The JDK is a development environment for building applications using the Java programming language.
The JDK includes tools useful for developing and testing programs written in the Java programming language and running on the Java
TM
platform.
Important Oracle JDK License Update
The Oracle JDK License has changed for releases starting April 16, 2019.
The new
Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for Oracle Java SE
is substantially different from prior Oracle JDK licenses. The new license permits certain uses, such as personal use and development use, at no cost -- but other uses authorized under prior Oracle JDK licenses may no longer be available. Please review the terms carefully before downloading and using this product. An FAQ is available
here
.
Commercial license and support is available with a low cost
Java SE Subscription
.
Oracle also provides the latest OpenJDK release under the open source
GPL License
at
jdk.java.net
.
WARNING:
These older versions of the JRE and JDK are provided to help developers debug issues in older systems.
They are not updated with the latest security patches and are not recommended for use in production.
For production use Oracle recommends downloading the latest JDK and JRE versions and allowing auto-update.
Only developers and Enterprise administrators should download these releases.
Downloading these releases requires an oracle.com account. If you don't have an oracle.com account you can use the links on the top of this page to learn more about it and register for one for free.