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Which OpenJDK Distribution Should You Use? Temurin, Corretto, Zulu, and More
Downloading Java in 2026 is not as simple as it used to be. OracleJDK, OpenJDK, Eclipse Temurin, Amazon Corretto, Azul Zulu, Microsoft Build of OpenJDK, IBM Semeru, Oracle GraalVM, BellSoft Liberica — same "JDK" label, different licenses, maintainers, and platform support. This article walks through Oracle's licensing history from Java 8 through Java 25 (including the 2023 per-employee pricing change) and then compares the nine mainstream distributions so you can pick one that fits your situation.