Capacitor
Contents_Index
- OFFICIAL PLUGINS23
- COMMUNITY PLUGINS35
- CORE & UPDATES2
- DEVICE & SENSORS10
- CAMERA & MEDIA15
- STORAGE & FILES8
- LOCATION & NAVIGATION3
- AUTHENTICATION & SECURITY6
- UI & DISPLAY10
- PURCHASES & PAYMENTS2
- COMMUNICATION & MESSAGING7
- VIDEO CALLING & REAL-TIME3
- ANALYTICS & TRACKING3
- CONTACTS & HEALTH2
- APP STORE & MARKET2
- ANDROID SPECIFIC5
- PLATFORM INTEGRATIONS4
- FIREBASE11
- UTILITIES4
- SPECIALIZED HARDWARE1
- CAPAWESOME PLUGINS13
- OTHER PLUGINS44
- COMPATIBLE1
- INCOMPATIBLE17
- TOOLS5
- OFFICAL GUIDES11
- CRASH COURSES1
- COMMUNITY TUTORIALS10
- BOOKS1
- CASE STUDY3
- DEMO APPS4
- COMMUNITY5
- FREELANCERS4
Official plugins
23_ENTRIESOfficial plugins for Capacitor and maintained by ionic are listed here.
- Action Sheet
Provides access to native Action Sheets.
- App
Handles high-level App state and events.
- App Launcher
Allows to check if an app can be opened and open it.
- Browser
Provides the ability to open an in-app browser and subscribe to browser events.
- Camera
Provides the ability to take a photo with the camera or choose an existing one from the photo album.
- Clipboard
Enables copy and pasting to/from the system clipboard.
- Device
Exposes internal information about the device, such as the model and operating system version, along with user information such as unique IDs.
- Dialog
Provides methods for triggering native dialog windows for alerts, confirmations, and input prompts.
- File system
Provides a NodeJS-like API for working with files on the device.
- Geolocation
Provides simple methods for getting and tracking the current position of the device using GPS, along with altitude, heading, and speed information if available.
- Haptics
Provides physical feedback to the user through touch or vibration.
- Keyboard
Provides keyboard display and visibility control, along with event tracking when the keyboard shows and hides.
- Local Notifications
Provides a way to schedule device notifications locally (i.e. without a server sending push notifications).
- Motion
Tracks accelerometer and device orientation (compass heading, etc.).
- Network
Provides network and connectivity information.
- Preferences
Provides a simple key/value persistent store for lightweight data, ex Storage.
- Push Notifications
Provides access to native push notifications.
- Screen Reader
Provides access to TalkBack/VoiceOver/etc. and provides simple text-to-speech capabilities for visual accessibility.
- Share
Provides methods for sharing content in any sharing-enabled apps the user may have installed.
- Splash Screen
Provides methods for showing or hiding a Splash image.
- Status Bar
Provides methods for configuring the style of the Status Bar, along with showing or hiding it.
- Text Zoom
Provides the ability to change Web View text size for visual accessibility.
- Toast
Provides a native notification pop up for displaying important information to a user.
Community plugins
35_ENTRIESCommunity plugins owned by Capacitor organisation and maintained by selected community member are listed here.
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FirebaseAnalytics - A native plugin for Firebase analytics.Crashlytics - Firebase Crashlytics.Fcm - Enable Firebase Cloud Messaging features for Capacitor apps.Remote config - A native plugin for Firebase remote config.
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MicrosoftAppcenter - AppCenter SDK.Analytics - AppCenter Analytics.Crashes - AppCenter Crashes.
- Admob
A native plugin for AdMob.
- App-icon
Capacitor community plugin for changing an app's icon.
- Apple sign in
Capacitor Sign in with Apple.
- Background geolocation
Receive geolocation updates even while app is backgrounded.
- Barcode scanner
A fast and efficient QR / barcode scanner for Capacitor.
- Bluetooth-le
Bluetooth Low Energy.
- Camera preview
Camera preview.
- Googlemaps
Plugin using native Maps API for Android and iOS.
- Contacts
Contacts Plugin for Capacitor.
- Date picker
Native DateTime Picker Plugin for Capacitor Apps.
- Electron
Support for the Electron platform.
- Facebook Login
A native plugin for Facebook Login.
- File opener
The plugin is able to open a file given the mimeType and the file uri.
- Flipper
A native plugin for flipper debugger.
- Http
A native HTTP plugin for CORS-free requests and file transfers.
- Intercom
Enable Intercom features for Capacitor apps.
- Keep awake
Prevent your screen from getting some sleep.
