IntelliJ 14.1 is too slow when I import a Maven project

If you use the bundled Maven that comes with Idea 14.1, have a look here: Slow Intellij IDEA deployment . Using an installed Maven seems to be much faster.

Another improvement could be to change the JDK for importer (and probably the VM options for importer) from Use internal JRE to your own JDK:

1. It's all because Maven version. Maven 3.0.5 or Maven 2.x use simplified dependency resolution so often it can be used during import for big projects. Thought it can work incorrect for some projects which uses 3.1+ Maven.
2. Switching off auto-importing is another solution.