# Eel inside split mode backend

**URL:** <https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/eel-inside-split-mode-backend/5300>\
**Category:** IntelliJ Platform\
**Created:** [October 21, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/eel-inside-split-mode-backend/5300 "2026-10-21T11:58:49Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 2\
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**Author:** ![jansorg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex001/user_avatar/platform.jetbrains.com/jansorg/32/52_2.png) [@jansorg](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/jansorg)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 11:58am UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/eel-inside-split-mode-backend/5300/1 "2026-10-21T11:58:49Z")

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If my understanding is correct, then Eel would only be used in the backend part of a split-mode plugin.

Can both be used at the same time?  
For example, could I connect from a Mac Frontend to a Windows backend and open a project from WSL (which is Eel-backed)?

Is that actually supported and something I‘d need to test?

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**Author:** ![Nikita.Katkov](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/bcef8e/32.png) [@Nikita.Katkov](https://platform.jetbrains.com/u/Nikita.Katkov)\
**Post date:** [October 21, 2026, 1:23pm UTC](https://platform.jetbrains.com/t/eel-inside-split-mode-backend/5300/3 "2026-10-21T13:23:29Z")

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it is ok to combine them, yes