Java 20
| Status | End of Life |
|---|---|
| Release Date | 2023-03-21 |
| EOL Date | 2023-09-19 |
| Latest Version | 20.0.2 |
| Class File Version | 64.0 |
| Unicode Version | 15.0.0 |
| API Changes | Compare to 19 - 18 - 17 - 16 - 15 - 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 |
New Features
Here are all new features in Java 20 by category. There is also of list of all features of all Java releases.
Language
- Record Patterns 2. Preview (JEP 432, Java Almanac)
- Pattern Matching for switch 4. Preview (JEP 433, Java Almanac)
API
- Scoped Values 1. Incubator (JEP 429)
- Foreign Function & Memory API 2. Preview (JEP 434)
- Virtual Threads 2. Preview (JEP 436, Java Almanac)
- Structured Concurrency 2. Incubator (JEP 437)
- Vector API 5. Incubator (JEP 438)
Downloads
| Vendor | Product | License | Platform Downloads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adoptium | Eclipse Temurin | GPLv2+CE | |
| Azul Systems | Zulu Builds of OpenJDK 20 | GPLv2+CE | |
| BellSoft | Liberica | GPLv2+CE | |
| IBM | Semeru Runtime Open Edition, Version 20 | GPLv2+CE | |
| Oracle | Oracle JDK 20 | Oracle No-Fee | |
| SAP | SapMachine 20 | GPLv2+CE |
Sandbox
Instantly compile and run Java 20 snippets without a local Java installation.