Capacitor

Ionic's open-source native runtime for shipping web apps to iOS, Android, and the web

Aboutcapacitorjs.com

Capacitor, by Ionic, is an open-source native runtime for web apps. You build with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript and ship to iOS, Android, and progressive web apps. Plugins give access to native device features. At the time of the check, Ionic posted an announcement about the future of its commercial products.

Install

npm install @capacitor/cli @capacitor/core

For an agent

Use it to ship a web interface as a mobile app. Test platform details, such as safe areas and back gestures, on real devices.

Why it is here. It is the main path from a web UI to the app stores.

Install command, framework, licence and component list.

Notable for

iOS
Android
and PWA
Plugin system
Open source

Provenance

Verified 2026-10-09. HTTP 200. https://capacitorjs.com/ (HTTP 200, page fetched 2026-10-09), https://github.com/ionic-team/capacitor (GitHub API, 16810 stars), depo.zip listing https://www.depo.zip/tools/j577e5eranywqkxx7a1vrwjdm17trfz1

Component Libraries