GraalVM is a high-performance JDK distribution that compiles your Java applications ahead of time into standalone binaries. These binaries start instantly, provide peak performance with no warmup, and use fewer resources. 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/JDK_21/.
Language runtimes such as Python, Ruby, JavaScript and Node.JS version 23.1.2, are designed for use with GraalVM for JDK 21.0.2 and available for download as standalone distributions in the related repositories.
Here are the convenience links for the JDK base downloads of GraalVM:
Platform | Java 21 | |
---|---|---|
Linux (amd64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
Linux (aarch64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
macOS (amd64) † | ⬇️ download | instructions |
macOS (aarch64) † | ⬇️ download | instructions |
Windows (amd64) | ⬇️ download | instructions |
Based on the commit: https://github.com/oracle/graal/tree/jdk-21.0.2.
† If you are using macOS Catalina and later you may need to remove the quarantine attribute from the bits before you can use them. To do this, run the following:
$ sudo xattr -r -d com.apple.quarantine path/to/graalvm
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:21.0.2
To use GraalVM JDK as a base image in a Dockerfile:
FROM ghcr.io/graalvm/jdk-community:21.0.2