Do you need to find out location of Java in your MAC? Its simple: Open Terminal Type the command: /usr/libexec/java_home Hit Enter/Return button If Java is available, then you will see results like this OUTPUT: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home Need to find specific version? Open Terminal Type the command: /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.7 Hit Enter/Return button If Java is available, then you will see results like this OUTPUT: /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home What happens when specified version is not available? Open Terminal Type the command: /usr/libexec/java_home -v 1.8 Hit Enter/Return button If Java is available, then you will see results like this: OUTPUT: Unable to find any JVMs matching version "1.8". /Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/jdk1.7.0_79.jdk/Contents/Home P.S. Click here to access my other posts.