In MBA m1 activity monitor, processor name "java" is showing "kind" "intel"

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In MBA m1 activity monitor, processor name "java" is showing "kind" "intel"., I just wanna know is there a java kind apple silicon or universal or is its just intel? enter image description here

just asking for basic information.

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Basil Bourque On

Intel versus Apple Silicon

You must have installed a JDK that is compiled for Intel processors rather than Apple Silicon (ARM-based) processors.

Mac computers with Apple Silicon are capable of running Intel-based apps via Rosetta 2 dynamic binary translation technology provided by Apple.

For maximum performance and compatibility, I suggest you delete that installed JDK. Install a newly downloaded JDK built explicitly for Apple Silicon.

✅ Look for downloads marked as “Apple Silicon”, “ARM”, “AArch64”, or “M1”.

❌ Avoid those downloads marked as “Intel”, “x86”, “x86-64”, and “AMD64”.

You have a wide choice of vendors supplying JDKs for macOS on Apple Silicon. Off the top of my head, these vendors include Adoptium, Azul Systems, SAP, Pivotal, Microsoft, Amazon, Oracle, Red Hat/IBM, BellSoft. Some products are free-of-cost, some may require a fee, so read terms carefully.


If you are running an app that happens to be built on Java (rather than a JDK), contact the vendor of that app to see if they offer an edition compiled for Apple Silicon. If not, you may continue using the Intel-based edition — that is the purpose of Rosetta 2, to enable your new Mac to use older Intel-based apps not yet updated for Apple Silicon.