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If you have several versions or distributions installed, you can type {{Code|java -version}} on command-line to check which Java version is currently used.
The downloads on [https://www.java.com/] are limited to Java 8. If you have Windows or macOSare looking for a suitable distribution, we recommend the Java distributions from [https://adoptium.net/ Adoptium]. The JRE packages are sufficientfor running BaseX, but you can also install the JDK (Java Development Kit).
Next, [https://basex.org/download get a fresh copy of BaseX] from our homepage. The following distributions are available: