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<h2>See also</h2>
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  <li><a href="http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IntelliJIDEA/FAQ+on+Migrating+to+IntelliJ+IDEA"
  class="external-link">IntelliJ FAQ on migrating to IntelliJ IDEA</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IntelliJIDEA/Working+in+Eclipse+Compatibility+Mode" class="external-link"
 >Eclipse Compatibility Mode</a></li>
 <li><a href="http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IntelliJIDEA/FAQ+on+Migrating+to+IntelliJ+IDEA" class="external-link"
 >FAQ on Migrating</a></li>
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<p>If you have been using <a href="{@docRoot}tools/help/adt.html">Eclipse with ADT</a>, be aware
that <a href="{@docRoot}tools/studio/index.html">Android Studio</a> is now the official IDE for
Android, so you should migrate to Android Studio to receive all the latest IDE updates.</p>

<p>To migrate existing Android projects, simply import them using Android Studio:</p>

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  <li>In Android Studio, from the main menu or the <strong>Welcome to Android Studio</strong> page,
  choose <strong>File &gt; Import Project</strong>.</li>
  <li> Select the Eclipse root project directory</strong> and click <strong>OK</strong>.
  <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> The Eclipse root directory must contain the
  <code>AndroidManifest.xml</code> file. Also, the root directory must contain either the
  <code>.project</code> and <strong>.classpath</strong> files from Eclipse or the
  <code>res/</code> and <code>src/</code> directories.</p>
  </li>
  <li>Follow the steps in the import wizard. </li>
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<p>Android Studio imports the current dependencies, downloads libraries, and
creates an Android Studio project with the imported Eclipse project as the main module. Android
Studio also creates the required Gradle build files. </p>

<p>The import process replaces any JAR files and libraries with Gradle dependencies, and replaces
source libraries and binary libraries with Maven dependencies, so you no longer need to maintain
these files manually.</p>

 <p class="note"><strong>Note:</strong> If there are references to Eclipse workspace library files,
 comment them out in the <code>project.properties</code> or <code>.classpath</code> files
 that you imported from the Eclipse project. You can then add these files in the
 <code>build.gradle</code> file. See
 <a href="{@docRoot}tools/building/configuring-gradle.html">Configuring Gradle Builds</a>. </p>


<p>For more help getting started with Android Studio and the IntelliJ user experience,
<a href="{@docRoot}tools/studio/index.html">learn more about Android Studio</a> and
read <a href="http://confluence.jetbrains.com/display/IntelliJIDEA/FAQ+on+Migrating+to+IntelliJ+IDEA"
  class="external-link">FAQ on Migrating to IntelliJ IDEA</a>.</p>