Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
58.1%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Might be revived by a course on Udemy for $12.99.
*Data last collected: 10 May 2025, so it might be even worse now, sorry.
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🔬Component Breakdown
Dissecting the digital corpse
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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 reached maturity with slowing innovation and some early warning signs of potential future decline.
INNOVATION
ADOPTION
PEAK
DECLINE
OBSOLESCENCE
⚠️
2020
GitHub Pulse
Declining
Weekly Commit Activity
52 weeks agoNow
Stars
13,215
total stars
Forks
1,058
total forks
Open PRs
175
open pull requests
Recent Commits
9
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
TypeScript30.2%
Java29.3%
Swift23.4%
JavaScript8.6%
Objective-C7.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Needs Help
Question Metrics
Total Questions
17
Answer Rate
6%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-43%
Recent Questions
Can you use Ionic Angular Capacitor with Angular SSR?
Answered35 views
javascriptangularionic-framework
service.function is not a function in Angular 19 with Ionic (Capacitor)
Unanswered32 views
iosangulartypescript
How to avoid blank page on Ionic 7 with capacitor after google login?
Unanswered28 views
ionic-frameworkcapacitor
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,180
Subscribers
1
Active Users
Activity Metrics
17
Posts
4.0
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+25.0%
Strong momentum
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing the Capawesome Cloud Open Source Program
r/capacitor20 days ago
11(87%)4
Announcing the Capacitor Biometrics Plugin
r/capacitor6 days ago
8(83%)0
Ask me anything: I built my first Next.js + Capacitor mobile app
r/capacitor21 days ago
8(100%)12
Next JS + Capacitor
r/capacitor7 days ago
7(100%)16
Announcing the Capacitor Secure Preferences Plugin
r/capacitor9 days ago
6(81%)2
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,787🇮🇳India
169🇬🇧United Kingdom
63🇨🇦Canada
53🇫🇷France
39🇩🇪Germany
33Market Summary
2,144
Total Jobs
🏢
2,891
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
Capacitor gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
14
Posts
Last mentioned 3 days ago
Community Interest
Average points21.6
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Surprisingly productive discussion. Must have been a weekend.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Capacitors Meet Geometric Series
3 months ago
323
What Happened to the Capacitors in 2002? [video]
1 months ago
31
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Crickets
Capacitor videos get fewer views than paint drying timelapses.
Content Metrics
1
Videos
22
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
22
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
HWK SCARY
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
NaN years ago
20
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 10 May 2025 | 58.1% |
| 4 May 2025 | 53.1% |
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