Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
43.8%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Predictable, constant, and unlikely to appear on any conference t-shirts.
*Data last collected: 8 Nov 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
This is supposed to be an ad
Codebase Activity
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Reddit Drama
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Youtube Clickbaits
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Stackoverflow copypasting
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Job offering
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Companies adoption
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
Hacker News Hype
Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
⏱️ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has achieved stable mainstream adoption with robust community support and established patterns.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
✨
2020
GitHub Pulse
Maintenance Mode
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
0
total stars
Forks
0
total forks
Open PRs
0
open pull requests
Recent Commits
0
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
No data
trend assessment
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
7
Answer Rate
14%
Acceptance Rate
14%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
NativeBiometric.verifyIdentity() can be trivially bypassed on rooted devices (Frida)
Unanswered45 views
androidionic-frameworkcapacitor
SSL Pinning failing in iOS Capacitor App using cordova-plugin-advanced-http
Unanswered42 views
ioscordovassl
Capacitor app crashes while writing large JSON file using Filesystem.writeFile()
Unanswered28 views
angularionic-frameworkcapacitor
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,656
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
20
Posts
5.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+14.3%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysThank you for making cross-platform development so easy with Capacitor!
r/capacitor11 days ago
16(100%)4
Easily keep a backend database synced with in-app SQLite for offline-first/local-first Capacitor apps
r/capacitor5 days ago
12(94%)6
GitHub - Cap-go/capacitor-updater: Capacitor plugin for Instant updates: Ship updates, fixes, changes, and features within minutes
r/capacitor17 days ago
9(85%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,138🇮🇳India
123🇬🇧United Kingdom
70🇨🇦Canada
48🇩🇪Germany
36🇫🇷France
30Market Summary
1,445
Total Jobs
🏢
4,796
Companies Using It
Major players still rely on this. Job security... for now.
Reality Check
Marketable Skill Alert!
Capacitor is still paying the bills in 6 countries. Silicon Valley approves.
Job metrics derived from search results. Actual availability may be worse.
🔸 Hacker News Discourse
Still Relevant
HN tolerates discussions about Capacitor, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
13
Posts
Community Interest
Average points19.1
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Plasma Capacitor
12 days ago
110
How Capacitor Works
2 days ago
10
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
YouTube algorithm buried Capacitor content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
3
Videos
60.3K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
20.1K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
Coding Technyks
Hobby Channel
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
Growing Channel
Thundertronics
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Electronic Components: Master SMD Testing with Multimeter, From Capacitor to IC | Electronics Repair
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
17 days ago
2.7K130
20 days ago
265
Super Famicom capacitor replacement (Recapping tutorial)
Thundertronics
3 days ago
32
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 8 Nov 2025 | 43.8% |
| 27 Oct 2025 | 53.3% |
| 13 Oct 2025 | 55.5% |
| 29 Sept 2025 | 47.8% |
| 16 Sept 2025 | 47.2% |
| 2 Sept 2025 | 34.7% |
| 19 Aug 2025 | 49.9% |
| 6 Aug 2025 | 43.9% |
| 23 Jul 2025 | 44.4% |
| 9 Jul 2025 | 51.9% |
| 26 Jun 2025 | 49.1% |
| 12 Jun 2025 | 49.0% |
| 29 May 2025 | 55.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 58.1% |
| 4 May 2025 | 53.1% |
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