GraalVM is a high
performance runtime for Java, JavaScript,
LLVM-based languages such as C and C++, and other dynamic languages.
There are two release
branches of GraalVM: 19.x and 20.x. 20.3 is the
latest Annual release with 19.3 in maintenance and
no longer under active development. Critical bugs to 19.x branch will
be backported for the next 12 months. Consult GraalVM
Community Version Roadmap. The most notable changes between the
versions can be found in the release notes.
GraalVM Community builds available
GraalVM Community 20.1.0 based on OpenJDK 8u252
GraalVM Community 20.1.0 based on OpenJDK 11.0.7
GraalVM Community 19.3.3 based on OpenJDK 8u262
GraalVM Community 19.3.3 based on OpenJDK 11.0.8
GraalVM consists of core
and additional components and is distributed as an archive. Check the distribution components list to understand what is
included in the base GraalVM bundle. The GraalVM Updater tool
provided by default can add support for optional components and
install third party languages and tools.