Is Capacitor dead?
Deaditude Score:
49.0%Still Thriving
Alive0.0%Dead
> Runs smoothly on thousands of servers. All maintained by people who look dead inside.
*Data last collected: 12 Jun 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
13,403
total stars
Forks
1,065
total forks
Open PRs
163
open pull requests
Recent Commits
5
last 30 days
Contributors
0
active developers
Pulse Check
Stable
trend assessment
Language Distribution
TypeScript30.4%
Java29.2%
Swift23.3%
JavaScript8.6%
Objective-C7.9%
Stack Overflow Analysis
Holding On
Question Metrics
Total Questions
7
Answer Rate
0%
Acceptance Rate
0%
Growth
0%
Recent Questions
Black screen when using Barcode Scanner mlkit in the Value/Capacitor modal window, despite the permissions in vue 3
Unanswered44 views
angularjswebviewvuejs3
Firebase not reachable on xcode Iphone simulator running IOS 18.4
Unanswered38 views
firebaseios-simulatorcapacitor
Electron Ionic/Capacitor with some cordova plugins
Unanswered20 views
ionic-frameworkelectroncapacitor
🗣️ Reddit Echo Chamber
Still Breathing
Not dead yet, but the Reddit vultures are circling
Community Size
1,253
Subscribers
4
Active Users
Activity Metrics
17
Posts
7.2
Avg. Upvotes
Growth Trend
Rising
+166.7%
Explosive growth!
Community Sentiment
RageMehFanboy
Perfectly Balanced
Popular Discussions
Last 30 daysAdd native widgets to iOS and Android with Capacitor
r/capacitor14 days ago
33(96%)22
🚀 New Capacitor Plugin: Use iOS Live Activities (from JS!)
r/capacitor8 days ago
30(98%)10
I have just released a Capacitor camera preview plugin with barcode scanning support
r/capacitor10 days ago
16(100%)8
Single codebase, multiple apps
r/capacitor25 days ago
7(90%)3
💼 Job Market Pulse
Thriving
Capacitor jobs exist. So does Bigfoot, allegedly.
Global Job Distribution
🇺🇸United States
2,111🇮🇳India
162🇬🇧United Kingdom
60🇨🇦Canada
47🇩🇪Germany
38🇫🇷France
34Market Summary
2,452
Total Jobs
🏢
3,749
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
HN Darling
Capacitor gets moderate attention on HN. Neither cool nor uncool - just meh.
Mentions
13
Posts
Community Interest
Average points43.5
Moderate buzz
HN Verdict
Posted in the HN equivalent of a whisper.
HN karma potential
8/10
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
Understanding Bypass Capacitors (2015)
3 months ago
20
"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
13.1K
Total Views
Content trend: Free falling-50.0%
Average Engagement
4.4K
Views per Video
Low10K+ views
Creator Landscape
Top channels covering Capacitor:
Electric Online
Small Creator
Prof MAD
Small Creator
Z Secret Training Institute
Small Creator
Popular Videos
Sorted byviews
1 months ago
40318
Grade 11 Physics Unit 6 Part 10: Capacitors and Capacitance | Z Secret + Tutorial
Z Secret Training Institute
8 days ago
20444
1 months ago
8316
"If there's no 3-hour tutorial, does the technology even exist?"YouTube
📈Historical Score Timeline
Watch the slow death in progress
| Date | Score |
|---|---|
| 12 Jun 2025 | 49.0% |
| 29 May 2025 | 55.5% |
| 10 May 2025 | 58.1% |
| 4 May 2025 | 53.1% |
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