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Capacitor: A New Approach to Cross-Platform Development

Learn how to deliver native mobile apps and Progressive Web Apps (PWAs) from the same codebase, using JavaScript, HTML, and CSS.

The inside look

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Capacitor is an open source project that runs modern Web Apps natively on iOS, Android, Electron, and Web. Read this paper to understand:

  • Why & How to Build with Capacitor

  • iOS and Android apps with one codebase

  • Building native Progressive Web Apps

  • Migrating from Cordova or React Native

The benefits

Meet the #1 alternative to Cordova and React Native

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Build iOS, Android, and Progressive Web Apps with web technologies in a single code base.

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See how to access any native device feature with a library of open plugins or your custom APIs.

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Tackle mobile projects using your web skills or by empowering your existing in-house web talent.

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Drop Capacitor into any existing web app project, framework or library. Works with Vue, Svelte, React, Angular, and more.

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