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Azul Zulu Java 8 Standard Edition Development Kit

brew install --cask zulu@8 v8.0.492,8.94.0.17

OpenJDK 8 development kit from Azul with long-term support and optimized performance.

Why you might care

Zulu provides a certified OpenJDK distribution with extended support timelines, useful if you need Java 8 for legacy systems or require commercial backing. It's free and precompiled for macOS, avoiding the need to build OpenJDK yourself.

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