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Azul Zulu Java Standard Edition Development Kit

brew install --cask zulu@21 v21.0.11,21.50.19

OpenJDK distribution from Azul Systems with certified performance and long-term support.

Why you might care

Zulu is a fully open-source, certified OpenJDK build that's free to use in production. It's ideal for developers who want a reliable JDK without Oracle's licensing restrictions, with versions supporting Java 8 through 21+ and fast patch cycles.

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