Announcing the Oracle Java Verified Portfolio including Helidon and reintroduction of JavaFX Commercial Support

Executive Summary: 

• Driven by customer demand, interest from academia, and the growing need for advanced visualizations in AI-powered applications and analytics, Oracle is reintroducing commercial support for JavaFX. This support for JavaFX will be available in all new versions of Java and supported for a period of five years for versions of Java for which Oracle offers long-term support (LTS).   

• Oracle is extending support for JavaFX on JDK 8 for three additional years through March 2028. 

• JavaFX commercial support will be made available as part of the new Oracle Java Verified Portfolio (JVP). JVP is a collection of JDK-related tools, frameworks, libraries, and services provided by Oracle with a clear roadmap and support timelines for each. License and support are free for all Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) and Java SE Subscription customers, and many releases are licensed free to all users. 

• JVP launches with the JavaFX reintroduction and support for Oracle Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code and Helidon. Additional features are planned to be added to the portfolio over the coming months. 

Commercial JavaFX Support for JDK Releases 

Oracle is pleased to announce the reintroduction of commercial support for JavaFX for JDK releases while under Premier Support, and the planned reinstatement of JavaFX for JDK 8 through March 2028. JavaFX 26 and JavaFX 25 will be made available when JDK 26 is GA on March 17, 2026. JavaFX 21, JavaFX 17, and JavaFX 8 are planned to be released in mid-April 2026.   

Oracle leads the OpenJFX project and has distributed JavaFX builds for the latest JDK for several years. With this announcement, Oracle plans to not only provide commercial support for JavaFX on JDK 8, but also for all JDK versions during their Premier Support period. 

Oracle will also offer support for JavaFX on Oracle JDK releases currently in Premier Support, which means the following commercial JavaFX support is available and planned: 

JavaFX is planned to be made available under the same license terms as the corresponding JDK. This means that JavaFX 26, JavaFX 25, and JavaFX 21 are free for all users under the Oracle NFTC license. JavaFX 17 and JavaFX 8 are free for development, testing, prototyping, demonstrating, third party training, and personal use. Other use or access to Oracle Support requires a separate commercial license. 

Introducing the Oracle Java Verified Portfolio 

Java Verified Portfolio (JVP) is a comprehensive, fully supported offering from Oracle, designed to provide customers with a dependable set of services, libraries, frameworks, modules, and tooling that is validated for enterprise Java use. It is free for all OCI and Java SE Subscription customers, and many releases are licensed without charge to all users. 

 JVP centralizes access to a comprehensive, easy-to-find set of Oracle-backed Java tools, frameworks, libraries, and services—all distributed with clear support timelines and JDK compatibility mappings. This structure accelerates the introduction of new innovations and clearly distinguishes value-added features from the JDK. The JVP separates the core Oracle JDK from portfolio offerings to simplify licensing, support, and future roadmap planning for both Oracle JDK and JVP. 

In addition to reintroducing JavaFX support, Oracle is also introducing commercial support for the Oracle Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code. With more than five million downloads since launching, Oracle customers using the free and open source Java Extension for VS Code can now benefit from direct access to Oracle Support, working with the engineers developing the extension. 

JVP also includes support for Helidon, an open source, cloud native Java framework designed for building and running fast, lightweight, and highly scalable microservices using Java Virtual Threads. Designed, led, and used by Oracle, Helidon offers developers simplicity, productivity, and choice of programming style. It provides built-in observability and integrates well with the enterprise and cloud native ecosystems. In addition, Helidon AI extends Helidon, enabling Java developers to build high performance AI applications in Java. It includes integration with LangChain4j and Helidon MCP and facilitates building AI Agents as microservices. 

While initially launching with a selection of Oracle-built components available now, including JavaFX, Helidon, and Java Platform Extension for Visual Studio Code, JVP is architected for future expansion and flexibility to support diverse assets from Oracle and potentially other sources. We invite organizations using Java to provide feedback on their requirements for additional components, allowing Oracle’s Java Platform Group to better serve the global Java community’s needs going forward.   

Learn More: 

• JVP Downloads 

• JVP Support Roadmap 

• Java SE Support Roadmap 

• Announcing Java 26