Amazon Corretto
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Section titled “Concept”Amazon Corretto is AWS’s free Java (OpenJDK) distribution with long-term support. JDK means the set of tools for building and running Java apps, and OpenJDK is its open-source form. Corretto is tested to make sure it is compatible with the Java SE standard. It runs on Linux, Windows, macOS and in containers. AWS itself also uses Corretto for a lot of its internal work.
Simple example
Section titled “Simple example”Bread from the same recipe, but from a reliable bakery — the same quality every day, for free.
Why it’s needed
Section titled “Why it’s needed”You need a JDK to run Java. Some distributions have license costs or limited updates.
Where it’s used
Section titled “Where it’s used”Running Java apps — on AWS or on any computer.
Azure equivalent
Section titled “Azure equivalent”Microsoft Build of OpenJDK
Learn more
Section titled “Learn more”For details and the latest information, see the official documentation: