Since September 2021, Oracle provides the Oracle JDK for Java 17 and later under a free use license for All Users. Availability and community support of OpenJDK releases provided by Oracle is listed separately on.

Since September 2017, Oracle provides JDK releases under a free open source license (similar to that of Linux).

Oracle JDK and OpenJDK builds from Oracle Please see the Oracle Java SE Licensing FAQ for more information.Īll Users are those who use Java SE 17 and later at no cost under the terms of the Oracle No-Fee Terms and Conditions License. This includes individuals who use Java SE for free on personal desktops or laptops, or those who use Java SE for development use.

Personal, Development and other Users are those who use Java SE under one of the permitted uses at no cost under the Oracle Technology Network License Agreement for Java SE.

Oracle Customers are those Oracle customers with an active (1) Java SE Subscription product, (2) support contract for Oracle Java SE Advanced, Oracle Java SE Advanced Desktop, Oracle Java SE Suite, and/or Java SE Support, or (3) Java SE support entitlement for use of Java SE solely with another Oracle product (Visit My.Oracle.Support Note 1557737.1 - Support Entitlement for Java SE When Used As Part of Another Oracle Product – Requires Support Login). If you are looking for the latest free JDK release from Oracle under an open source license, please see, or a free under commercial license see /javadownload. Oracle provides this Oracle Java SE Support Roadmap, to help you understand maintenance and support options and related timelines.

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