AdoptOpenJDK (stable and development builds)(From July 2021 no new jdks will be produced.Adoptium OpenJDK (Continuation of AdoptOpenJDK)(stable builds only, check /adoptium for development builds).
#Java 16 how to#
If you make money from streaming Minecraft or running a Minecraft server (even non-profit), you MUST use OpenJDK unless you want to figure out how to pay. For the purpose of Minecraft they are essentially the same, but Oracle's "OTN" version requires a PAID license for commercial and production purposes. You can get Java either from Oracle or from someone who builds OpenJDK. See also: Wikipedia:OpenJDK § OpenJDK builds
See Tutorials/Setting up a server for more information.
#Java 16 update#
Installing the latest Java update ensures that Minecraft continues to run safely and efficiently.
The latest versions of Java contain important enhancements to help improve performance, stability and security of the Java applications that run on your machine. Currently, you cannot use Java 17 or 18 EA with 1.17 and 1.17.1. Minecraft is written in Java, and uses it for game logic, rendering, and networking.Īs of January 19, 2022, the latest stable Java versions are 1.8.0_321 (Oracle JDK) / 1.8.0_312 (OpenJDK) (Long-Term Support or LTS), 11.0.13 (LTS) and 17.0.2 (Oracle JDK) / 17.0.1 (OpenJDK) (LTS), while the latest development build is version 18 early-access build 31. Unlike many other languages, Java does not run directly on the hardware, but in a virtual machine, called the JVM (Java Virtual Machine). Java is a programming language and computing platform.