Trying to open my Photoshop app and keep getting a window saying "download Java". I do that and still cannot open Photoshop.

Have similar problem. Just updated to Sierra 10.12.5. Now photoshop 2017 CC will not open. I get to only the first login screen then get message that "Photoshop CC quit unexpectedly." I have updated Java to newest version. If I try and use older version some very important web sites I need will not work. Any suggestions? I have also deleted and downloaded Photoshop multiple times.

The CC 2017 apps do not any version of Java to run. It is somewhat common for an OS upgrade to botch the Adobe apps, in particular. The solution that typically works is to uninstall the CC app(s) that aren't working and reinstall them.

The JAVA that's need is is Apple's Legacy Runtime Java: Download Java for OS X 2015-001

Did you download and install the Java runtime?

You're installing the wrong version of JAVA for SIERRA.

Go to system pref's (cmd + ,) > JAVA > He will ask to open the java control panel in a separate window > click on the update tab > and install the latest version.

If you don't have a java button in your system pref's go to the website of the developer and download version 8:

https://java.com/en/download/help/mac_install.xml

Good luck!

You're trying to install the 2014 version. User this link, Download Java for OS X 2015-001, to download the 2015-001 version and install it.

The version you referred to is not supported by OsX Sierra! The Apple site is not updated yet.

Same here also I got automatic restart problem. 😢

The version of Java 6 linked to by Old Toad (twice!) is the correct one. I've installed it in Sierra with no issue and tested Illustrator CS6 with it, which also requires the old Java version.

Java 8, linked to by OnTheEdge1 will not help at all unless you fudge the system after installing that to make it believe Java 6 has been installed.

BUT!!! I also tested applying the trick to fool the OS into believing Java 6 had been installed, and apps I have that "require" Apple's legacy Java ran with no version of Java installed at all. Not 6 or 8.

If you want to give it a try, do the following:

First disable System Integrity Protection, or you won't be able to do steps mentioned next. To do that, restart and hold the Command+R keys to boot into Recovery Mode. Once there, launch Terminal from the menu bar and enter:

csrutil disable

Then enter reboot to restart the computer.

Back at the normal desktop, enter the two lines below in Terminal, pressing enter after each one. You will be asked to enter your admin password the first time.

sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/JavaVirtualMachines/1.6.0.jdk

sudo mkdir -p /System/Library/Java/Support/Deploy.bundle

Once again restart into Recovery Mode to re-enable SIP. Only this time in Terminal, enter:

csrutil enable

Followed again by reboot.

These commands create the two files noted at the end of each path name. They are nothing. Just zero byte names. But apps that look to verify Java 6 has been installed now think it has.

please help me to open my Photoshop that I have just purchase

Not enough information. What version of Photoshop did you buy? Is it the latest CC 2017 subscription software, or an older version? If older, note the specific version, such as CS3.