Installing Java 25 Option 1: SDKMAN! (Recommended) SDKMAN! is the easiest way to install and switch between Java versions on macOS and Linux. # Install SDKMAN! if you don't have it curl -s "https://get.sdkman.io" | bash source "$HOME/.sdkman/bin/sdkman-init.sh" # List available Java 25 distributions sdk list java | grep "25" # Install Eclipse Temurin 25 (open-source, most common) sdk install java 25-tem # Set as default globally sdk default java 25-tem # Verify java -version # openjdk version "25" 2025-09-16 Switch between versions per project: