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Free & open source. ](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-electron-platform/) * [ SDKs ](/docs/sdks/) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/grafana-faro/) * [ Gyroscope ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/gyroscope/) * [ Haptics ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/haptics/) * [ Home Indicator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/home-indicator/) * [ In-App Browser ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/in-app-browser/) * [ Install Referrer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/install-referrer/) * [ Intercom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intercom/) * [ Intune ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/intune/) * [ Keep Awake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/keep-awake/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/libsql/) * [ Light Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/light-sensor/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/live-update/) * [ Localization ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/localization/) * [ Mail Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mail-composer/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/managed-configurations/) * [ Maps Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/maps-launcher/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/mlkit/) * [ Navigation Bar ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/navigation-bar/) * [ Network ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/network/) * [ NFC ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nfc/) * [ Node.js ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/nodejs/) * [ OAuth ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/oauth/) * [ Passkeys ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/passkeys/) * [ Password Autofill ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/password-autofill/) * [ PDF Generator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-generator/) * [ PDF Viewer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pdf-viewer/) * [ Pedometer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pedometer/) * [ Permissions ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/permissions/) * [ Phone Dialer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/phone-dialer/) * [ Photo Editor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-editor/) * [ Photo Manipulator ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/photo-manipulator/) * [ PixLive ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/pixlive/) * [ PostHog ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/posthog/) * [ Printer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/printer/) * [ Privacy Screen ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/privacy-screen/) * [ Proximity Sensor ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/proximity-sensor/) * [ Purchases ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/purchases/) * [ RealtimeKit ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/realtimekit/) * [ Root Detection ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/root-detection/) * [ Screen Brightness ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-brightness/) * [ Screen Orientation ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-orientation/) * [ Screen Reader ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screen-reader/) * [ Screenshot ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/screenshot/) * [ Secure Preferences ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/secure-preferences/) * [ Settings Launcher ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/settings-launcher/) * [ Shake ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/shake/) * [ Silent Mode ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/silent-mode/) * [ SIM ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sim/) * [ SMS Composer ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sms-composer/) * [ Speech Recognition ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-recognition/) * [ Speech Synthesis ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/speech-synthesis/) * [ Share Target ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/share-target/) * [ Square Mobile Payments ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/square-mobile-payments/) * [ SQLite ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sqlite/) * [ Superwall ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/superwall/) * [ System WebView ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/system-webview/) * [ Tauri ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/tauri/) * [ Text Interaction ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-interaction/) * [ Text Zoom ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/text-zoom/) * [ Thermal State ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/thermal-state/) * [ Toast ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/toast/) * [ Torch ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/torch/) * [ Vault ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/vault/) * [ Volume ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/volume/) * [ Wallet ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wallet/) * [ Wifi ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/wifi/) * [ YouTube Player ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/youtube-player/) * [ Zip ](/docs/sdks/capacitor/zip/) * [ Cordova ](/docs/sdks/cordova/) * [ Cloud ](/docs/cloud/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/integrations/) * Concepts * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/faq/) * [ Native Builds ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) * [ Set Up Environments ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) * [ Overwrite Native Configurations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/native-configurations/) * [ Auto-Increment Build Numbers ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/auto-incrementing-build-numbers/) * [ Configure the Web Build Script ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/web-build-script/) * [ Build from a Monorepo ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/monorepo/) * [ Use pnpm, Yarn, or bun ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/package-managers/) * [ Install Private npm Packages ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/npm-private-registry/) * [ Override the Java Version ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/override-java-version/) * [ Custom iOS Provisioning Profiles ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/custom-ios-provisioning-profiles/) * [ Build without Git ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/build-without-git/) * [ Access Git Behind a Firewall ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/firewall-access/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/integrations/) * Reference * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/faq/) * [ App Store Publishing ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/) * [ Submit a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-a-build/) * [ Submit Automatically After a Build ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/submit-automatically/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/app-store-publishing/faq/) * [ Automations ](/docs/cloud/automations/) * [ Reference ](/docs/cloud/automations/reference/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/automations/troubleshooting/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/automations/faq/) * [ Assist ](/docs/cloud/assist/) * [ CLI ](/docs/cloud/cli/) * APIs and SDKs * [ Webhooks ](/docs/cloud/webhooks/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/integrations/) * Account * [ Organization ](/docs/cloud/organizations/) * [ Two-Factor Enforcement ](/docs/cloud/organizations/two-factor-authentication/) * [ Audit Logs ](/docs/cloud/organizations/audit-logs/) * [ Billing ](/docs/cloud/organizations/billing/) * [ License Keys ](/docs/cloud/license-keys/) * [ AI ](/docs/ai/) * [ Insiders ](/docs/insiders/) * [ Billing & Plans ](/docs/insiders/billing-and-plans/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/insiders/faq/) * [ License ](https://capawesome.io/legal/eula/) * [ Support ](/docs/support/) * [ Contributing ](/docs/contributing/) * Contributing code * [ Code of Conduct ](/docs/contributing/code-of-conduct/) * [ Questions ](https://docs.github.com/en/discussions/collaborating-with-your-community-using-discussions/participating-in-a-discussion#creating-a-discussion) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories * [ Case Studies ](/blog/category/case-studies/) * [ Cloud ](/blog/category/cloud/) * [ Cordova ](/blog/category/cordova/) * [ Electron ](/blog/category/electron/) * [ Firebase ](/blog/category/firebase/) * [ Guides ](/blog/category/guides/) * [ Insiders ](/blog/category/insiders/) * [ Ionic Framework ](/blog/category/ionic-framework/) * [ ML Kit ](/blog/category/ml-kit/) * [ SDKs ](/blog/category/sdks/) * [ Showcase ](/blog/category/showcase/) * [ Updates ](/blog/category/updates/) ## [Electron vs. Tauri for Capacitor Apps](/blog/electron-vs-tauri-for-capacitor-apps/) Capawesome now offers two ways to take a Capacitor app to the desktop: the [Capacitor Electron Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/electron/) and the [Capacitor Tauri Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/tauri/). Both are open source, both run your existing web build on macOS, Windows, and Linux, and both are maintained by the same team. So the question of Electron vs. Tauri for Capacitor apps is not about which project is better in the abstract. It is about which one fits the app you are building. This post walks through that decision. ## [Migrate Off Capacitor Community Electron](/blog/capacitor-community-electron-migration/) If you have been searching for a maintained **capacitor community electron alternative**, this guide is for you. The [Capacitor Community Electron Platform](https://github.com/capacitor-community/electron) is no longer actively maintained, which leaves desktop apps pinned to aging Electron versions and a large generated project you have to babysit yourself. Here you will learn how to move your Capacitor desktop app to the maintained [Capacitor Electron Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/electron/), step by step. ## [The Complete Guide to Capacitor Device Sensors](/blog/capacitor-device-sensors-guide/) Fitness trackers, motion-controlled games, navigation apps, and adaptive UIs all lean on the same thing under the hood: the sensors already built into every Android and iOS phone. Native mobile teams have used these APIs for years; cross-platform and hybrid app developers building with Capacitor, Ionic, or a JavaScript framework often assume that kind of native device access means writing separate Swift and Kotlin code. It doesn't. Capacitor exposes ten hardware sensors as separate, focused plugins instead of one catch-all "sensors" API, so a single TypeScript codebase gets the same