In Safari, perform the following steps to enable Java so it will run:
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Choose Safari > Preferences.
Click the 'Security' tab, then click the 'Manage Website Settings…' button.
For each website you have visited that uses the Java web plug-in, you can choose one of four settings, but we recommend you select Allow
Enable Java Google Chrome
In Chrome, perform the following steps to enable Java (Yosemite):
Click the menu icon to the right of the browser toolbar
Select Settings
Click the Show advanced settings... link
Click Content Settings in the 'Privacy section'
Select Allow local data to be set in the 'Cookies' section
Select Allow all sites to run JavaScript in the 'JavaScript' section
In Chrome, perform the following steps to enable Java (OS X Mavericks):
Java for Web browsers is disabled by default. You have to enable it in Java Control Panel. Follow the steps below to enable it for the browsers.
Go to System preferences -> Java. A new window will open. Go to security tab (4th from left). Tick the checkbox labeled 'Enable java content in the browser'.
In Safari you have to allow Java plugin as well. Go to Preferences->Security. Enable Internet plugin.
Chrome on Mac and Windows
To run Java applets on Mac and Windows in Chrome, one has to enable NPAPI starting with Chrome Version 42 and later.
Enabling NPAPI
As of Chrome Version 42, an additional configuration step is required to continue using NPAPI plugins.
- In your URL bar, enter:
chrome://flags/#enable-npapi
- Click the Enable link for the Enable NPAPI configuration option.
- Click the Relaunch button that now appears at the bottom of the configuration page.
Developers and System administrators looking for alternative ways to support users of Chrome should see this blog, in particular “Running Web Start applications outside of a browser” and “Additional Deployment Options” section.
Users on Mac and Windows who have not enable NPAPI in Chrome will see the following error message when they try to run an applet and are redirected to the Oracle website: We have detected you are using Google Chrome and might be unable to use the Java plugin from this browser. Starting with Version 42 (released April 2015), Chrome has disabled the standard way in which browsers support plugins.
Chrome on Linux
It is no longer possible to run a Java applet on Linux starting with Chrome Version 35 and later.
Starting with Chrome version 35, NPAPI (Netscape Plug-in API) support was removed for the Linux platform.
Java For Google Chrome Browser
For more information, see Chrome and NPAPI (blog.chromium.org).
Firefox is the recommended browser for Java on Linux.