- Media
Enable some media features for Capacitor such as create albums, save videos, gifs and more.
- MQTT v5
A native plugin for using MQTT v5 with correlation data and Request/Response Pattern.
- Native audio
A native plugin for native audio engine.
- Native market
A native market plugin for linking to google play or app store.
- Photoviewer
PhotoViewer table images with full-screen and sharing capabilities.
- Privacy screen
Protects your app from displaying a screenshot in recents screen/App Switcher.
- React hooks
React Hooks for Capacitor apps.
- Realm
A native plugin for MongoDB Realm.
- Screen brightness
Control screen brightness on iOS and android.
- Speech recognition
A native plugin for speech recognition.
- Sqlite
Native & electron SQLite databases.
- Stripe
Stripe SDK bindings for Capacitor Applications.
- Tauri
Support for the Tauri platform.
- Text to speech
Synthesizing speech from text.
- Twitter
Enable TwitterKit features for Capacitor.
- Uxcam
UXCam and FullStory analytics. It uses UXCam for Android and iOS platforms and FullStory for Web/PWA.
- Websocket
Plugin providing native Websocket implementations for each platform.
- Capgo plugins
Plugins owned by Capgo organisation and maintained by @riderx and community members with Open Collective.
Core & Updates
2_ENTRIES- Updater
Live update for capacitor apps.
- Live Reload
Live reload Capacitor apps from a remote Vite dev server.
Device & Sensors
10_ENTRIES- Accelerometer
Read device accelerometer measurements.
- Barometer
Access device barometer readings.
- Brightness
Control screen brightness on iOS and Android.
- Compass
Native compass heading plugin.
- Light Sensor
Access the device light sensor (Android only).
- Mute
Detect if the mute switch is enabled/disabled on a device.
- Pedometer
Access pedometer data including steps, distance, pace, cadence, and floors.
- Shake
Detect shake gesture in device.
- Volume Buttons
Listen to volume button presses.
- SIM
Get information from device's sim cards.
Camera & Media
15_ENTRIES- Camera Preview
Camera preview.
- Document Scanner
Scan documents on iOS and Android.
- Audio Recorder
Record audio on iOS, Android, and Web.
- Native Audio
A native plugin for native audio engine.
- Audio Session
Get notified about audio interrupts & route changes on iOS.
- Screen Recorder
Record device's screen.
- Video Player
Play video in native player.
- Video Thumbnails
Generate video thumbnails from local or remote video files.
- Photo Library
Display photo gallery as web page or native screen.
- FFmpeg
Exposes the FFmpeg API to Capacitor.
- IVS Player
IVS player for capacitor app.
- JW Player
Play videos from jwplayer.com.
- Mux Player
Native Mux Player SDK to play video on iOS and Android.
- YouTube Player
Embed YouTube player controls in Capacitor apps.
- Media Session
Expose media session controls of the device.
Storage & Files
8_ENTRIES- Data Storage SQLite
SQLite Storage of key/value strings pair.
- Fast SQL
High-performance native SQLite plugin with custom protocol for efficient sync operations.
- File
File system operations, compatible with Cordova File plugin API.
- File Picker
Pick files, images, videos, and directories.
- File Compressor
Efficient image compression supporting PNG, JPEG, and WebP formats.
- Downloader
Download file in background or foreground.
- Uploader
Upload file natively.
- Zip
Zipping and unzipping files on iOS, Android, and Web.
Authentication & Security
6_ENTRIES- Native Biometric
Access native biometric APIs for Android and iOS.
- Social Login
All social logins in one plugin.
- Autofill Save Password
Prompt to save login into device password manager.
- Persistent Account
Securely store account information for a user.
- Is Root
Jailbreak/Root Detection Plugin.
- App Tracking Transparency
iOS App Tracking Transparency framework integration.
UI & Display
10_ENTRIES- In App Browser
In app browser.
- Navigation Bar
Set navigation bar color for Android Lollipop and higher.
- Home Indicator
Hide and show home button indicator in Capacitor app.
- Screen Orientation
Screen orientation with support for bypassing orientation lock.
- Flash
Switch the Flashlight / Torch of your device.
- Keep Awake
Prevent the device screen from dimming or sleeping.
- Text Interaction
Toggle text interaction in Capacitor based iOS apps.
- Transitions
Framework-agnostic page transitions for Capacitor apps - iOS-style navigation.
- Printer
Print documents, HTML, PDFs, images and web views.
- PDF Generator
Generate PDF files from HTML strings or URLs.
Purchases & Payments
2_ENTRIES- Native Purchases
In-app Subscriptions Made Easy.
