To start your first project, follow these steps to initialize a workspace: Downloads - Apache Camel
There are three primary ways to get Apache Camel, depending on how you intend to use it. Option A: Download Binaries (For Command Line Use) download apache camel
Requires JDK 17 or higher (JDK 21 is recommended). Camel 3.x (Legacy): Requires JDK 11 . To start your first project, follow these steps
Select the latest version (e.g., 4.x) for better stability. Download the .bin.zip or .tar.gz distribution. To start your first project
Apache Maven version 3.9.0+ is essential for project management and dependency resolution.
Most developers do not "download" Camel as a standalone zip. Instead, they include it in their project’s pom.xml file. Maven then automatically downloads the required JARs from the Central Maven Repository .