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The Evolution of WSL Support in JetBrains IDEs

calendar_today September 9, 2026 person Kristina Pchelintseva domain jetbrains

JetBrains IDEs have worked with WSL for many years, and over time, several ways of using it have emerged across our products. Depending on the entry point, the IDE could rely on a different underlying architecture, leading to a different experience. Starting with the 2026.2 release, there is one recommended entry point.

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