motion, environment, and device-state data a fully native app would. This guide covers all ten — grouped by what you're actually building (fitness tracking, games, navigation, adaptive UX, background work) rather than by sensor name — with a working snippet for each, the real apps that use this category of sensor data, and the platform gaps you'll actually hit. ## [Build a Desktop App with Capacitor and Electron](/blog/how-to-build-a-desktop-app-with-capacitor-and-electron/) If you already have a Capacitor web app running on iOS and Android, you're only a few commands away from a Capacitor Electron desktop app that ships to macOS, Windows, and Linux too. In this tutorial you'll take an existing web build, add the desktop target with the [Capacitor Electron Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/electron/), run it in a real window, and package native installers your users can download. No new toolchain to learn, just the same `cap` workflow you already use. ## [Capacitor Tauri Platform: Lean Desktop Apps](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-tauri-platform/) Yesterday we announced the Capacitor Electron Platform. Today we're introducing its sibling: the [Capacitor Tauri Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/tauri/), a free and open-source platform that brings your Capacitor app to macOS, Windows, and Linux with [Tauri](https://v2.tauri.app/). Instead of bundling a browser, it uses the system webview and a security-first Rust core, so your desktop app installs in a few megabytes. It's MIT-licensed and contributions are welcome! ## [Capacitor Electron Platform: Build Desktop Apps](/blog/announcing-the-capacitor-electron-platform/) We're excited to announce the [Capacitor Electron Platform](/docs/sdks/capacitor/electron/), a new open-source platform that lets you build, run, and package desktop apps for macOS, Windows, and Linux with [Capacitor](https://capacitorjs.com/) and [Electron](https://www.electronjs.org/). It's free, MIT-licensed, and built from the ground up as a modern replacement for the no longer actively maintained [Capacitor Community Electron Platform](https://github.com/capacitor-community/electron). Contributions are welcome! ## [Convert Your Lovable App to iOS & Android Apps](/blog/convert-lovable-app-to-mobile-app/) You built an app with [Lovable](https://lovable.dev). You described what you wanted, watched it come to life in the browser, and now you have a real, working product. There's just one problem: it lives on the web, and you want it on the **App Store** and **Google Play**, sitting on people's home screens like every other app. This is the gap nobody warns you about. Lovable is brilliant at building your web app, but it stops at the browser. Getting that same app onto a phone — as a real native app you can submit to the stores — feels like it requires a completely different skill set, a Mac, and hours of fighting with Xcode and Android Studio. It doesn't. In this guide, we'll **convert your Lovable app into native iOS and Android mobile apps** using [Capacitor](https://capacitorjs.com/), then **build them in the cloud with [Capawesome Cloud](https://capawesome.io/cloud/)** — so you don't even need a Mac. We'll install it on a real iPhone, add a native camera feature, create the signing profiles and the Apple Developer and Google Play accounts, and walk through the entire real-world workflow to get a mobile app into the stores. No prior mobile experience required. We'll explain every command and every tool as if you've never opened a terminal before. ## [How to Use Custom SQLite Extensions in Capacitor](/blog/how-to-use-custom-sqlite-extensions-with-capacitor/) SQLite ships with a lot out of the box, but sometimes you need behavior it doesn't provide: a custom FTS5 tokenizer for a language it doesn't handle well, a domain-specific SQL function, or a custom collation. Loadable extensions let you add exactly that. As of version 0.3.9, the [Capacitor SQLite plugin](/docs/sdks/capacitor/sqlite/) supports custom SQLite extensions on both Android and iOS. The catch is that each platform uses a different mechanism, so this guide walks through both — using a custom FTS5 tokenizer as the running example. ## [11 Steps to Get Your Web App on the App Store (2026)](/blog/11-steps-to-get-your-web-app-on-the-app-store/) You have a web app. Maybe you built it yourself, maybe you vibe-coded it with an AI assistant over a weekend. It works, you like it — and now you want it on the App Store and Google Play. The problem is that every tutorial you find was written for people who already live in Xcode and Android Studio. They assume you have a Mac, know what a provisioning profile is, and have configured Gradle before. If you're coming from the web world — or you're an indie maker who just shipped a React or Vue app — those guides feel like they start three levels above where you are. This guide starts at zero. It covers every step from "I have a web app" to "my app is live on both stores and I can push fixes without waiting for review" — using tools that handle the painful parts for you. We've walked hundreds of users through this exact process. Here's everything we've learned, in one place. ## [What's New in Capacitor 8.4.0: SystemBars, getDouble & packageOptions](/blog/whats-new-in-capacitor-8-4-0/) Capacitor 8.4.0 is out, and most of the work targets clean Android edge-to-edge: three `SystemBars` fixes tighten safe-area behavior. The release also adds a `getDouble` config getter and an experimental CLI option that untangles Swift Package Manager identity collisions, including one our own team ran into. Back to top