title: Neo4j Error: Could not find or load main class org.neo4j.shell.StartClient
body: <p>I am facing a similar issue on my Mac as given in <a href="https://stackoverflow.com/questions/33848211/error-could-not-find-or-load-main-class-org-neo4j-shell-startclient">Error: Could not find or load main class org.neo4j.shell.StartClient</a>. </p>
  
  <p>I initially installed Neo4j using .dmg installer, and it can open Neo4j community edition in browser. But when I click on the Options>Command Prompt, it opens a Terminal window:</p>
  
  <pre><code>xyz$ /Applications/Neo4j \Community\Edition.app/Contents/Resources/app/bin/openNeoTerminal.sh ; exit;
  Neo4j Command Prompt
  
  This window is configured with Neo4j on the path.
  
  Available commands:
  neo4j-shell
  neo4j-import
  bash-3.2$ neo4j-shell
  Error: Could not find or load main class org.neo4j.shell.StartClient
  bash-3.2$ 
  </code></pre>
  
  <p>I also downloaded the latest neo4j-2.2.7.tar.gz, unzipped it, created a folder called neo4j under my main directory. I am not sure what is needed further.</p>
  
  <p>Any help will be much appreciated.</p>