item_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Title"><value xml:lang="en-US">{title}</value></prop>' if title else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="URL"><value>{url}</value></prop>' if url else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageIdentifier"><value>{image_path}</value></prop>' if image_path else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Target" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{target}</value></prop>' if target else '',
+        submenu_fragment or '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_submenu_item_fragment(submenu_name, title, url, image_path, target):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        f'<node oor:name="{submenu_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Title"><value xml:lang="en-US">{title}</value></prop>' if title else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="URL"><value>{url}</value></prop>' if url else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageIdentifier"><value>{image_path}</value></prop>' if image_path else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Target" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{target}</value></prop>' if target else '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_toolbar_fragment(addon_name, merge_name, merge_toolbar, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, merge_context, toolbar_items):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        '<node oor:name="OfficeToolBar">',
+        f'<node oor:name="{addon_name}" oor:op="replace" xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry">',
+        f'<node oor:name="{merge_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergeToolBar"><value>{merge_toolbar}</value></prop>' if merge_toolbar else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergePoint"><value>{merge_point}</value></prop>' if merge_point else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergeCommand"><value>{merge_command}</value></prop>' if merge_command else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="MergeFallback"><value>{merge_fallback}</value></prop>' if merge_fallback else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Context" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{merge_context}</value></prop>' if merge_context else '',
+        '<node oor:name="ToolBarItems">',
+        toolbar_items,
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_toolbar_item_fragment(item_name, title, url, image_path, target, separator_position=None):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        f'<node oor:name="{item_name}" oor:op="replace" xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Title" oor:type="xs:string"><value xml:lang="en-US">{title}</value></prop>' if title else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="URL" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{url}</value></prop>' if url else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageIdentifier" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{image_path}</value></prop>' if image_path else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Target" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{target}</value></prop>' if target else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="SeparatorPosition"><value>{separator_position}</value></prop>' if separator_position else '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_images_fragment(image_small, image_big, image_small_hc, image_big_hc):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        '<node oor:name="Images" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageSmall"><value>{image_small}</value></prop>' if image_small else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageBig"><value>{image_big}</value></prop>' if image_big else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageSmallHC"><value>{image_small_hc}</value></prop>' if image_small_hc else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageBigHC"><value>{image_big_hc}</value></prop>' if image_big_hc else '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_addon_menu_fragment(addon_menu_name, title, url, image_path, target):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        f'<node oor:name="{addon_menu_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Title"><value xml:lang="en-US">{title}</value></prop>' if title else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="URL"><value>{url}</value></prop>' if url else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageIdentifier"><value>{image_path}</value></prop>' if image_path else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Target" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{target}</value></prop>' if target else '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def generate_help_menu_fragment(help_menu_name, title, url, image_path, target):
+    return ''.join(x for x in [
+        f'<node oor:name="{help_menu_name}" oor:op="replace">',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Title"><value xml:lang="en-US">{title}</value></prop>' if title else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="URL"><value>{url}</value></prop>' if url else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="ImageIdentifier"><value>{image_path}</value></prop>' if image_path else '',
+        f'<prop oor:name="Target" oor:type="xs:string"><value>{target}</value></prop>' if target else '',
+        '</node>'
+    ] if x)
+
+def stitching_xcu(addon_name, merge_type, merge_name, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, items, merge_toolbar, merge_context):
+    if merge_type == 'menu':
+        menu_items = ''.join(items)
+        merge_fragment = generate_menu_fragment(addon_name, merge_name, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, merge_context, menu_items=menu_items)
+    elif merge_type == 'toolbar':
+        toolbar_items = ''.join(items)
+        merge_fragment = generate_toolbar_fragment(addon_name, merge_name, merge_toolbar, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, merge_context, toolbar_items=toolbar_items)
+    else:
+        merge_fragment = ''
+
+    return merge_fragment
+
+def generate_xcu(merge_fragment, output_dir, addon_menu_fragment, help_menu_fragment, images_fragment):
+    # Determine the output directory
+    if not output_dir:
+        while True:
+            choice = input("\n\nSave Addons.xcu file to desktop or specify a path to custom directory? (d/c): ").lower()
+            if choice in ("d", "desktop"):
+                output_dir = os.path.join(os.path.expanduser('~'), 'Desktop')
+                break
+            elif choice == "c":
+                custom_dir = input("\nEnter custom directory path: ")
+                output_dir = validate_directory(custom_dir)
+                if output_dir:
+                    break
+            else:
+                print("\nInvalid choice. Please choose 'd' or 'c'.")
