The place to collaborate on an open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (GPL-2.0)
Platforms
- Linux
- BSD
- Java
United States

Microsoft OpenJDK is described as 'The Microsoft Build of OpenJDK is a new no-cost long-term supported distribution and Microsoft’s new way to collaborate and contribute to the Java ecosystem' and is an app. There are seven alternatives to Microsoft OpenJDK for a variety of platforms, including Linux, Mac, Windows, BSD and Java apps. The best Microsoft OpenJDK alternative is OpenJDK, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Microsoft OpenJDK are Adoptium, Amazon Corretto, Liberica JDK and Zulu.
The place to collaborate on an open-source implementation of the Java Platform, Standard Edition, and related projects.

The code for Java is open source and available at OpenJDK™. Adoptium provides prebuilt OpenJDK binaries from a fully open-source set of build scripts and infrastructure. Get Docker Images on Docker Hub. Nightlies can be found in the Archive.

Amazon Corretto is a no-cost, multiplatform, production-ready distribution of the Open Java Development Kit (OpenJDK). Corretto comes with long-term support that will include performance enhancements and security fixes.
Liberica is a 100% open-source Java implementation. It is built from OpenJDK which BellSoft contributes to, is thoroughly tested and passed the JCK provided under the license from OpenJDK. The versions of Liberica for Windows x86_64, Windows x86, Mac x86_64, Linux x86_64 and...
Java is powerful — but getting started with it rarely feels that way. You fight JDK installs and version conflicts, configure a build tool with pages of XML, and wire up heavyweight frameworks before writing a line of code that matters.
