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I'm looking for a 1.7 JRE which I can distribute with my Java application on OS X. Oracle only offers a 64-bit version of the JRE for OS X, which means that I cannot support older 32-bit Macs. Is there a 32-bit version somewhere?

Mark
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    I think the answer is no. Do you have to use Java 7? There is a 32 bit Java 6 available. – Jeanne Boyarsky Sep 29 '13 at 22:58
  • @JeanneBoyarsky: Afraid so - I'm using a third-party library that requires Java 7. Out of curiosity, is the Java 6 JRE you mention the one supplied by Apple? Or is it something I could distribute with my Java application like I do with Windows? – Mark Sep 30 '13 at 04:10
  • Versions of OS X (10.6 and earlier) which support 32-bit Macs don't support JDK 7. So no. – Nicholas Riley Sep 30 '13 at 04:52
  • @Mark Yes it was distributed by Apple. Doesn't help if you need Java 7 though. (Which is a reasonable requirement given JDK 6 has reached end of life.) – Jeanne Boyarsky Sep 30 '13 at 11:43
  • You might have to reconsider that third party library though. Read "Why is Java 7 available only for Mac OS X 10.7.3 and above?" from http://www.java.com/en/download/faq/java_mac.xml#java%20available – Jeanne Boyarsky Sep 30 '13 at 11:44

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Apparently there isn't. At least the only definitive thing I could find was this:

Mac OS X System Requirements

Intel-based Mac running Mac OS X 10.7.3 (Lion) or later.* Administrator privileges for installation 64-bit browser Note that installing Java on a Mac is performed on a system wide basis, for all users, and administrator privileges are required. You cannot install Java on a single-user basis.

A 64-bit browser (Safari, Firefox or Chrome, for example) is required to run Oracle Java on Mac OS X. 32-bit browsers do not support Java 7 and later versions on the Mac platform.

  • Users with Mac OS X versions 10.6 and below should go to Software Update under the Apple menu to look for updates.

And there isn't anything for 32-bit Mac OS X on Oracle JDK8 download page either.

It safe to assume that there is no Java 7 or newer for 32-bit Mac.

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