- Pay
Trigger native payment for iOS (Apple Pay) and Android (Google Pay).
Communication & Messaging
7_ENTRIES- Crisp
Crisp native SDK for capacitor.
- NFC
Native NFC tag discovery, reading and writing for iOS and Android.
- Bluetooth Low Energy
BLE plugin with support for scanning, connecting, reading, writing, and notifications.
- WiFi
Manage WiFi connectivity for your Capacitor app.
- iBeacon
iBeacon proximity detection and beacon region monitoring.
- Speech Recognition
Comprehensive on-device speech recognition with live partial results.
- Speech Synthesis
Synthesize speech from text with full control over language, voice, pitch, rate, and volume.
Video Calling & Real-time
3_ENTRIES- Stream Call
Uses the getstream.io SDK to implement calling in Capacitor.
- RealtimeKit
Cloudflare Calls integration for Capacitor apps with built-in UI for meetings.
- Twilio Voice
Integrates the Twilio Voice SDK into Capacitor.
Analytics & Tracking
3_ENTRIES- AdMob
Bridge AdMob SDKs for iOS and Android.
- GTM
Google Tag Manager plugin for Capacitor.
- App Insights
A wrapper around the Apptopia App Insights SDK.
Contacts & Health
2_ENTRIESApp Store & Market
2_ENTRIES- Native Market
A native market plugin for linking to Google Play or App Store.
- In App Review
Prompt users to submit app store ratings and reviews without leaving your app.
Android Specific
5_ENTRIES- Usage Stats Manager
Exposes the Android's UsageStatsManager SDK.
- Android Age Signals
Exposes Google Play Age Signals to your app.
- Android Inline Install
Trigger Android inline install feature.
- Android Kiosk
Lock device into kiosk mode with launcher functionality.
- Intent Launcher
Launch Android intents and open system settings screens on Android and iOS.
Platform Integrations
4_ENTRIES- Supabase
Native Supabase SDK integration - Auth, Database, and JWT access.
- WeChat
WeChat SDK - authentication, sharing, payments, and mini-programs.
- Watch
Apple Watch communication with bidirectional messaging support.
- Share Target
Receive shared content from other apps.
Firebase
11_ENTRIES- Analytics
Firebase Analytics for Capacitor.
- App
Firebase App for Capacitor.
- App Check
Firebase App Check for Capacitor.
- Authentication
Firebase Authentication for Capacitor.
- Crashlytics
Firebase Crashlytics for Capacitor.
- Firestore
Firebase Cloud Firestore for Capacitor.
- Functions
Firebase Cloud Functions for Capacitor.
- Messaging
Firebase Cloud Messaging (FCM) for Capacitor.
- Performance
Firebase Performance Monitoring for Capacitor.
- Remote Config
Firebase Remote Config for Capacitor.
- Storage
Firebase Cloud Storage for Capacitor.
Utilities
4_ENTRIES- Alarm
Manage native alarms.
- Env
Set Env var in Capacitor config and read them at runtime.
- WebView Guardian
Detect when the WebView was killed in the background and relaunch it on foreground.
- LLM
Adds support for LLM locally run for Capacitor.
Specialized Hardware
1_ENTRIES- Ricoh360 Camera
SDK for the Ricoh360 cameras.
Capawesome plugins
13_ENTRIESPlugins owned by Capawesome organisation and maintained by @robingenz.
- Background tasks
A native plugin for running background tasks.
- Badge
Access and update the badge number of the app icon.
- Managed configuration
Capacitor plugin to access managed configuration settings.
- Photo editor
Capacitor plugin that allows the user to edit a photo.
- Transistor Software plugins
Plugins owned by Transistor Software plugins and maintained by @christocracy.
- Background Geolocation
The most sophisticated background location-tracking & geofencing module with battery-conscious motion-detection intelligence for iOS and Android.
- Background Fetch
Periodic callbacks in the background for both IOS and Android.
- Background Geolocation Firebase
Firebase adapter for Capacitor Background Geolocation.
- Aparajita plugins
Plugins written and maintained by @aparajita.
- Biometric Auth
Easy access to native biometric auth APIs on iOS and Android.
- Dark Mode
Universal, reliable dark mode support on the web, iOS and Android.
- Logger
Better logging for the web and native Ionic/Capacitor apps.
- Secure Storage
Secure, flexible storage for Capacitor apps using iOS Keychain and Android Keystore. Supports Keychain sync across devices on iOS.
Other plugins
44_ENTRIESIndependents plugins are listed here.
