install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%

brew install jdtls

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%

sudo apk add jdtls

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · jdtls · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Windows

Scoopverified · 92%

scoop install main/jdtls

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · bucket/jdtls.json · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Java language specific implementation of the Language Server Protocol

Project links

Commands and aliases

jdtls

history

Project history and usage

Eclipse JDT Language Server is the Eclipse Java tooling stack adapted to the Language Server Protocol. Its README describes a Java-specific language server based on Eclipse LSP4J, Eclipse JDT, M2Eclipse, and Buildship.

Project history

The Eclipse proposal for JDT Language Server was filed on August 22, 2016. It framed LSP as a way to make Java tooling work across editors with otherwise incompatible extension systems, and it identified an earlier GitHub project, gorkem/java-language-server, as the initial contribution.

The Eclipse project page records the project under Eclipse JDT and lists releases beginning with 1.0 on April 7, 2021. The GitHub repository and CHANGELOG then show regular feature, bug-fix, dependency, and Java-version support work across the 1.x series.

Adoption history

JDT LS gained adoption by letting editors consume Eclipse-grade Java services through LSP instead of embedding the Eclipse IDE. The proposal named Codenvy, Microsoft, IBM, and Red Hat as interested parties, and the README says the server can be used with any editor that supports the protocol.

Package managers made that workflow easier for terminal and editor users: the batch input records Homebrew, Alpine, and Scoop packages, and Homebrew exposes a jdtls formula for macOS and Linux installs.

How it is used

The language server is used by Java-aware editors to provide project import, diagnostics, completion, Javadoc hovers, code actions, navigation, formatting, code lenses, hierarchy views, and Maven or Gradle project support.

Why package nerds care

JDT LS is important in package-manager culture because it turns a large IDE subsystem into an installable background service. A single jdtls package can wire Eclipse JDT into Neovim, Emacs, VS Code-derived clients, and other LSP front ends without packaging a whole Java IDE.

Timeline

2016: Eclipse proposal created for JDT Language Server.
2016: Proposal cited gorkem/java-language-server as the initial contribution.
2021: Eclipse project page records release 1.0 on April 7.
2025: Eclipse project page records frequent 1.x releases through the year.
2026: CHANGELOG records 1.60.0 with Javadoc quick-fix work and dependency maintenance.

Related projects

Related projects include Eclipse LSP4J for Java LSP bindings, Eclipse JDT for Java language intelligence, M2Eclipse for Maven support, Buildship for Gradle support, and the Eclipse Che and Orion projects named in the original proposal.

Sources

security posture

Risk level: blue

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal.

Risk classifier

blue risk · medium confidence · tool

Why

broad file, network, media, or database tool signal

Signals

text:server

Install behavior

No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 1 platform targets.
Installs with 2 runtime dependencies.

Recommended review

Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.

executables

Installed executables

Command	Kind	Exposure	Note
`jdtls`	cli	global executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-08

manager version1.60.0

manager updated2026-06-27

local dataok

upstreamnot checked

latest detectednot detected

https://github.com/eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.ls

infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.lsnone confidence

install metadata

Package metadata

Package key	brew:jdtls
Version	1.60.0
Package manager	Homebrew
Package manager page	https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/jdtls
Homepage	https://github.com/eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.ls
Repository	https://github.com/eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.ls
Upstream docs	https://github.com/eclipse-jdtls/eclipse.jdt.ls/blob/master/README.md
License	EPL-2.0
Source archive	https://www.eclipse.org/downloads/download.php?file=/jdtls/milestones/1.60.0/jdt-language-server-1.60.0-202606262232.tar.gz
Last updated	2026-06-27T07:47:47Z
Pulse	updated
Dependencies	openjdk, python@3.14
Bottle	available (on all)
Homebrew post-install	not defined
Service	none declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source Database	Homebrew formula API
Tap	homebrew/core
Full Name	jdtls
Version Scheme	1
Revision	0
Bottle Stable Root URL	https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecated	no
Disabled	no
Keg Only	no
URL Keys	stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

apk95%

jdtls 1.58.0-r0

Eclipse Java language server

https://github.com/eclipse/eclipse.jdt.ls

sudo apk add jdtls

License: EPL-2.0
Architecture: x86_64
Source Package: jdtls
1 dependencies
1 provides
normalized package name match
Matched by: Jdtls

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: jdtls from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz

Scoop95%

main/jdtls

scoop install main/jdtls

normalized package name match
Matched by: Jdtls

Scoop official bucket manifest trees · api.github.com · Scoop official bucket manifest trees: bucket/jdtls.json from https://api.github.com/repos/ScoopInstaller/Main/git/trees/master?recursive=1

package graph

Links come from deterministic package relationships, av.db category and tag curation, ecosystem matches, and package hub membership.

source trail

Generated from repository data

This page is generated by av-web from the private package SQLite artifact built by scripts/generate-pkg-sqlite.py.

Combined YAML source

View the package source record on GitHub.

combined/jdtls.yml

Used sources

Geiger risk classifier
Nucleus package database
av.db category and tag curation
cross-ecosystem install command graph
curated package history
external package-manager database matches
package relationship graph
package version freshness
package-page enrichment

Install jdtls with Homebrew, apk, scoop