diff --git a/.idea/modules.xml b/.idea/modules.xml
index 4879951d7443..654b874aaca3 100644
--- a/.idea/modules.xml
+++ b/.idea/modules.xml
@@ -716,7 +716,6 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/lvcs-api/intellij.platform.lvcs.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/lvcs-api/intellij.platform.lvcs.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/lvcs-impl/intellij.platform.lvcs.impl.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/lvcs-impl/intellij.platform.lvcs.impl.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/macro/intellij.platform.macro.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/macro/intellij.platform.macro.iml" />
-      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/platform-main/intellij.platform.main.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/platform-main/intellij.platform.main.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/markdown-utils/intellij.platform.markdown.utils.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/markdown-utils/intellij.platform.markdown.utils.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/ml-api/intellij.platform.ml.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/ml-api/intellij.platform.ml.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/ml-embeddings/intellij.platform.ml.embeddings.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/ml-embeddings/intellij.platform.ml.embeddings.iml" />
@@ -760,6 +759,7 @@
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/smRunner/intellij.platform.smRunner.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/smRunner/intellij.platform.smRunner.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/smRunner/vcs/intellij.platform.smRunner.vcs.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/smRunner/vcs/intellij.platform.smRunner.vcs.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/sqlite/intellij.platform.sqlite.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/sqlite/intellij.platform.sqlite.iml" />
+      <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/starter/intellij.platform.starter.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/starter/intellij.platform.starter.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/intellij.platform.statistics.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/intellij.platform.statistics.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/config/intellij.platform.statistics.config.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/config/intellij.platform.statistics.config.iml" />
       <module fileurl="file://$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/devkit/intellij.platform.statistics.devkit.iml" filepath="$PROJECT_DIR$/platform/statistics/devkit/intellij.platform.statistics.devkit.iml" />
diff --git a/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt b/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
index 613f94b4169e..d1f051f76ddd 100644
--- a/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
+++ b/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/IdeaCommunityProperties.kt
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ open class IdeaCommunityProperties(private val communityHomeDir: Path) : BaseIde
     buildCrossPlatformDistribution = true
 
     productLayout.productImplementationModules = listOf(
-      "intellij.platform.main",
+      "intellij.platform.starter",
       "intellij.idea.community.customization",
     )
     productLayout.bundledPluginModules = IDEA_BUNDLED_PLUGINS
diff --git a/intellij.idea.community.main.iml b/intellij.idea.community.main.iml
index f90cc6cb49d5..7309fc41002a 100644
--- a/intellij.idea.community.main.iml
+++ b/intellij.idea.community.main.iml
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.java" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ide" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.ide.impl" scope="RUNTIME" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.main" scope="RUNTIME" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.starter" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.resources" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.resources.en" scope="RUNTIME" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.properties" scope="RUNTIME" />
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/DistributionBuilderState.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/DistributionBuilderState.kt
index be6074bc73c4..e1a9909c5d6e 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/DistributionBuilderState.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/DistributionBuilderState.kt
@@ -72,6 +72,6 @@ internal fun filterPluginsToPublish(plugins: MutableSet<PluginLayout>, context:
  * @return module names which are required to run the necessary tools from build scripts
  */
 internal fun getToolModules(): List<String> {
-  return java.util.List.of("intellij.java.rt", "intellij.platform.main",
+  return java.util.List.of("intellij.java.rt", "intellij.platform.starter",
                            /*required to build searchable options index*/ "intellij.platform.updater")
 }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
index 2509e5ce8ccb..86e08143b6fa 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/PlatformModules.kt
@@ -326,7 +326,7 @@ internal suspend fun createPlatformLayout(addPlatformCoverage: Boolean, projectL
       .dependentModules.computeIfAbsent("core") { mutableListOf() }.add(module.name)
   }
 
-  val platformMainModule = "intellij.platform.main"
+  val platformMainModule = "intellij.platform.starter"
   if (context.isEmbeddedJetBrainsClientEnabled && layout.includedModules.none { it.moduleName == platformMainModule }) {
     /* this module is used by JetBrains Client, but it isn't packed in commercial IDEs, so let's put it in a separate JAR which won't be
        loaded when the IDE is started in the regular mode */
diff --git a/platform/platform-main/api-dump-unreviewed.txt b/platform/starter/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/platform-main/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
rename to platform/starter/api-dump-unreviewed.txt
diff --git a/platform/platform-main/intellij.platform.main.iml b/platform/starter/intellij.platform.starter.iml
similarity index 100%
rename from platform/platform-main/intellij.platform.main.iml
rename to platform/starter/intellij.platform.starter.iml
diff --git a/platform/platform-main/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt b/platform/starter/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt
similarity index 88%
rename from platform/platform-main/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt
rename to platform/starter/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt
index 6ddd45eb3a2b..57bb3713cb63 100644
--- a/platform/platform-main/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt
+++ b/platform/starter/src/com/intellij/idea/MainImpl.kt
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Copyright 2000-2023 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
+// Copyright 2000-2024 JetBrains s.r.o. and contributors. Use of this source code is governed by the Apache 2.0 license.
 package com.intellij.idea
 
 import com.intellij.ide.bootstrap.InitAppContext
diff --git a/python/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityProperties.kt b/python/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityProperties.kt
index d65aa04292a3..59f8ebace9bc 100644
--- a/python/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityProperties.kt
+++ b/python/build/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/pycharm/PyCharmCommunityProperties.kt
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ class PyCharmCommunityProperties(private val communityHome: Path) : PyCharmPrope
     productLayout.productApiModules = listOf("intellij.xml.dom")
     productLayout.productImplementationModules = listOf(
       "intellij.xml.dom.impl",
-      "intellij.platform.main",
+      "intellij.platform.starter",
       "intellij.pycharm.community",
       "intellij.platform.whatsNew",
     )
diff --git a/python/intellij.pycharm.community.main.iml b/python/intellij.pycharm.community.main.iml
index e04e18382a31..1a887b645db4 100644
--- a/python/intellij.pycharm.community.main.iml
+++ b/python/intellij.pycharm.community.main.iml
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.pycharm.community.customization" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.python.community.plugin" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.python.community.plugin.modules" scope="RUNTIME" />
-    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.main" />
+    <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.platform.starter" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.tasks.jira" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.settingsRepository" />
     <orderEntry type="module" module-name="intellij.properties" />