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Capacitor

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description Capacitor Overview

Capacitor is an open-source cross-platform native runtime developed by Ionic for building mobile and progressive web applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It places a web app inside a native project for platforms such as iOS and Android while exposing native device capabilities through a plugin API. The API can use Swift on iOS, Java on Android, and JavaScript for web implementations, making Capacitor suitable for teams that want to extend an existing web project into native apps.

help Capacitor FAQ

What is Capacitor used for?

Capacitor is an open-source native runtime from Ionic for building mobile and progressive web applications with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. It places a web app inside native projects while exposing device features through plugins.

Which platforms does Capacitor target?

Capacitor supports native application projects for platforms such as iOS and Android, while also supporting the web as a progressive web app target. The same web-focused codebase can therefore be connected to multiple platform builds.

How does Capacitor access native device features?

Capacitor exposes native capabilities through a plugin system and a JavaScript-facing API. Plugins can connect web code to functions such as the camera, filesystem, notifications, or device information.

Is Capacitor the same as Cordova?

Both tools let web applications use native device capabilities, but Capacitor is Ionic's newer native runtime and project model. Capacitor emphasizes modern native projects and can use its own plugin ecosystem as well as compatible community integrations.

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