How to import external JARs from one project to another?

Question

I have created a new IntelliJ Project, and I want it to have JAR dependencies like I have in another project.

Is there a way to Export-Import / Copy-Paste JAR dependencies from one IntelliJ project to another without using POM?

Thanks.

Optional Solution:

1. Open <old-project>/.idea/libraries folder and <new-project>/.idea/libraries folder. 2. Make sure to enable the displaying of hidden files (in Win7, go to control-panel--> Folder Options --> View, and select the 'Show hidden files...') 3. Copy all XML files exists in .idea/libraries from the old project to the new one. 4. Make sure that each xml points to the right location of Jar. (In case of relative link) 5. Open the <old-project>.iml and <new-project>.iml, and copy all <orderEntry type="library" name"..."/> elements. 6. Restart your new project.

Mureinik · Accepted Answer · 2018-06-26 08:15:51Z

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I'm not aware of a way to do this from within IDEA, but under your project folder you can find a directory called .idea/libraries that has a series of XML files, one for each external dependency. You should be able to copy these between projects and thus "share" dependencies.

answered Jun 26, 2018 at 8:15

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Nir Over a year ago

Thanks. Already tried it but: 1. It didn't work (maybe there is a need to update the workspace.xml as well), 2. I hoped to find a way to do it from the IntelliJ itself

Nir Over a year ago

So, it seems that copying the .idea/libraries + updating the <project>.iml file (just copy all orderEntry elements) will add the jars into the new project. Still looking for more IntelliJ way to do that

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