Now go write some virtual threads and pretend the last 25 years of Java complexity never happened. P.S. If someone tells you “Java is dead,” show them this article and the 500MB of JDK downloads happening every second.
Download the aarch64 (ARM64) version. Oracle, OpenLogic, Azul, and others all provide it now. But many first-timers grab the wrong one because the site says “macOS” without clarifying architecture. Step 3: The Real Hero – Homebrew The smart (and lazy) macOS user runs: java 21 download mac
Each one has a slightly different macOS installer. Some are .pkg files that write to /Library/Java . Some are .tar.gz that you manually place in /usr/local . No matter which JDK you download, macOS has multiple Java versions lurking. Apple even ships a legacy 1.6 stub in some systems (don’t ask). Now go write some virtual threads and pretend
sudo ln -sfn $(brew --prefix)/opt/openjdk@21/libexec/openjdk.jdk /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/openjdk-21.jdk And add to your shell profile: Download the aarch64 (ARM64) version