openjdk
Install command:
brew install openjdkAlso known as: java, openjdk@26
Development kit for the Java programming language
License: GPL-2.0-only WITH Classpath-exception-2.0
Development: Pull requests
Formula JSON API: /api/formula/openjdk.json
Formula code: openjdk.rb on GitHub
Bottle (binary package) installation support provided for:
| macOS on Apple Silicon |
tahoe | ✅ |
|---|---|---|
| sequoia | ✅ | |
| sonoma | ✅ | |
| macOS on Intel |
sonoma | ✅ |
| Linux | ARM64 | ✅ |
| x86_64 | ✅ | |
Current versions:
| stable | ✅ | 26.0.2 |
Other versions:
| openjdk@25 | 25.0.4 | Development kit for the Java programming language |
| openjdk@21 | 21.0.12 | Development kit for the Java programming language |
| openjdk@17 | 17.0.20 | Development kit for the Java programming language |
| openjdk@11 | 11.0.32 | Development kit for the Java programming language |
| openjdk@8 | 1.8.0-502 | Development kit for the Java programming language |
Keg-only
Depends on:
| freetype | 2.14.3 | Software library to render fonts |
| giflib | 6.1.3 | Library and utilities for processing GIFs |
| harfbuzz | 14.3.0 | OpenType text shaping engine |
| jpeg-turbo | 3.2.0 | JPEG image codec that aids compression and decompression |
| libpng | 1.6.58 | Library for manipulating PNG images |
| little-cms2 | 2.19 | Color management engine supporting ICC profiles |
Depends on when building from source:
| autoconf | 2.73 | Automatic configure script builder |
| pkgconf | 3.0.5 | Package compiler and linker metadata toolkit |
Requires: Xcode (build)
| For the system Java wrappers to find this JDK, symlink it with sudo ln -sfn $HOMEBREW_PREFIX/opt/openjdk/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk.jdk |
Analytics:
| 30 days | 90 days | 365 days | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Installs | 61,164 | 181,704 | 760,235 |
Installs (--HEAD) | 48 | 124 | 603 |
| Installs on Request | 26,233 | 75,353 | 314,974 |
Installs on Request (--HEAD) | 47 | 122 | 597 |
| Build Errors | 266 |