+
+    final_fragment = f"""<?xml version='1.0' encoding='UTF-8'?>
+<oor:component-data oor:package="org.openoffice.Office" oor:name="Addons"
+xmlns:oor="http://openoffice.org/2001/registry" xmlns:xs="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema">
+<node oor:name="AddonUI">
+    {addon_menu_fragment}
+    {merge_fragment}
+    {help_menu_fragment}
+    {images_fragment}
+</node>
+</oor:component-data>
+"""
+    file_path = os.path.join(output_dir, 'Addons.xcu')
+    with open(file_path, 'w', encoding='utf-8') as file:
+        dom = xml.dom.minidom.parseString(final_fragment)
+        pretty_xml_as_string = dom.toprettyxml()
+        # Post-process to remove unnecessary newlines
+        pretty_xml_as_string = os.linesep.join([s for s in pretty_xml_as_string.splitlines() if s.strip()])
+        file.write(pretty_xml_as_string)
+
+#-------------------------- prompt message functions --------------------------
+
+def prompt_merge_context():
+    print("\nSelect the application module context for the merge instruction:")
+    print("1. Writer")
+    print("2. Spreadsheet")
+    print("3. Presentation")
+    print("4. Draw")
+    print("5. Formula")
+    print("6. Chart")
+    print("7. Bibliography")
+    choice = input("Enter your choice (1-7): ").strip()
+    if choice == '1':
+        return "com.sun.star.text.TextDocument"
+    elif choice == '2':
+        return "com.sun.star.sheet.SpreadsheetDocument"
+    elif choice == '3':
+        return "com.sun.star.presentation.PresentationDocument"
+    elif choice == '4':
+        return "com.sun.star.drawing.DrawingDocument"
+    elif choice == '5':
+        return "com.sun.star.formula.FormulaProperties"
+    elif choice == '6':
+        return "com.sun.star.chart.ChartDocument"
+    elif choice == '7':
+        return "com.sun.star.frame.Bibliography"
+    else:
+        print("Invalid choice. Please select again.")
+        return prompt_merge_context()
+
+def prompt_images():
+    print("\nPlease provide paths to the [ .bmp ] images (type 'skip' to skip providing an image):")
+    image_small = input("Path to small image: ").strip()
+    if image_small.lower() == 'skip':
+        image_small = None
+    else:
+        image_small = validate_image_path(image_small)
+
+    image_big = input("Path to big image: ").strip()
+    if image_big.lower() == 'skip':
+        image_big = None
+    else:
+        image_big = validate_image_path(image_big)
+
+    image_small_hc = input("Path to small high-contrast image: ").strip()
+    if image_small_hc.lower() == 'skip':
+        image_small_hc = None
+    else:
+        image_small_hc = validate_image_path(image_small_hc)
+
+    image_big_hc = input("Path to big high-contrast image: ").strip()
+    if image_big_hc.lower() == 'skip':
+        image_big_hc = None
+    else:
+        image_big_hc = validate_image_path(image_big_hc)
+
+    return image_small, image_big, image_small_hc, image_big_hc
+
+def prompt_addon_name():
+    addon_name = prompt("\nEnter addon name (extID name, e.g., com.<companyname>.<company-namespace>.<extension-namespace>): ").strip()
+    return addon_name
+
+def prompt_menu_title(menu_type):
+    title = prompt(f"\nEnter {menu_type} item title (use '~' before the accelerator key, e.g., '~File'): ").strip()
+    return title
+
+def prompt_button_separator():
+    print("\nDo you want to add a button separator?")
