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Important information about installing the Java plug-in
  • Users should consult with their local IT support provider before installing or upgrading Java. Local applications may require specific Java versions.
  • Awareness: Once the java plug-in has been installed, it must be kept up to date in order to avoid security risks.

Easily start ReadyTalk meetings as a chairperson or co-presenter while using Windows or Mac. Removes ReadyTalk's reliance on Java. Host ReadyTalk meetings faster than ever on Windows or Mac. Supports all popular browsers for Windows (Internet Explorer 8+, Firefox, Chrome) and Mac (Safari, Firefox, Chrome). Jul 14, 2020. The Java Plugin for web browsers relies on the cross-platform plugin architecture NPAPI, which had been supported by all major web browsers for over a decade. The 64 bit version of Firefox has never supported NPAPI, and Firefox version 52ESR is the last release to support the technology. It is below the security baseline, and no longer supported.

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Windows

Java Plugin Firefox Mac Downloads

Plugin

NOTE: Users should consult with their local IT support provider before installing or upgrading Java. Local applications may require specific Java versions.

Step One: Install or upgrade Java

Java Plugin Firefox Mac Download

Step Two: Verify that java is enabled in your web browser

  • After installing or upgrading Java, completely quit, then relaunch the web browser.
  • Clear the browser cache.

    Mac OS 10.7 and higher

NOTE: Users should consult with their local IT support provider before installing or upgrading Java. Local applications may require specific Java versions.

Step One: Upgrade your java version

Step Two: Verify that java is enabled in your web browser

  • After installing or upgrading Java, completely quit, then relaunch the web browser.
  • Clear the browser cache.
  • On Macintosh Google Chrome is incompatible with most Java web applications and web pages that use a Java applet, due to the fact that the Java plugin is 64-bit and Google Chrome is 32-bit.

Mac OS 10.6

NOTE: Users should consult with their local IT support provider before installing or upgrading Java. Local applications may require specific Java versions.

Awareness: Java 6 is no longer receiving security updates from Apple.

  • If you are unable to upgrade your operating system and have applications that require Java, Java 6 is packaged with the Macintosh operating system. Java 7 is available only for Mac OS 10.7 and higher.
  • Use Apple's Software Update to upgrade to Java 6 update 45.
  • Apple has not released security fixes for Java 6 update 45 and known security issues exist.
  • Apple's recommendation is to upgrade your operating system, then install Java 7.

Verify that java is enabled in your web browser

  • After installing or upgrading Java, completely quit, then relaunch the web browser.
  • Clear the browser cache.

Linux

Step One: Install or upgrade Java

Step Two: Verify that java is enabled in your web browser

Firefox

  • Firefox 2.0 or later is supported
  • If needed, enable java plugin for Firefox
  • After installing or upgrading Java, quit then relaunch Firefox.

If needed, clear browser cache, clear Java cache

  • Close all browser windows and quit or exit the browser. Then relaunch the browser and try again to access the site.

If you no longer need Java, uninstall it

Firefox Java Plugin

  • [Uninstall Java 6 on Macintosh]

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See also

Firefox 11 is disabling Java plugin versions that are below version 1.6 Update 31 or between 1.7.0 and 1.7.2 for Windows computers only. Mac OS X computers are not currently affected by this Firefox update.

Java Plugin For Firefox Download

We recommend upgrading to the newest versions of both Firefox and Java. However, administrators of Windows computers that require these older versions can re-enable the Java 1.6 Update 23 plugin for Firefox 11 web browsers by following the steps below.

  1. Open Firefox.
  2. Click the orange Firefox menu button in the upper left-hand corner of the browser window.
  3. Click on Add-ons.
  4. Click on Plugins.
  5. Locate the Java (TM) Platform SE 6 U23 6.0.230.5 plugin in the list and click the Enable button.
  6. Restart Firefox.

Firefox Java Plugin Missing

If you do not have this version of the Java plugin available, download and install it now.