If you are using Eclipse: Run command: "mvn eclipse:eclipse" to generate Eclipse's project files Set your output path to "target/classes" If you are using IntelliJ: Set your output path to "target/classes" Import the project's pom file Intellij will not auto-compile when you are running any example, so you have to choose either: Run the examples inside IntelliJ then you have to compile the class manually with (Alt+B E) Run the examples outside IntelliJ with the run_example*.bat