+    print("1. Before the first button")
+    print("2. Between the buttons")
+    print("3. No separator")
+    choice = input("Enter your choice (1-3): ").strip()
+    if choice == '1':
+        return "before_first"
+    elif choice == '2':
+        return "between_buttons"
+    elif choice == '3':
+        return "none"
+    else:
+        print("Invalid choice. Please select again.")
+        return prompt_button_separator()
+
+def prompt_image_path(merge_type):
+    while True:
+        image_path = prompt(f"\nEnter path to {merge_type} item image (optional, enter 'skip' to skip): ").strip().lower()
+        if image_path == 'skip':
+            return None
+        image_path = validate_image_path(image_path)
+        if image_path:
+            return image_path
+        print("Invalid file type. Please try again or enter 'skip' to skip.")
+
+#-------------------------- validating provided path --------------------------
+
+def validate_directory(directory_path):
+    if not directory_path:
+        return None  # No output directory provided
+    try:
+        if not os.path.isdir(directory_path):
+            raise ValueError("\nInvalid directory: Path is not a directory")
+        # Additional validations can be added here if needed
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        return None
+    return directory_path
+
+def validate_image_path(image_path):
+    if not image_path:
+        return None  # No image path provided
+    try:
+        if not os.path.exists(image_path):
+            raise ValueError("\nInvalid path: Path does not exist")
+        _, ext = os.path.splitext(image_path)
+        if ext.lower() != '.bmp':
+            raise ValueError("\nInvalid file type: Only .bmp files are allowed")
+        # Additional validations can be added here if needed
+    except ValueError as e:
+        print(f"Error: {e}")
+        return None
+    return image_path
+
+#-------------------------- MAIN --------------------------
+
+def main():
+    print("\nWelcome to the LibreOffice Addons Configuration Tool!\n")
+    merge_fragment = ''
+    addon_name = prompt_addon_name()
+    addon_menu_fragment = ''
+    help_menu_fragment = ''
+    images_fragment = ''
+
+    # Prompt for addon menu item
+    choice = prompt("\nDo you want to create the 'AddonMenu' item (Tools > Add-ons)? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+    if choice == 'y':
+        addon_menu_name = prompt("\nEnter addon menu item name (Tools > Add-ons): ").strip()
+        addon_menu_title = prompt_menu_title("addon menu")
+        addon_menu_url = prompt("\nEnter addon menu item URL: ").strip()
+        addon_menu_target = prompt("\nEnter addon menu item target (_self, _default, _top, _parent, or _blank): ").strip()
+        addon_menu_image_path = prompt("\nEnter path to addon menu item image (optional): ").strip()
+        addon_menu_image_path = validate_image_path(addon_menu_image_path)
+        addon_menu_fragment = generate_addon_menu_fragment(addon_menu_name, addon_menu_title, addon_menu_url, addon_menu_image_path, addon_menu_target)
+
+    # Prompt for help menu item
+    choice = prompt("\nDo you want to create the 'OfficeHelp' item (Help menu)? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+    if choice == 'y':
+        help_menu_name = prompt("\nEnter help menu item name (Help menu): ").strip()
+        help_menu_title = prompt_menu_title("help menu")
+        help_menu_url = prompt("\nEnter help menu item URL: ").strip()
+        help_menu_target = prompt("\nEnter help menu item target (_self, _default, _top, _parent, or _blank): ").strip()
+        help_menu_image_path = prompt("\nEnter path to help menu item image (optional): ").strip()
+        help_menu_image_path = validate_image_path(help_menu_image_path)
+        help_menu_fragment = generate_help_menu_fragment(help_menu_name, help_menu_title, help_menu_url, help_menu_image_path, help_menu_target)
+
+    # Prompt for images
+    choice = prompt("\nImages attribute defines the icons that appear next to the text in the menu and toolbar items.\nDo you want to provide images? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+    if choice == 'y':
+        image_small, image_big, image_small_hc, image_big_hc = prompt_images()
