You can get copies from Oracle's website or there is also a free compatible version from Adopt OpenJDK. However if the developer has hardcoded their app to require Java 6 you will be stuck. You could try installing a newer version of Java such as 8, 10, 11, or 13. As such these will also not work in Catalina. Unfortunately some incredibly stupid developers persisted in writing their software to only work with this ancient Java 6 on a Mac. (The error message is misleading but the reality is it is not possible.)Īs mentioned the current version is arguably 13 but versions back to 8 are supported to varying degrees. As a result it is impossible to install and use it in macOS Catalina.
The current version is Java 13.Īpple had for years and years been warning that this extremely old version was no longer going to be supported - Oracle stopped supporting it themselves years ago. Java 2017-001 actually corresponds to what is more commonly called Java 6 and is incredibly ancient.
