You can find it in your Applications folder on a Mac, or on your Start menu on Windows.Ģ. If there’s a particular site that you want to access using Java, you need to go there first to get the rest of the prompts.ģ. You will see a link in the middle of the page (or the Java content area) that says “Activate Java” or something very similar to that.Ĥ.
It should be on or near the Java content that you want to load.ĥ. It should appear on the upper-left side of the Firefox window. This will reload the website with the Java content enabled. Notes: If you see a message that says Java is “unsupported”, “disabled”, “not installed”, or something similar instead of the “Activate Java” link, you cannot run the site in question on Firefox. Also, if you are able to run Java, you can also click Allow and Remember to place the site on Firefox’s “Allowed” list. Note: Before we get started on this method, you need to understand the limitations of it. Due to security issues, current versions of Firefox do NOT support Java, nor will future versions. To enable Java content, you will have to install an old, 32-bit version of Firefox and then manually add the Java plugin. This is possible on Windows computers, but Firefox for Mac defaults to 64-bit, making it impossible to install Java for Firefox on a Mac. Using an old version of Firefox increases the risk of contracting a computer virus or running into malware.Closing and re-opening Firefox may result in Firefox updating, which will render Java unusable.
However, if you still want to proceed, use the following steps. This is where you can download the last version of Firefox that supported Java.Ĥ.Ĭlick Install at the bottom of the Java window.ģ.Double-click the downloaded Java setup file.You will need to download and install Java before you can install it as a plugin in Firefox.Ģ.
zip link near the bottom of the list of links on this page.ĥ.
Double-click the result to change its value from “true” to “false”.Be sure to click Not now or Ask later if ever prompted to update.It’s in the upper-right side of the window. This puzzle piece-shaped icon is on the menu.