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DynamsoftBarcode Reader - Scan barcodes and QR codes using Dynamsoft Barcode Reader.Camera Preview - Access camera using Dynamsoft Camera Enhancer.Document Normalizer - Scan documents using Dynamsoft Document Normalizer.Label Recognizer - Recognize text on labels like MRZ on passports using Dynamsoft Label Recognizer.
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FirebaseAppCheck - Allows usage of native AppCheck tokens.Dynamic Links - Firebase Dynamic Links.Push - This Plugin it used for Firebase Push Messages. It s…
- Apple Pay
Get Apple Pay payments in your app.
- App Tracking Transparency
Request user authorization to access app-related data for tracking the user or the device. iOS only.
- Brother Print
A native Brother Print SDK implementation for iOS & Android.
- Biometric
Use biometrics confirm device owner presence or authenticate users.
- capacitor-plugin-camera
A camera plugin that is designed to make it easy to perform image processing tasks like barcode reading and OCR. We can use reflection to get the camera frames in another plugin so that it can enjoy native performance.
- Dark mode
Monitor the changes made to system's dark mode.
- Data Storage SQlite
Providing a key-value permanent store for simple data of type string only to SQLite on IOS, Android and Electron platforms and to IndexedDB for the Web platform.
- Document Scanner
Scan documents (notes, homework, business cards, receipts, or anything with a rectangular shape).
- Purchases
Capacitor in-app purchases and subscriptions made easy with RevenueCat.
- Email composer
Open a native E-Mail Composer within your Capacitor App.
- Facebook Analytics
Facebook Analytics Plugin for Capacitor.
- File selector
Select files form Android/iOS devices and the web.
- Healthkit
Retrieve data from HealthKit.
- Intent
Supports multiple broadcast receiving of intents, and sending out BroadcastIntents in Android.
- Jitsi
Make video calls through the free, open-sourced Jitsi video platform.
- Lightsensor
Get the illuminance level on the device.
- Native Audio Player
Play audio that keeps playing in the background, player is shown in system controls, audio output can be switched between speaker/earpiece.
- Native settings
Open native settings screens.
- Navigation bar
Navigation Bar manipulation, hide/show.
- Oauth2
Generic OAuth 2 client plugin. It let you configure the OAuth parameters yourself instead of using SDKs.
- Playlist
Native support for audio playlists, background support, and lock screen controls.
- Print
Print the WebView.
- Rate app
Let users rate your app using native rate app dialog for both Android and iOS.
- Read sms
Read the user's SMS with their permission.
- Safe Area
Get SafeArea info on Android and IOS.
- Screenshot
Take a screenshot of the current view.
- Send intent
Expose a listener in your JavaScript application for when another application sends data to your Capacitor application via the Android share menu or share sheet.
- Sentry
Add Sentry error tracking and performance monitoring for Capacitor apps.
- Shamir
Shamir's Secret Sharing cryptographic algorithm.
- Stripe terminal
Stripe Terminal Plugin for Capacitor.
- Sprig
All-in-one product research platform.
- Square Payments
Enable Square Payments for Capacitor.
- Sumup
SumUp Mobile SDK.
- UDP
Support both IPv6 and IPv4, multicast and broadcast.
- Video player
Play a video full-screen on IOS, Android, Web and Electron platforms.
- Zalo login
Zalo login plugin for Capacitor.
- Photo library
Get all the images from system album.
- Websocket Client
Capacitor WebSocket Client Plugin.
- Bing Translator
A simple and free API for using Bing Translator.
- Capacitor Calendar
A plugin for interacting with calendar and reminders.
- Capacitor voice recorder
A plugin for simple voice recording.
- capacitor-app-attest
Apple Attest with Ionic Capacitor
- capacitor-live-activities
Capacitor plugin to use Live Activities on iOS 16.2+.
- capacitor-lottie-splash-screen
Capacitor plugin to use Lottie animations as splash screen.
Compatible
1_ENTRIESThis list will be upgraded soon
Incompatible
17_ENTRIES- `cordova-plugin-add-swift-support`
(not needed, Capacitor has built in Swift support)
- `cordova-plugin-compat`
(not needed)
- `cordova-plugin-console`
(not needed, Capacitor has its own)
- `cordova-plugin-crosswalk-webview`
(Capacitor doesn't allow to change the webview)
- `cordova-plugin-ionic-keyboard`
(not needed, Capacitor has it's own)
- `cordova-plugin-ionic-webview`
(not needed, Capacitor uses WKWebView)
- `cordova-plugin-music-controls`
(causes build failures, skipped)
- `cordova-plugin-splashscreen`
(not needed, Capacitor has its own)
- `cordova-plugin-statusbar`
(not needed, Capacitor has its own)
- `cordova-plugin-wkwebview-engine`
(not needed, Capacitor uses WKWebView)
- `cordova-plugin-googlemaps`
(causes build failures on iOS, skipped for iOS only)
Tools
5_ENTRIES- Docgen
Docs Readme Markdown and JSON Generator for Capacitor Plugins.
