Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
51.9%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Officially on life support. Devs communicate via ouija board.
*Data last collected: 9 Jul 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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๐ฌComponent 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
โฑ๏ธ Tech Lifecycle Position
Has reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
โ ๏ธ
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
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
6
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
In-App Purchase returns empty product list on iOS 18.5 (works on iOS 18.2)
Unanswered79 views
ioscordovaionic-framework
Black screen when using Barcode Scanner mlkit in the Value/Capacitor modal window, despite the permissions in vue 3
Unanswered65 views
angularjswebviewvuejs3
Firebase not reachable on xcode Iphone simulator running IOS 18.4
Unanswered60 views
firebaseios-simulatorcapacitor
๐ฃ๏ธ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,301
Subscribers
1
Active Users
Activity Metrics
14
Posts
7.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-62.5%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 days๐ New Capacitor Plugin: Use iOS Live Activities (from JS!)
r/capacitor1 months ago
36(100%)13
What I learned building a real mobile app with Next.js + Capacitor (and what I wish I knew sooner)
r/capacitor16 days ago
11(79%)0
Sharing my Capacitor App: Lazy Blocks
r/capacitor5 days ago
7(90%)5
Porting WebApp made with React + Vite to native mobile app
r/capacitor27 days ago
9(91%)11
Will Capacitor apps work on iOS 26?
r/capacitor6 days ago
7(89%)6
๐ผ Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
๐บ๐ธUnited States
1,996๐ฎ๐ณIndia
144๐ฌ๐งUnited Kingdom
49๐ฉ๐ชGermany
41๐จ๐ฆCanada
33๐ซ๐ทFrance
28Market Summary
2,291
Total Jobs
๐ข
3,928
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.
๐ธ Hacker News Discourse
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Capacitor, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
14
Posts
Community Interest
Average points10.3
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
What Happened to the Capacitors in 2002? [video]
3 months ago
31
The Capacitor Plague of 2002
3 months ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
โถ๏ธ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Capacitor content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
4
Videos
15.5K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
3.9K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
Z Secret Training Institute
Small Creator
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
Small Creator
OCPC
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
Grade 11 Physics Unit 6 Part 10: Capacitors and Capacitance | Z Secret + Tutorial
Z Secret Training Institute
1 months ago
32052
How to Test Ceramic Capacitors the EASY Way - SMD Capacitor Test
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
27 days ago
31620
18 days ago
910
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
๐Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
Date | Score |
---|---|
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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