![]() OpenJDK builds for macOS are currently available as zip and tar.gz files. OpenJDK: Oracle does not provide an installer for macOS at this time.Oracle JDK: Oracle will provide an installer package for macOS.For more details, please see below the jump:Īn important difference between Oracle JDK 11 and OpenJDK 11 for Mac admins is the following: As of Java 11, Oracle will be providing functionally identical JDK builds to both the commercially licensed Oracle JDK and the open-source OpenJDK. In addition to its commercial offering, Oracle has an open-source Java available named OpenJDK. If you want to continue using Java 8 past January 2019, you may need to start paying Oracle in order to get access to continuing Java 8 support.Ģ. ![]() ![]() This is only a short term solution however. Oracle will continue to provide updates for Java 8 until January 2019, so a short-term solution is to keep using JDK 8 until support ends. If you don’t want to or can’t pay Oracle, what are the available options? For the complete details, please see the license agreement (relevant sections highlighted below): Notice that Production has dropped off the list? If you use Oracle Java JDK 11 for production use, Oracle is now expecting payment. ![]() As of Oracle Java JDK 8, you can use the JDK for free in the following circumstances:Īs of Oracle Java JDK 11, you can use the JDK for free in the following circumstances: With Java 8 approaching the end of its lifecycle, Oracle has made some changes to the Oracle JDK license that will affect Java 11’s JDK.
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