+        images_fragment = generate_images_fragment(image_small, image_big, image_small_hc, image_big_hc)
+
+    while True:  # Outer loop for gathering input for each merge
+        items = []  # Initialize items list for each merge type
+        merge_type = prompt("\n\nEnter merge type (menu or toolbar): ").strip()
+
+        while merge_type not in ['menu', 'toolbar']:
+            merge_type = prompt("\nInvalid input. \nEnter merge type (menu or toolbar): ").strip()
+
+        # Gather input for merge
+        if merge_type == 'menu':
+            merge_name = prompt("\nEnter merge name (m<No> name for menu): \nFor example:\nFor a menu merge operation, you could enter something like 'm1' or 'm_print_options': ").strip()
+        else:
+            merge_name = prompt("\nEnter merge name (label[] for toolbar): \nFor a toolbar merge operation, you could enter something like [PrintButton] or [FormatToolbar]: ").strip()
+
+        merge_point = prompt("\nEnter merge point: ").strip()
+        merge_command = prompt("\nEnter merge command (possible merge commands are: AddAfter, AddBefore, Replace, Remove):  ").strip()
+        merge_fallback = prompt("\nEnter merge fallback (possible merge fallbacks are: AddAfter, AddBefore, Replace, Remove):  ").strip()
+        merge_toolbar = None
+        output_dir = None
+        merge_context = prompt_merge_context()
+
+        while True:  # Inner loop for gathering input for items
+            item_name = prompt(f"\nEnter {merge_type} item name (or 'done' to finish): ").strip().lower()
+            if item_name.lower() == 'done':
+                break
+
+            title = prompt_menu_title(f"{merge_type} item")
+            url = prompt(f"\nEnter {merge_type} item URL (can be a macro path or dispatch command): ").strip()
+            target = prompt(f"\nEnter {merge_type} item target (_self, _default, _top, _parent, or _blank): ").strip()
+            image_path = prompt_image_path(merge_type)
+
+            # Prompt for submenus
+            submenus = []
+            add_submenu = prompt(f"\nAdd submenu for this {merge_type} item? (y/n): ").strip().lower()
+            if add_submenu == 'y':
+                while True:
+                    submenu_name = prompt("\nEnter submenu name (or 'done' to finish): ").strip().lower()
+                    if submenu_name.lower() == 'done':
+                        break
+                    submenu_title = prompt_menu_title("submenu")
+                    submenu_url = prompt("\nEnter submenu URL: ").strip()
+                    submenu_target = prompt("\nEnter submenu target (_self, _default, _top, _parent, or _blank): ").strip()
+                    submenu_image_path = prompt("\nEnter path to submenu image (optional): ").strip()
+                    submenu_image_path = validate_image_path(submenu_image_path)
+                    submenus.append(generate_submenu_item_fragment(submenu_name, submenu_title, submenu_url, submenu_image_path, submenu_target))
+
+            # Generate item fragment based on merge type
+            if merge_type == 'menu':
+                items.append(generate_menu_item_fragment(item_name, title, url, image_path, target, submenus))
+            elif merge_type == 'toolbar':
+                merge_toolbar = prompt("\nEnter the Merge ToolBar name\n(specifies the appearance of the floating toolbar reached via View > Toolbars > Add-on) : ").strip()
+                separator_position = prompt_button_separator()
+                items.append(generate_toolbar_item_fragment(item_name, title, url, image_path, target, separator_position))
+
+        merge_fragment += stitching_xcu(addon_name, merge_type, merge_name, merge_point, merge_command, merge_fallback, items, merge_toolbar, merge_context)
+
+        keep_merging = prompt("\n\n\nContinue to modify Menu or Toolbar? ( y or n ): ").strip().lower()
+        if keep_merging == 'n':
+            # Generate .xcu file
+            generate_xcu(merge_fragment, output_dir, addon_menu_fragment, help_menu_fragment, images_fragment)
+            break
+    print("Thank you for using the Addons.xcu file generation. Have a Nice Day!")
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    main()
+
+# vim: set shiftwidth=4 softtabstop=4 expandtab: