What is the correct way to add external Jars to IntelliJ IDEA Project

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I want to configure IntelliJ IDEA to include my dependency jar files. Is there any way to connect external jars to the IntelliJ iDEA project?
Jun 22, 2018 in Java by Daisy
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  1. Click File from the toolbar
  2. Project Structure (CTRL + SHIFT + ALT + S on Windows/Linux, ⌘ + ; on Mac OS X)
  3. Select Modules at the left panel
  4. Dependencies tab
  5. '+' → JARs or directories
answered Jun 25, 2018 by Parth
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Works! Thanks!
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To import jar file in your Eclipse IDE, follow the steps given below.

  1. Right click on your project
  2. Select Build Path
  3. Click on Configure Build Path
  4. Click on Libraries and select Add External JARs
  5. Select the jar file from the required folder
  6. Click and Apply and OK
answered Dec 10, 2018 by Samarth
I think the question was about Eclipse.

Hey, @There,

Do you want any more information about the above-given solution? Yes, it is about Eclipse.

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You can add a jar file in Eclipse by: 
right-clicking on the Project → Build Path → Configure Build Path. 
Under Libraries tab, click Add Jars or Add External JARs and give the Jar.

Simple as that.

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Nitesh
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The best way is to add the jar to your project is as follows:

  1. Create a folder called lib in your project folder.

  2. copy all the jar files you need to this folder .

  3. Refresh your project in eclipse.

  4. Select all the jar files, then right click on one of them and select Build Path -> Add to Build Path

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Shuvodip
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Eclipse -> Preferences -> Java -> Build Path -> User Libraries -> New(Name it) -> Add external Jars

Done.

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Timsberg
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Right click on your project and choose Build Path -> Add Library

Then configure the build path and you are good to go.

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Ritesh
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In eclipse

right click on your project

Click build path

Add external libraries

You are good to go.
answered Dec 10, 2018 by Harpreet
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Go to your project right click and select build path 

then configure path and add your jar files in bin and you are good to go

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Sumitra
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answered Dec 10, 2018 by Rulutima
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The best way is to add the jar to your project is as follows:

  1. Create a folder called lib in your project folder.

  2. copy all the jar files you need to this folder.

  3. Select all the jar files, then right click on one of them and select Build Path -> Add to Build Path

answered Dec 10, 2018 by Nabarupa
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You can also create a "lib" folder in the root of your project. Put you jar library in.

And then boot up intellij, right click on your java, and select "Use as library".

Just did this to my own project.
answered Jul 17, 2020 by Zeenu
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Another approach could be:

Launch IntelliJ IDEA. If the Welcome screen opens, press Ctrl+Shift+A , type project from existing sources , and click the Import project from existing sources action in the popup. Otherwise, from the main menu, select File | New | Project from Existing Sources.

IntelliJ IDEA 15 & 2016

  1. File > Project Structure... or press Ctrl + Alt + Shift + S.
  2. Project Settings > Modules > Dependencies > "+" sign > JARs or directories...
  3. Select the jar file and click on OK, then click on another OK button to confirm.
  4. You can view the jar file in the "External Libraries" folder.
answered Dec 10, 2020 by Gitika
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Adding custom JAR files to the EAR project

  1. Copy the custom JAR to the root directory of the EAR project.
  2. Define the JAR as a Utility JAR. Open the Java EE perspective. ...
  3. Add the new JAR to the class path by adding it to the MANIFEST. MF file. ...
  4. Republish the WebSphere Commerce application.

Contrary to what people have said here, you can put an external jar in a folder under your checked-out project directory and haven Maven find it like other dependencies. Here are two crucial steps: Use "mvn install:install-file" with -DlocalRepositoryPath. Configure a repository to point to that path in your POM

answered Dec 10, 2020 by Nikita

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