# remote
> Use main process modules from the renderer process.
Process: [Renderer](../glossary.md#renderer-process)
The `remote` module provides a simple way to do inter-process communication
(IPC) between the renderer process (web page) and the main process.
In Electron, GUI-related modules (such as `dialog`, `menu` etc.) are only
available in the main process, not in the renderer process. In order to use them
from the renderer process, the `ipc` module is necessary to send inter-process
messages to the main process. With the `remote` module, you can invoke methods
of the main process object without explicitly sending inter-process messages,
similar to Java's [RMI][rmi]. An example of creating a browser window from a
renderer process:
```javascript
const {BrowserWindow} = require('electron').remote
let win = new BrowserWindow({width: 800, height: 600})
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