
macOS System Requirements
- Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later.
OR
M series(ARM64) mac running macOS 12 (Monterey) or later. - Administrator privileges for installation
- 64-bit browser
Note that installing Java on a Mac is performed on a system wide basis, for all users, and administrator privileges are required. You cannot install Java on a single-user basis.
A 64-bit browser (Safari, for example) is required to run Oracle Java on mac. 32-bit browsers do not support Java on mac.
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