--- description: Capawesome offers enterprise-grade solutions and services designed for teams building cross-platform apps with Capacitor. title: Plugins - Capawesome image: https://capawesome.io/docs/assets/images/social/blog/category/plugins.png --- [ Skip to content](#plugins) [ 🎉 Introducing **Capawesome Platform** — one platform for Live Updates, Native Builds, App Store Publishing, and Insider SDKs.](https://capawesome.io) * [ Formbricks ](/docs/plugins/formbricks/) * [ Geocoder ](/docs/plugins/geocoder/) * [ Google Sign-In ](/docs/plugins/google-sign-in/) * [ Grafana Faro ](/docs/plugins/grafana-faro/) * [ libSQL ](/docs/plugins/libsql/) * [ Live Update ](/docs/plugins/live-update/) * [ Managed Configurations ](/docs/plugins/managed-configurations/) * [ Media Session ](/docs/plugins/media-session/) * [ ML Kit ](/docs/plugins/mlkit/) * [ Navigation Bar ](/docs/plugins/navigation-bar/) * [ NFC ](/docs/plugins/nfc/) * [ OAuth ](/docs/plugins/oauth/) * [ Pedometer ](/docs/plugins/pedometer/) * [ Photo Editor ](/docs/plugins/photo-editor/) * [ PostHog ](/docs/plugins/posthog/) * [ Printer ](/docs/plugins/printer/) * [ Purchases ](/docs/plugins/purchases/) * [ RealtimeKit ](/docs/plugins/realtimekit/) * [ Screen Orientation ](/docs/plugins/screen-orientation/) * [ Screenshot ](/docs/plugins/screenshot/) * [ Secure Preferences ](/docs/plugins/secure-preferences/) * [ Speech Recognition ](/docs/plugins/speech-recognition/) * [ Speech Synthesis ](/docs/plugins/speech-synthesis/) * [ Share Target ](/docs/plugins/share-target/) * [ Square Mobile Payments ](/docs/plugins/square-mobile-payments/) * [ SQLite ](/docs/plugins/sqlite/) * [ Superwall ](/docs/plugins/superwall/) * [ Torch ](/docs/plugins/torch/) * [ Wifi ](/docs/plugins/wifi/) * [ Zip ](/docs/plugins/zip/) * [ Cloud ](/docs/cloud/) * [ Live Updates ](/docs/cloud/live-updates/) * Advanced * Integrations * [ Native Builds ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/) * [ Configuration ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/configuration/) * [ Environments ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/environments/) * Guides * [ Sample Projects ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/sample-projects/) * [ Troubleshooting ](/docs/cloud/native-builds/troubleshooting/) * [ Automations ](/docs/cloud/automations/) * [ Assist ](/docs/cloud/assist/) * Account * Organizations * [ Organization and User Management ](/docs/cloud/organizations/memberships/) * [ Single Sign-On (SSO) ](/docs/cloud/organizations/sso/) * [ Teams ](/docs/cloud/organizations/teams/) * [ Two-Factor Authentication ](/docs/cloud/organizations/two-factor-authentication/) * [ Integrations ](/docs/cloud/integrations/) * [ License Keys ](/docs/cloud/license-keys/) * [ Webhooks ](/docs/cloud/webhooks/) * [ Pricing ](https://capawesome.io/pricing/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/cloud/faq/) * [ Support ](/docs/cloud/support/) * [ Contributing ](/docs/contributing/) * [ LLMs ](/docs/llms/) * [ Insiders ](/docs/insiders/) * [ License ](https://capawesome.io/legal/eula/) * [ Support ](/docs/insiders/support/) * [ FAQ ](/docs/insiders/faq/) * [ Blog ](/blog/) * Categories * [ Showcase ](/blog/category/showcase/) * [ Updates ](/blog/category/updates/) ## [Capacitor Live Updates: A Complete Guide to OTA Updates](/blog/capacitor-live-updates-guide/) Shipping a fix used to mean a bundled binary, an app store review, and a few days of hoping users would tap "update". With Capacitor Live Updates that loop shrinks to minutes. You push a new web bundle, devices pick it up on the next launch, and the next version of your app is already in users' hands. This guide is the long version. We'll walk through how live updates actually work under the hood, the three choices every team has to make, the security model, the production best practices that keep you out of trouble, and a complete end-to-end example based on a real-world app. Whether you're evaluating live updates for the first time or already shipping them, you should leave with a clear picture of the recommended path and the tradeoffs behind it. ## [How to Migrate a Capacitor Plugin to Swift Package Manager](/blog/how-to-migrate-a-capacitor-plugin-to-spm/) Capacitor 8 made Swift Package Manager (SPM) the default dependency manager for iOS. If you maintain a Capacitor plugin that still relies on CocoaPods and Objective-C bridge files, your plugin won't work out of the box in SPM-based projects. This post walks you through what needs to change and three ways to get it done. ## [How to Use SPM Package Traits in Capacitor 8](/blog/how-to-use-spm-package-traits-in-capacitor/) Capacitor 8 now supports Swift Package Manager (SPM) package traits, bringing feature-flag-like capabilities to your iOS plugin dependencies. If you've ever needed to toggle an optional dependency — like enabling