Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
53.3%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> It lives in legacy code and regrets.
*Data last collected: 27 Oct 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
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
20%
Acceptance Rate
20%
Growth
-50%
Recent Questions
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Posting about this tech is the Reddit equivalent of shouting into the void
Community Size
1,631
Subscribers
0
Active Users
Activity Metrics
17
Posts
5.4
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Falling
-40.0%
Losing steam
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 dayscapacitor packages will start passing 1 million downloads per month on npm in 2026.
r/capacitor1 months ago
28(100%)9
GitHub - Cap-go/capacitor-updater: Capacitor plugin for Instant updates: Ship updates, fixes, changes, and features within minutes
r/capacitor14 days ago
7(77%)2
Age Signals Plugin for Capacitor
r/capacitor24 days ago
7(82%)3
Exporting Capacitor projects is a new feature in TilBuci, a free software for creating interactive content.
r/capacitor18 days ago
7(100%)0
Free Capacitor app that helps to choose your produce via AI
r/capacitor1 months ago
6(100%)1
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
1,171🇮🇳India
120🇬🇧United Kingdom
63🇨🇦Canada
52🇩🇪Germany
35🇫🇷France
24Market Summary
1,465
Total Jobs
🏢
4,695
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
122
Posts
Last mentioned 2 days ago
Community Interest
Average points15.0
Minimal traction
HN Verdict
Typical orange site discourse: pedantic corrections.
HN karma potential
8/10
Notable Discussions
Order bypoints
What's your experience using Lynx (mobile framework)?
4 months ago
71
"Remember that HN commenters once called React.js a terrible idea. Interpret accordingly."
▶️ YouTube Coverage
Fading Away
Capacitor content exists on YouTube. So does flat earth theory.
Content Metrics
2
Videos
6.7K
Total Views
Content trend: Stable0.0%
Average Engagement
3.3K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
Homemade 101
Small Creator
Mr.Electric DIY
Hobby Channel
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
NaN years ago
17224
NaN years ago
62
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 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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