Note that some previous java packages such as java8 are still using Oracle JDK instead of OpenJDK. brew search jdk (shows both AdoptOpenJDK and the Oracle JDK)Īccording to this article, newer versions of Java JDK from Oracle are under GPL v2 license with a Classpath exception (they seemed to link to the same page on the non- https site).To install most recent OpenJDK version from : brew cask install java # (*may* need a password to succeed) To install OpenJDK 11 from : brew cask install java11 # (*may* need a password to succeed) This article will tell you how to install/uninstall multiple java versions on mac os both use homebrew or manually. However, in 2018, Oracle decoupled JavaFX from OpenJDK. Before OpenJDK 11, JavaFX was included in OpenJDK. Currently supported versions are 10.15 (Catalina) and later on 圆4 (Intel), and 11.0 (Big Sur) and later on aarch64 (M1) architectures. To install latest version of OpenJDK from AdoptOpenJDK: brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk # (if not already added)īrew cask install adoptopenjdk # (*may* need a password to succeed)Īlternative installation of OpenJDK from - with no AdoptOpenJDK tap needed: macOS builds are supported on all versions of macOS still receiving security patches from Apple. The following commands show both JDK versions installed: This answer assumes that a recent version of Homebrew is installed, with brew cask install enabled and working.Īt this point, assuming that no newer version of Java or Java JDK is installed, java -version shows me openjdk version '11.0.3' and javac -version shows me javac 11.0.3 (with no JAVA_HOME environment variable in use). Note that OpenJDK as used by AdoptOpenJDK is open source under GPL v2 license with a Classpath exception. Recommended commands to install OpenJDK 11 from AdoptOpenJDK (with notes after the # sign) : brew tap adoptopenjdk/openjdk # assuming this tap was not already addedīrew cask install adoptopenjdk11 # this command *may* need a password to succeed

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