GraalVM is an advanced JDK with ahead-of-time Native Image compilation. You can use GraalVM just like any other Java Development Kit in your IDE.
The project website at https://www.graalvm.org/ describes how to get started. The release notes can be found on the website: https://www.graalvm.org/release-notes/25.1/.
Additional language runtimes such as Python, JavaScript and Node.JS, designed for use with GraalVM 25, are available for download as standalone distributions in the related repositories.
Here are the convenience links for the JDK base downloads of GraalVM:
| Platform | Graal 25i1 / JDK25 | Instructions |
|---|---|---|
| Linux (amd64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
| Linux (aarch64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
| macOS (aarch64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
| Windows (amd64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
Based on the commit: https://github.com/oracle/graal/tree/graal-25.1.3.
Container Images
GraalVM Community container images for this version are available in the GitHub Container Registry.
To pull GraalVM JDK with Docker:
$ docker pull ghcr.io/graalvm/jdk-community:25i1-25.0.3
To use GraalVM JDK as a base image in a Dockerfile:
FROM ghcr.io/graalvm/jdk-community:25i1-25.0.3