This post lists resources to download JDBC drivers for common databases, for your reference in database programming with Java.

You know, in order for Java applications working with a database engine via Java Database Connectivity (JDBC), an appropriate JDBC driver library is required to be available in the application’s classpath. A JDBC driver library consists of Java classes which implement low-level communication with the database engine. It talks with Java applications via JDBC API and usually bundled as a JAR or ZIP file.

For your reference and convenience, this article provides a summary of JDBC driver download for common databases including MySQL, SQL Server, Oracle, PostgreSQL, Apache Derby (Java DB), SQLite, H2 and Microsoft Access. If you use Maven, see the Maven dependencies for those JDBC drivers below.

In the table below, click on the download link corresponding to the database you want to download its JDBC driver JAR file:

 

JDBC Driver Download:

 

Database	JDBC Driver Provider	JAR file name	Download
MySQL	Oracle Corporation	mysql-connector-java-VERSION.jar	Download JDBC Driver for MySQL
SQL Server	Microsoft Corporation	sqljdbc41.jar, sqljdbc42.jar	Download JDBC Driver for SQL Server
Oracle	Oracle Corporation	ojdbc6.jar, ojdbc7.jar, ojdbc8.jar	Download JDBC Driver for Oracle (login required)
PostgreSQL	The PostgreSQL Global Development Group	postgresql-VERSION.jar	Download JDBC Driver for PostgreSQL
Apache Derby	Apache Software Foundation	derby.jar, derbyclient.jar	Download JDBC Driver for Apache Derby
SQLite	Xerial.org	sqlite-jdbc-VERSION.jar	Download JDBC Driver for SQLite
H2	h2database.com	h2-VERSION.jar	Download JDBC Driver for H2 Database
Microsoft Access	UCanAccess.com	ucanaccess-VERSION.jar	Download JDBC Driver for Microsoft Access

 

NOTES:

• Some drivers come as JAR files (Oracle, PostgreSQL), so you can add the JAR files directly to your application’s classpath.
• Some drivers come as zipped bundles (MySQL, SQL Server), so you have to extract the bundles and copy the appropriate JAR file (as specified in the above table) to your application’s classpath.
• There is a distribution of Apache Derby comes with JDK 7 called Java DB. So if you are using JDK 7, you can use the jar files directly from JDK_HOME\db\lib directory without downloading Apache Derby. However, Java DB is removed from JDK since Java 8.

 

Maven Dependencies for JDBC Drivers

If your Java project uses Maven, simply add the following dependency in the pom.xmlfile.

Maven Dependency for MySQL JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>mysql</groupId>
    <artifactId>mysql-connector-java</artifactId>
    <version>8.0.11</version>
</dependency>

 

Maven Dependency for Microsoft JDBC driver for SQL Server:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.microsoft.sqlserver</groupId>
    <artifactId>mssql-jdbc</artifactId>
    <version>8.2.1.jre11</version>
</dependency>

 

Maven Dependency for Oracle JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.oracle</groupId>
    <artifactId>ojdbc8</artifactId>
    <version>1.0</version>
    <scope>system</scope>
    <systemPath>d:/Path/To/Oracle/ojdbc8-full/ojdbc8.jar</systemPath>
</dependency>

NOTE: Due to Oracle's license restriction, you must manually download Oracle JDBC driver and use system dependency like that.

 

Maven Dependency for PostgreSQL JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.postgresql</groupId>
    <artifactId>postgresql</artifactId>
    <version>42.2.2.jre7</version>
</dependency>

 

Maven Dependency for SQLite JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.xerial</groupId>
    <artifactId>sqlite-jdbc</artifactId>
    <version>3.21.0.1</version>
</dependency>

 

Maven Dependency for Apache Derby JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>org.apache.derby</groupId>
    <artifactId>derby</artifactId>
    <version>10.14.2.0</version>
</dependency>

 

Maven Dependency for H2 JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>com.h2database</groupId>
    <artifactId>h2</artifactId>
    <version>2.1.210</version>
</dependency>

  

Maven Dependency for Microsoft Access JDBC Driver:

<dependency>
    <groupId>net.sf.ucanaccess</groupId>
    <artifactId>ucanaccess</artifactId>
    <version>4.0.4</version>
</dependency>

NOTE: The versions of the dependencies listed above may not be up to date. You can search on Maven Central Repository for the latest versions.

 

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• How to connect to a database with JDBC
• JDBC CRUD Tutorial
• JDBC Transaction Tutorial
• How to call stored procedure with JDBC
• How to read database metadata in JDBC
• How to insert binary data into database with JDBC
• How to read binary data from database with JDBC
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• How to use Updatable ResultSet
• How to use CachedRowSet