Java 15

Status	End of Life
Release Date	2020-09-15
EOL Date	2021-03-15
Latest Version	15.0.2
Umbrella JSR	JSR 390
Class File Version	59.0
Unicode Version	13.0.0
API Changes	Compare to 14 - 13 - 12 - 11 - 10 - 9 - 8 - 7 - 6 - 5 - 1.4 - 1.3 - 1.2 - 1.1 - 1.0
Documentation	Release Notes, Language Spec, VM Spec, JavaDoc
SCM	git

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New Features

Here are all new features in Java 15 by category. There is also of list of all features of all Java releases.

JVM

Disable and Deprecate Biased Locking (JEP 374)
ZGC (JEP 377)
Shenandoah GC (JEP 379)
Remove the Solaris and SPARC Ports (JEP 381)

Language

Sealed Classes 1. Preview (JEP 360, Java Almanac)
Pattern Matching for instanceof 2. Preview (JEP 375)
Text Blocks (JEP 378, Java Almanac)
Records 2. Preview (JEP 384, Java Almanac)
Local Interfaces and Enums 2. Preview (JEP 384)

API

Edwards-Curve Digital Signature Algorithm (EdDSA) (JEP 339)
Hidden Classes (JEP 371)
Remove the Nashorn JavaScript Engine (JEP 372)
Foreign-Memory Access API 2. Incubator (JEP 383)
Deprecate RMI Activation for Removal (JEP 385)

Internal

Reimplement the Legacy DatagramSocket API (JEP 373)

Should I Upgrade?

Java 15 is end-of-life since 2021-03-15. Unless you have a support contract for this version and a compelling reason to stay on the old version you should definitely upgrade to a newer version with active support.

Please consider upgrading to a current long term support LTS version Java 17, Java 21 or Java 25 to rely on a maintained platform and get advantage of the latest features and improvements.

Downloads

Vendor	Product	License	Platform Downloads
AdoptOpenJDK	AdoptOpenJDK	GPLv2+CE	aix-ppc64 linux-arm32 linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le linux-s390x linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Azul Systems	Zulu Builds of OpenJDK 15	GPLv2+CE	alpine-x64 linux-arm64 linux-x86 linux-x64 macos-arm64 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
BellSoft	Liberica	GPLv2+CE	alpine-arm64 alpine-x64 linux-arm32 linux-arm64 linux-ppc64le linux-x86 linux-x64 macos-arm64 macos-x64 windows-x86 windows-x64
Oracle	Oracle JDK 15	Commercial	linux-arm64 linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x64
Red Hat	Red Hat build of OpenJDK 15	GPLv2+CE	windows-x64
SAP	SapMachine 15	GPLv2+CE	linux-ppc64 linux-ppc64le linux-x64 macos-x64 windows-x64

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Sandbox

Instantly compile and run Java 15 snippets without a local Java installation.

public class Java15 { final static String helloTemplate = """ +===========+ | Hello | +===========+ | Java %s | +===========+"""; public static void main(String[] args) { System.out.printf(helloTemplate, 15); } }