Here's a solution that worked for me:

  1. Open a new finder window and navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/. There you will find a file named JavaAppletPlugin.plugin.
  2. Control + Click this file and choose Show Package Contents from the contextual menu.
  3. Inside the package, navigate to /Contents/Home/bin/.
  4. Double click the ControlPanel file to display the Java Control Panel. Change any settings as you wish and then save it.
  5. From now on, the panel will be available as always from “Apple” menu > System Preferences...

Note: if you don't find the JavaAppletPlugin.plugin file inside the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder, open the Terminal.app and create a symlink from the original:

sudo ln -s /System/Library/Java/Support/CoreDeploy.bundle/Contents/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

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Answer from Marcio Duarte on Stack Overflow
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Apple Community
discussions.apple.com › thread › 255222098
Java Control Panel missing in Sonoma - Apple Community
I'm running a recent version of Mac OSX (Ventura, 13.4.1). In the App Store I can see the app and when I click on "Get" another screen opens, but clicking the "Get" button on that one does not seem to do anything. 2066 1 ... For questions or concerns about Java, contact Oracle, the maintainers of Java. Based on the following, the Java Control Panel was deprecated at Java 9 and removed at Java 11:
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Here's a solution that worked for me:

  1. Open a new finder window and navigate to /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/. There you will find a file named JavaAppletPlugin.plugin.
  2. Control + Click this file and choose Show Package Contents from the contextual menu.
  3. Inside the package, navigate to /Contents/Home/bin/.
  4. Double click the ControlPanel file to display the Java Control Panel. Change any settings as you wish and then save it.
  5. From now on, the panel will be available as always from “Apple” menu > System Preferences...

Note: if you don't find the JavaAppletPlugin.plugin file inside the /Library/Internet Plug-Ins/ folder, open the Terminal.app and create a symlink from the original:

sudo ln -s /System/Library/Java/Support/CoreDeploy.bundle/Contents/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin /Library/Internet\ Plug-Ins/JavaAppletPlugin.plugin

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They removed Java Control Panel in Java 11.

Open this release notes Removal of Java Deployment Technologies, it says

The Java Plugin and Java WebStart technologies that were deprecated in JDK 9 and marked as candidates for removal in JDK 10 have now been removed. Please note that the Java Control Panel, which was used for configuring the deployment technologies, has also been removed along with the shared system JRE (but not the server JRE) and the JRE Auto-Update mechanism. More details are available in this white paper.

Also, If you go through this web page, JDK 11 Is Released!

There is the last bullet point where it says

The deployment stack, required for Applets and Web Start Applications has been removed. This includes the Java Control Panel used for configuring the deployment technologies, the shared system JRE (but not the server JRE), and the JRE Auto-Update mechanism.

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Java Control Panel Location in Mac Sonoma 14.6.1
I am trying to look for the Java Control Panel within Sonoma 14.6.1 on MacBook Pro. The instructions I was given refers to the system preferences section but that is no longer used in the later OS. Could not find anything from the system settings section. More on discussions.apple.com
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The Java control panel was deprecated in Java 9 and removed in Java 11. If you have a modern version of Java (21 is the latest Long Term Support (LTS) release), you won't have it and don't need it (according to Java). ... I have a MacBook Air M1 with Sonoma 14.1. More on discussions.apple.com
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I have a Mac with MacOS High Sierra 10.13.6 installed, where I have Installed Java JDK v16.0.1. I remember I could access the Java Control Panel from the System Preferences, but now the Java icon seems disappeared and I cannot find it anywhere, not even in the Application Folder. More on discussions.apple.com
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I don't have the Java icon in my system preferences, and I presume that is how I would get into the java control panel. The Java icon is just not listed with the rest of the icons. Mountain lion is up to date. Is there a way to get that icon back? I don't believe that is all that important but I... More on forums.macrumors.com
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October 12, 2023 -

Hey guys do any one know about where the control panel java can be found in mac os Ventura. it is available in the older settings app (At that time it is called System preference). you can found a java icon in the older settings app. Now after update i can not find anywhere.

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Where is the Java Control Panel on my Mac?
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Java Control Panel Location in Mac Sonoma 14.6.1
I am trying to look for the Java Control Panel within Sonoma 14.6.1 on MacBook Pro. The instructions I was given refers to the system preferences section but that is no longer used in the later OS. Could not find anything from the system settings section.
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Apple Community
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How to install Java on macOS Sonoma? - Apple Community
The Java control panel was deprecated in Java 9 and removed in Java 11. If you have a modern version of Java (21 is the latest Long Term Support (LTS) release), you won't have it and don't need it (according to Java). ... I have a MacBook Air M1 with Sonoma 14.1.
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April 21, 2026 - To override this, you can modify Gatekeeper's default settings, or explicitly right/control-click the application and choose Open. To create a Java application that will launch without interruption under the default Gatekeeper settings, the app must be bundled with a JRE, use Oracle's launcher ...
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Java Control Panel - Apple Community
May 28, 2021 - When I search with spotlight i ... similar files. How can I fix? Spotlight search: Search in finder result: 2432 28 ... apparently Java doesn't provide anymore a Control Panel and to know which version of Java you are running you need to use the Terminal app:...
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Java Control Panel windows is blank in MAC OS 10.13
The "running" application is "jcontrol". REGRESSION. Last worked in version 8u152 STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : In macOS, open System Preferences, open Java Control panel. Normal behavior is for the control panel to open in a separate window automatically.
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Missing Java control panel | MacRumors Forums
June 19, 2013 - Go here and click to check your Java version and you should get a popup asking if you want to install Java 7 from Oracle. Approve the install and afterward you will have the Java pref pane.
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Java Control Panel doesn't load in OS X Y… - Apple Community
December 8, 2015 - Does anyone have a suggestion on how to fix this, if fixable? I recently updated to OS X Yosemite and Java JDK 8u25. ... This is java bug that Oracle refuse to fix it! Anyway, to fix it (temporarily) just change Mac region settings to USA (I was on Serbia), and Java Control Panel opens normally.
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September 25, 2024 - I have a MacOS 13.5 (22G74) and I have successfully installed Java Oracle (JDK 23.pkg). But I cannot find the JRE: when I click on the apple on system preferences and search for “Java”, I find Java lo...
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Bring the best of human thought and AI automation together at your work. Explore Stack Internal ... I could not find the java control panel on my macOS after the installation of Java JDK.
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OpenJDK
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Java Control Panel crashes on launch
Now uninstalled from system as clearly incompatible with MacOS 10.13 REGRESSION : Last worked in version 8 STEPS TO FOLLOW TO REPRODUCE THE PROBLEM : 1. Update JRE to JRE version 421 2. Open System Preferences 3. Click on Java control panel EXPECTED VERSUS ACTUAL BEHAVIOR : EXPECTED - Java Control panel opens in a separate window ACTUAL - Java control panel does not open.
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CAUSE The Java content in the browser is disabled in the Java Control Panel. If Java is already installed but applets do not work, you may need to check and see if Java is enabled.,
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October 26, 2023 - Click on the start button and then click on the control panel option. Double-click on the Java icon. Ans: Java is a cross-platform programming language where one code can run on multiple operating systems without extra work, so it is relevant for Mac users. Java is a standalone app that developers widely use to build mobile and web applications, and Java also has significance in database connectivity and Game development.
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