Apache Maven is a software project management and comprehension tool. Based on the concept of a project object model (POM), Maven can manage a project's build, reporting and documentation from a central piece of information. Download the zip file from maven and extract the file. http://redrockdigimark.com/apachemirror/maven/maven-3/3.3.9/binaries/apache-maven-3.3.9-bin.zip Add JAVA_HOME, M2_HOME, MAVEN_HOME variables to windows environment variables. Add maven to path variable using %M2_HOME%\bin then, run mvn –version on command prompt. it will show details Apache Maven 3.2.2 ( 45f7c06d68e745d05611f7fd14efb6594181933e ; 2014-06-17T21:51:42+08:00 ) Maven home: C:\Program Files\Apache\maven Java version: 1.7.0_65, vendor: Oracle Corporation Java home: C:\Program Files\Java\jdk1.7.0_65\jre Default locale: en_US, platform encoding: Cp1252 OS name: "windows 8.1" , version: "6.3" , arch: "amd64