How to Check Java Version in Mac

Zeeshan Afridi Feb 02, 2024
  1. All Java Versions
  2. How to See All the Java Versions Installed on a Mac
  3. Conclusion
How to Check Java Version in Mac

Java is a critical component of many of the apps on Mac. Macs are unique pieces of technology, and you can use them in various ways.

Sometimes Java is not updated on users’ Macs. For a better app experience, we must ensure that the Mac has the latest Java version.

However, ever wonder what type and how many Java versions you have installed on your Mac? You can see the Java versions before you decide to remove them.

This article will show you a quick way to find out.

All Java Versions

If you are a programmer and want to work in Java, there are many Java versions in which you can do programming. These are the following versions of Java available on the net.

You can install any of them, and they can work.

  1. JDK Alpha and Beta
  2. JDK 1.0
  3. JDK 1.1
  4. J2SE 1.2
  5. J2SE 1.3
  6. J2SE 1.4
  7. J2SE 5.0
  8. Java SE 6
  9. Java SE 7
  10. Java SE 8
  11. Java SE 9
  12. Java SE 10
  13. Java SE 11

How to See All the Java Versions Installed on a Mac

The program is about the fact that many different Java versions are installed on Mac. If you want to remove or update any Java version, then, first of all, you should check all versions of Java.

For checking all versions, a specific method or command will be useful for this purpose. That command for checking versions is /usr/libexec/java_home -V.

These are the following steps to check Java versions installed on Mac.

  • First of all, open the terminal.
  • Then put cd/usr/libexec in the terminal to go to /usr/libexec.
  • Then, on the next screen, you will put ./java_home -V.

The output will show all installed versions of Java on your Mac OS.

Conclusion

Sometimes, we want to know what is installed on our Mac. It could be that you are going to sell your Mac and want to give the buyer a complete picture of all the programs installed, or maybe you want to know what all those apps that you have installed are, and then you can figure out whether to keep them or uninstall them.

This is why we created this program that can scan all versions of Java installed on Mac and give you all the details of Java versions.

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Zeeshan is a detail oriented software engineer that helps companies and individuals make their lives and easier with software solutions.

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