- Plugin generator
Create a new Capacitor plugin.
- Assets
Local Capacitor icon/splash screen resource generation tool.
- Tailwind Capacitor
Collection of helper plugin for Tailwind, it add safe area class and others utlitilies.
- Capacitor safe area simulator
Chrome extension to simulate safe area in the browser, it support Ionic, Knsta UI and Tailwind Capacitor.
Offical guides
11_ENTRIES- How Capacitor Works
Capacitor takes a modern web app, and then packages it up to run on iOS, Android, and PWA.
- Creating Plugins
This guide will help you get started creating a shareable Capacitor plugin which will be published on npm.
- Creating Splash Screens and Icons
Use cordova-res to generate resource images for native projects.
- App Deployment and Realtime Updates
Update your Capacitor app remotely through the app stores.
- CI/CD for Capacitor Apps
Adding Mobile CI/CD to your Capacitor App development process.
- Data Storage in Capacitor
Storing small to large amounts of data in Capacitor.
- Security Best Practices for Capacitor
Security best practices for your Capacitor apps.
- Using Push Notifications with Firebase
Learn how to get Firebase Cloud Messaging working on iOS and Android.
- Saving Plugin Calls
How to save plugin calls in Capacitor.
- Mocking Capacitor Plugins
How to create mock objects for Capacitor plugins.
- Build Mobile Apps with Tailwind CSS, Next.js, Ionic Framework, and Capacitor
A very popular stack for building responsive web apps is Tailwind CSS and Next.js by Vercel.
Crash Courses
1_ENTRIES- Capacitor Crash Course
Learn to use Capacitor with Ionic by Simon Grimm.
Community Tutorials
10_ENTRIES- Capacitor Tutorial
Getting Started with Capacitor.
- Adding Icons & Splash Screens to Capacitor
Generating the Icon and Splash Screen Asset.
- Capacitor Workflow in an Ionic Application
Cover the basic workflow when using Capacitor in an Ionic application.
- Creating a Local Plugin
Running Custom Native iOS Code with Capacitor.
- Publishing Capacitor Plugin on NPM
Build and publish a standalone Capacitor plugin using the Capacitor CLI.
- Do Capacitor applications are native ?
Demonstrate why referring to Capacitor applications as "not native" is inaccurate and confusing terminology.
- Appcenter migration
Migrating from Microsoft App Center to Capgo in just a few simple steps.
- Update app seamlessly
Set up Capacitor-updater into your app to seamless releases update to your users.
- Automatic build and release
Create your own CI/CD pipeline with GitHub actions for free, to deploy your app every time you push to main.
Books
1_ENTRIES- Building cross platform app with Capacitor
A New Approach to Cross-Platform Development.
Case study
3_ENTRIES- Burger King
How Burger King Brought Their Design System to Mobile.
- Capacitor vs Cordova
This guide provides an overview of Capacitor and how it stacks up against Cordova.
- Native React Apps Without React Native
React Native is not a web environment, so it's not possible for teams to take their web-based React to deploy native apps, with Capacitor they can.
Demo apps
4_ENTRIES- capacitor-testapp
The Capacitor TestApp is used to develop new features and verify bug fixes in Capacitor and the official plugins.
- capacitor-plugin-demo
Simple Ionic Angular app to demonstrate the use of certain Capacitor plugins.
- capacitor-firebase-plugin-demo
Simple Ionic Angular app to demonstrate the use of certain Capacitor Firebase plugins.
- capacitor-updater-plugin-demo
Simple Ionic Vue app to demonstrate the use of OTA updates.
Community
5_ENTRIESPlaces to discuss about Capacitor
- Discord
Official Discord community.
- Forum
Official Forum community.
- Reddit
Official Reddit community.
- Stack Overflow
Official Stack Overflow community.
- Proposal
Official repo for plugin and platform requests.
Freelancers
4_ENTRIES- Martin Donadieu
Creator of this list and of Capgo live update system + 10 plugins.
- Christophe Surbier
Expert developer mobile since 2009 and Capacitor since 2017.
- Timothee Porcq
Expert developer Mobile Ionic/Angular & Capacitor +7 years.
- Nicolas Izac
Developper Fullstack | Vue-Angular-Ionic-Laravel +7 years.