Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
47.6%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Your boss loves it. That should tell you everything.
*Data last collected: 6 Dec 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
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⏱️ 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
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
Struggling
Question Metrics
Total Questions
5
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
-100%
Recent Questions
How to remove the iOS accessory bar on mobile?
Unanswered55 views
javascriptiosreactjs
How to convert Google My Maps KML hostedimage URLs (/m/*/<id>) into real public image URLs (/m/1/<id>) from inside a mobile app?
Unanswered46 views
iosgoogle-mapsionic-framework
How to set a background image for the WebView on an android app built with React DOM + Capacitor v7?
Unanswered39 views
javaandroidreactjs
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,732
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
18
Posts
4.6
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-71.4%
Significant drop
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAnnouncing Capawesome Cloud Native Builds
r/capacitor18 days ago
11(87%)3
ML Kit Document Scanner Tutorial
r/capacitor10 days ago
9(92%)1
Experienced Svelte Capacitor dev needed
r/capacitor26 days ago
7(90%)4
Odd behavior when scrolling fully up and down?
r/capacitor18 days ago
8(100%)4
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,150🇮🇳India
143🇨🇦Canada
57🇬🇧United Kingdom
52🇩🇪Germany
31🇫🇷France
29Market Summary
1,462
Total Jobs
🏢
4,919
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
Barely Mentioned
HN tolerates discussions about Capacitor, but the real party's elsewhere.
Mentions
16
Posts
Community Interest
Average points7.4
Stone cold silence
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
6/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
Plasma Capacitor
1 months ago
110
Capacitor Plague
16 days ago
50
Cursed circuits #2: switched capacitor lowpass
3 days ago
20
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Barely Watched
YouTube algorithm buried Capacitor content deeper than archaeological discoveries.
Content Metrics
5
Videos
562.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Significant drop-33.3%
Average Engagement
112.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
Coding Technyks
Hobby Channel
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
Major Creator
Prof MAD
Major Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
5.2K62
Electronic Components: Master SMD Testing with Multimeter, From Capacitor to IC | Electronics Repair
Electronics Repair Basics_ERB
1 months ago
4.9K188
26 days ago
97239
1 months ago
335
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 6 Dec 2025 | 47.6% |
| 22 Nov 2025 | 28.5% |
| 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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