SQLCipher encryption for a SQLite plugin — you can now do it directly from your Capacitor config. This was previously only possible with CocoaPods subspecs, and since SPM is the default package manager in Capacitor, this fills an important gap. ## [How to Sign In with Okta Using Capacitor](/blog/how-to-sign-in-with-okta-using-capacitor/) [Okta](https://www.okta.com/) is a widely used identity platform that powers single sign-on (SSO) and user management for thousands of organizations. If you need to add Okta authentication to a Capacitor app, the [OAuth](/docs/plugins/oauth/) plugin supports the Authorization Code flow with PKCE out of the box. In this guide, you'll learn how to register your app in Okta, implement sign-in and sign-out, manage tokens, and retrieve user profile data on Android, iOS, and web. This is also a great alternative to [Ionic Auth Connect](https://ionic.io/docs/auth-connect/okta) for teams looking for a lightweight, open approach. ## [How to Use Better Auth in Ionic and Capacitor Apps](/blog/how-to-use-better-auth-in-capacitor-apps/) [Better Auth](https://www.better-auth.com/) is an open-source, framework-agnostic authentication framework for TypeScript. Whether you're building with Ionic, Angular, React, or Vue, the Better Auth JavaScript SDK works out of the box in your Capacitor app — no special configuration needed. Since Capacitor apps are essentially web apps running in a native WebView, you can use the SDK directly for standard authentication flows. You only need Capacitor plugins when it comes to social login flows that require native functionality, like opening a browser window or using platform-specific sign-in APIs. This guide shows you how to set up mobile authentication with Better Auth in your Capacitor app using the [Apple Sign-In](/docs/plugins/apple-sign-in/), [Google Sign-In](/docs/plugins/google-sign-in/), and [OAuth](/docs/plugins/oauth/) plugins. ## [Capacitor App Updates: The Complete Guide](/blog/capacitor-app-update-guide/) Keeping your users on the latest version of your app isn't just nice to have — it's critical for security, performance, and delivering the best experience. In this guide, you'll learn how to build a complete update delivery strategy for your Capacitor app by combining two plugins: the [App Update](/docs/plugins/app-update/) plugin for native app store updates and the [Live Update](/docs/plugins/live-update/) plugin for Over-The-Air (OTA) updates. ## [How to Reduce the Bundle Size of Capacitor Live Updates](/blog/how-to-reduce-the-bundle-size-of-capacitor-live-updates/) If you're using Over-The-Air (OTA) live updates to ship web layer changes to your Capacitor or Ionic app, the size of your update bundles directly affects how fast those changes reach your users. Large bundles mean slower downloads, higher data transfer costs, and a worse experience for users on mobile networks. The good news is that a few targeted optimizations can make a dramatic difference — one team we worked with reduced their average update from \~48 MB to \~9 MB. This guide walks through the most effective ways to reduce your live update bundle size. ## [How to Sign In with Apple Using Capacitor](/blog/how-to-sign-in-with-apple-using-capacitor/) Sign in with Apple lets users authenticate with their Apple ID, offering a privacy-focused alternative to other social logins. Apple requires apps that offer third-party sign-in to also support Sign in with Apple. The [Apple Sign-In](/docs/plugins/apple-sign-in/) plugin provides a straightforward way to integrate Apple Sign-In into your Ionic or Capacitor app on Android, iOS, and web. This guide walks you through setting up the required credentials, configuring the plugin for each platform, and implementing the sign-in flow. ## [Channel Surfing with Capacitor Live Updates](/blog/capawesome-cloud-channel-surfing/) Need to deliver beta builds to testers, target updates by app version, or A/B test features — all without a new app store release? Channel surfing with the [Live Update](/docs/plugins/live-update/) plugin lets you switch between update channels on the fly and deliver different app experiences to different user segments. ## [How to Use TypeORM with Capacitor and SQLite](/blog/how-to-use-typeorm-with-capacitor-and-sqlite/) Many developers already use TypeORM on the backend to manage databases with TypeScript decorators and a familiar repository pattern. The good news: the same approach works in Capacitor apps too. The [Capacitor SQLite](/docs/plugins/sqlite/) plugin ships with a built-in `SQLiteConnection` class that plugs directly into TypeORM's `DataSource` — no additional adapter package required. This guide walks you through the complete setup, from defining entities to running queries and managing migrations. For raw API usage, see the [Capacitor SQLite plugin documentation](/docs/plugins/sqlite/#api). Back to top