Product
One format, and the tools around it.
IDOP LABS builds a document format and the ecosystem needed to create, open, run, edit and distribute documents in it. Here is what exists today, what is in progress, and what is still an idea.
§ 01Available today
Use these now.
Available
IDOP
The interactive document format: an open specification, schemas and a media type.
Available
IDOP Cloud
Open, run, store and share IDOP documents in the browser.
Available
Reader
The validating, sandboxed reader inside IDOP Cloud; installable as an app.
Available
Templates
Forty first-party documents: finance, work, learning, personal and more.
Examples
The kinds of documents IDOP is designed for, with honest labels.
Planned
Editor
A visual editor for building documents without code.
§ 02Status of everything
What exists, and what does not yet.
We label every part of the ecosystem, here and wherever it is mentioned, so nothing on this site implies that future work already exists.
AvailableReleased and usable today.
PreviewWorking, but not yet generally released; it may change.
BetaPublicly usable; details may change before it is called stable.
ExperimentalA working prototype used to learn; it may be withdrawn.
PlannedDesigned or committed to, not built yet.
ResearchAn open question we are investigating; no product commitment.
| Part | Status | What it is |
|---|---|---|
| IDOP 1.0 format | Available | The published specification, JSON Schemas and media type application/vnd.idop+zip. |
| IDOP Cloud | Available | Open, run, store and share IDOP documents in the browser. |
| Web reader | Available | The validating, sandboxing reader inside IDOP Cloud; installable as a web app. |
| Templates | Available | Forty ready-made documents to start from. |
| IDOP 1.1 (thumbnails) | Preview | A working draft adding an optional preview image; the reference core already validates it. |
| idop command-line tool | Preview | validate, inspect and pack — the same core the reader runs. Public release pending. |
| Connector for AI assistants | Preview | An MCP server that lets an assistant create, read and share documents in your cloud, with your consent. |
| Visual editor | Planned | Build and change documents without writing code. |
| Native desktop readers | Planned | Today the web reader installs as an app; native readers are planned. |
| Developer SDK | Planned | Libraries for producing and reading packages in other languages and runtimes. |
| Public HTTP API | Planned | Programmatic access to IDOP Cloud beyond the assistant connector. |
| Publisher signatures | Research | Verifiable authorship for packages; the name space is reserved in 1.0. |
| Document marketplace | Research | Distribution of third-party documents. An idea under study, not a commitment. |
Status labels: Available · Preview · Beta · Experimental · Planned · Research. Changes are recorded in the changelog.
Open your first IDOP document
IDOP Cloud runs in the browser. Start from a template, open a file you were sent, or keep your own — no installation, and no account needed just to open a document.