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JDK 21 is the latest long-term support release of Java SE Platform.

• JDK 21
• JDK 17
• GraalVM for JDK 21
• GraalVM for JDK 17
JDK Development Kit 21.0.2 downloads

JDK 21 binaries are free to use in production and free to redistribute, at no cost, under
the Oracle No-Fee Terms and Conditions (NFTC).
JDK 21 will receive updates under the NFTC, until September 2026, a year after the release
of the next LTS. Subsequent JDK 21 updates will be licensed under the Java SE OTN
License (OTN) and production use beyond the limited free grants of the OTN license
will require a fee.

• Linux
• macOS
• Windows

Product/file description File size Download

ARM64 Compressed Archive 186.57 MB https://download.oracle

ARM64 RPM Package 186.27 MB https://download.oracle

x64 Compressed Archive 188.29 MB https://download.oracle

x64 Debian Package 160.09 MB https://download.oracle

x64 RPM Package 187.99 MB https://download.oracle

Documentation Download
Release information
• Online Documentation
• Installation Instructions
• Release Notes
• Documentation License
• JDK 21 Licensing Information User Manual (includes third-party licenses)
• Certified System Configurations
• Readme

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Java SE subscribers get support for JDK 17, receive updates until at least October 2029, are
entitled to GraalVM, Java Management Service, and bundled patch releases (BPRs) with
fixes not yet available to nonsubscribers, and more.

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Also available for development, personal use, and to run other licensed Oracle products.

• Java 8
• Java 8 Enterprise Performance Pack
• Java 11

Java SE Development Kit 8u401

Java SE subscribers will receive JDK 8 updates until at least December 2030.
Manual update required for some Java 8 users on macOS.
The Oracle JDK 8 license changed in April 2019
The Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for Oracle Java SE is substantially
different from prior Oracle JDK 8 licenses. This 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. FAQs are available here.
Commercial license and support are available for a low cost with Java SE Universal
Subscription.
JDK 8 software is licensed under the Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for
Oracle Java SE.
Java SE 8u401 checksums and OL 8 GPG Keys for RPMs

• Linux
• macOS
• Solaris
• Windows

Product/file description File size

ARM64 RPM Package 71.70 MB

ARM64 Compressed Archive 71.88 MB

x86 RPM Package 140.75 MB

x86 Compressed Archive 138.13 MB

 Product/file description File size

x64 RPM Package 137.79 MB

x64 Compressed Archive 135.04 MB

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• Software developers: Java SE Development Kit (JDK)
For Java developers. Includes a complete JRE plus tools for developing,
debugging, and monitoring Java applications.

• Running headless Linux workloads at or near your systems' CPU or

memory limits
Enterprise Performance Pack brings significant memory and performance
improvements including modern garbage collection algorithms, reduced
memory usage and many other optimizations.

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• Administrators running applications on a server
Server Java Runtime Environment (Server JRE). For deploying Java
applications on servers. Includes tools for JVM monitoring and tools commonly
required for server applications, but does not include browser integration (Java
plug-in), auto-update, or an installer.

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• End user running Java on a desktop: Java Runtime Environment (JRE)
Covers most end-users needs. Contains everything required to run Java
applications on your system.

Release information
• Online Documentation
• Installation Instructions
• Release Notes
• Java SE Licensing Information User Manual (includes third-party licenses)
• Certified System Configurations
• JDK ReadMe
• JRE ReadMe
• Demos and Samples Archive