How is Java platform independent?

Java applications are platform independent, which means that Java applications can be run on any platform. After Java source code is compiled, it is converted into bytecode. The bytecode is then interpreted by the JVM. JVM can be installed on several different operating systems such as Windows, UNIX, Macintosh, etc. JVM allows Java programs to run on almost any computer regardless of its hardware configuration. Due to this factor, Java is considered as a platform independent language.