ImageJ does not run on Mac OS X 10.10 with Java 8

Posted by jnkath on Feb 16, 2015; 9:43am
URL: http://imagej.273.s1.nabble.com/ImageJ-does-not-run-on-Mac-OS-X-10-10-with-Java-8-tp5011607.html

Hi there,
currently, ImageJ (or Fiji) does not run on Mac OS X Yosemite (10.10.x) with Java 8 installed. The only workarounds to this problem seem to be:

- a downgrade to Java 6 (which is outdated and poses a security risk)
- to run ImageJ on a virtual machine

There must be a lot of people who need to routinely use ImageJ on an up-to-date Mac OS X System, so my questions are:

- Is there another workaround available to run ImageJ on Mac OS 10.10.x with Java 8?
- When will ImageJ natively support Java 8?

Thanks a lot for your help! Currently, I am forced to use ImageJ only on an outdated Windows workstation which is quite unpleasant...

Jakob