The latest release of OpenDoc is 1.2.1. The first three releases were primarily intended for developers, and of little interest to the general public. Developer Release 4 corresponded to the first version 1.0 public release.
The table below provides a summary of dates of the releases.
| Version | Release Date | Notes |
| DR1 | December 1994 | Developer Release 1 |
| DR2 | April 1995 | Developer Release 2 |
| DR3 | August 1995 | Developer Release 3 |
| 1.0 | December 1995 | Also known as DR4. Highlights include CFM-68K and CyberDog A3c1, bug fixes & performance optimizations, consolidation of CFM extension; library files from 13 down to 3. |
| 1.0.4 | April 1996 | Also known as DR5. Highlights include OpenDoc source code, ODF Release 1, third party components, Apple "Kickstart Components". CyberDog 1.0 required OpenDoc 1.0.4. |
| 1.1 | August 1996 | -- |
| 1.1.2 | November 1996 | -- |
| 1.2 | March 1997 | with Mac OS 7.6 |
| 1.2.1 | September 1997 | with U.S. Mac OS 8.0 |