Java Platform JDK 7u4, JavaFX 2.1, and Netbeans are available to download now, and support OS X 10.7. The Mac port of Java will also be maintained as open source under the OpenJDK project.

The JDK is the development platform for building Java applications. Learn about different JDK versions, then install a JDK in your development environment and use it to compile a Java program.

Oracle has released Java Platform, Standard Edition 7 Update 4 and JavaFX 2.1, Oracle's first releases of the Java Development Kit and JavaFX SDK for Mac OS X.