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Java Development Kit for Mac

Java JDK 8 Update 51

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  • Latest Version

    Java JDK 23.0.1

  • Operating System

    Mac OS X

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    jdk-8u51-macosx-x64.dmg

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Sometimes latest versions of the software can cause issues when installed on older devices or devices running an older version of the operating system.

Software makers usually fix these issues but it can take them some time. What you can do in the meantime is to download and install an older version of Java JDK 8 Update 51.


For those interested in downloading the most recent release of Java Development Kit for Mac or reading our review, simply click here.


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What's new in this version:

Bug fixes:
- core-libs java.util:i18n: (tz) Support tzdata2015d
- deploy: Applet throws java.security AccessControlException in java console when playing it
- deploy: unnecessary performance degradation caused by fix to JDK-8052111
- deploy plugin: Slow cache performance since JRE 7u06
- deploy plugin: JNLP property apple.laf.useScreenMenuBar no longer treated as secure for Mac OS
- deploy webstart: JRE 8U25 and 8u31 b32 cannot launch Java Web Start with proxy pac but works fine for 7u67
- deploy webstart: Launching of jnlp app fails with JNLPException
- hotspot jvmti: Memory leak in JvmtiEnv::GetConstantPool
- security-libs javax.crypto: CipherInputStream throws BadPaddingException if stream is not fully read
- security-libs org.ietf.jgss: SPNEGO auth fails if client proposes MS krb5 OID
- xml jaxb: schema1.xsd has wrong content. Sequence of the enum values has been changed
- xml jaxp: Bad error message on parsing illegal character in XML attribute
- xml jaxp: substring in XSLT returns wrong character if string contains supplementary chars