Java 8
LTSJava 8 is the runtime Mojang requires for 66 Minecraft releases, from 1.0 through 1.16.5. Builds below come from Eclipse Adoptium and link straight to the official download.
- Feature version
- Java 8
- Support
- Long-term support
- Distribution
- Eclipse Temurin
- Latest build
- jdk8u492-b09
- Minecraft releases
- 66
- Platforms
- 6 operating systems
- Downloadable builds
- 46
- Source
- Adoptium API
Minecraft releases that need Java 8
Straight from Mojang's per-version metadata, not inferred.
1.16.51.16.41.16.31.16.21.16.11.161.15.21.15.11.151.14.41.14.31.14.21.14.11.141.13.21.13.11.131.12.21.12.11.121.11.21.11.11.111.10.21.10.11.101.9.41.9.31.9.21.9.11.91.8.91.8.81.8.71.8.61.8.51.8.41.8.31.8.21.8.11.81.7.101.7.91.7.81.7.71.7.61.7.51.7.41.7.31.7.21.5.21.5.11.4.71.4.51.4.61.4.41.4.21.3.21.3.11.2.51.2.41.2.31.2.21.2.11.11.0
Windows
8 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x32 | debugimage | 8.0.472+8 | 40.2 MB | 429a1faf4fd8… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x32 | jdk | 8.0.472+8 | 102.4 MB | 15df042dcb03… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x32 | jre | 8.0.472+8 | 36.9 MB | 21a2c5af684a… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x32 | sbom | 8.0.472+8 | 0.1 MB | 1e790ad8f3fd… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 29.7 MB | 06e6f894c3b4… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 101.5 MB | 1e33881ea6bf… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 38.3 MB | bb25b002556a… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | c2edb45bb04b… | adoptium.net ↗ |
macOS
4 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 29.7 MB | b0d7fd714ed0… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 103.0 MB | dd2cc870118f… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 42.3 MB | e4acfc82781f… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | 6cff6b75b084… | adoptium.net ↗ |
Linux
18 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| aarch64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 142.1 MB | f326b0916f94… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| aarch64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 97.9 MB | 3c2253b98690… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| aarch64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 38.9 MB | d5e50cb00260… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| aarch64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | e4c9fd50d989… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| arm | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 89.5 MB | 64fb728f2515… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| arm | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 94.2 MB | ac93b4b75d6c… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| arm | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 37.4 MB | 5f0693c6c8ca… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| arm | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | 4ca1f698805a… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64le | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 132.1 MB | 7e4d17a4122f… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64le | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 96.4 MB | 867e477e0a54… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64le | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 39.4 MB | 4f724a0fce11… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64le | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | db8285961f57… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| s390x | debugimage | 8.0.302+8 | 73.7 MB | 37c309a1ee43… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 151.1 MB | 1786ab0b2134… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 98.8 MB | da257f161d7f… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 39.9 MB | 8eef3d4a837b… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | 950c9b6586a6… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sources | 8.0.492+9 | 89.9 MB | 44b1392bd15f… | adoptium.net ↗ |
Alpine Linux
4 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| x64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 162.3 MB | 5276314c3fda… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 96.7 MB | 5db39d393a0c… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 39.8 MB | 82b74dc9042c… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | de8c04a4366c… | adoptium.net ↗ |
AIX
4 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ppc64 | debugimage | 8.0.492+9 | 68.9 MB | 2adb650654ba… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64 | jdk | 8.0.492+9 | 100.8 MB | 60177a014096… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64 | jre | 8.0.492+9 | 41.6 MB | a34656057ae9… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| ppc64 | sbom | 8.0.492+9 | 0.1 MB | a4243ed933b6… | adoptium.net ↗ |
Solaris
8 builds
| Architecture | Image | Release | Size | SHA-256 | Download |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| sparcv9 | debugimage | 8.0.472+8 | 200.3 MB | d1ee2db5e6bb… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| sparcv9 | jdk | 8.0.472+8 | 109.9 MB | 9674251e979e… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| sparcv9 | jre | 8.0.472+8 | 50.9 MB | b2720be8abf7… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| sparcv9 | sbom | 8.0.472+8 | 0.1 MB | b9fe0ba39443… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | debugimage | 8.0.472+8 | 203.0 MB | 11f9a2943da7… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jdk | 8.0.472+8 | 106.5 MB | 37d5730c158e… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | jre | 8.0.472+8 | 47.9 MB | b0949c6b8c82… | adoptium.net ↗ |
| x64 | sbom | 8.0.472+8 | 0.1 MB | c68b28ae655c… | adoptium.net ↗ |
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