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Just like how we need to download different C compiler for different Systems, We need to download different JVM for different System. So, how is java platform independent ?

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    The author of a Java application can distribute the same compiled bytecode to be deployed on different platforms. Commented Apr 3, 2021 at 19:57
  • This article can also explain it. Although @dbush explained it nicely. Commented Apr 3, 2021 at 20:03
  • JVM Is a "runtime", and those are intractably platform-dependent. The code, however, like JavaScript, is portable. Commented Apr 3, 2021 at 20:08
  • The compiled code (.class files) is platform independent - no need to compile for each different OS (and, for example, provide OS dependent downloads) Commented Mar 21 at 22:14

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The Java language is platform independent because a particular piece of code is guaranteed to run the same on any system it is executed on.

While there may be a different JVM for each system, all JVMs are required to run the same Java bytecode the same way.

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