How to install Java on your computer To run Java apps, open JAR files or compile some source code into bytecode you’ll need to install Java. To download and install Java on Windows, MacOS or Ubuntu, ...

This post explains how to install Java or check which version is running on your machine. Install on any OS, and learn about the JDK.

Although, due to the lack of NPAPI support, Java applets stopped working in Microsoft Edge, Google Chrome, and other Chromium-based browsers, you can still install and run Java on Windows 11 PCs.

A full list of Minecraaft Forge versions can be found here. Double-click the .jar file that downloads to install Forge. Java Edition mods can be found all over the place via websites like Curse Forge.