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The Capacitor project has grown tremendously since its inception, and the pace of active development and community contributions is a testament to its success. With that growth came a reality we need to own as maintainers: over time, we did not invest enough consistent attention in open-source triage and follow-through. As a result, technical debt […] The post Keeping Capacitor’s Backlog Healthy appeared first on Ionic Blog.

The Capacitor team maintains the core Capacitor runtime, its plugins, and the tooling that supports them. If you’ve opened an issue, reviewed a pull request, or followed a release, you’ve already seen this team’s work in action. Alongside our open-source responsibilities, we’re also one of several teams that enable mobile development within the OutSystems suite, […] The post Meet the Capacitor Team appeared first on Ionic Blog.

Capacitor, our cross-platform native runtime for web apps, continues to grow rapidly in 2025, now nearing one million downloads per week and reaching a new weekly high of nearly 930,000 downloads in mid-November. Today, we’re excited to announce the release of Capacitor 8 — the latest step forward in our ongoing effort to make building […] The post Announcing Capacitor 8 appeared first on Ionic Blog.

As an iOS developer, I’ve always found Dependency management for iOS to be a chore. For the first four years of the iPhone platform, we didn’t have any options at all. That changed in September of 2011 with the creation and release of Cocoapods by Elon Durán. Written in Ruby, Cocoapods made it possible to properly […] The post Swift Package Manager and Capacitor appeared first on Ionic Blog.

Ionic Framework 8.7 is here! This release delivers powerful new features that enhance developer productivity and user experience. From new CSS utility classes that streamline layout development to new Reorder events that provide fine-grained control, plus the latest Ionicons v8 update and Angular modal injection improvements, 8.7 brings the tools you need to create exceptional […] The post Announcing Ionic 8.7 appeared first on Ionic Blog.

Picture this: You’ve built a beautiful design system using Web Components. Your components are framework-agnostic, encapsulated, and performant. Life is good… until someone asks, “But does it work with SSR?” Record scratch. Freeze frame. That’s where our story begins. The Promise Land: SSR and Web Components Before we dive into the trenches, let’s set the […] The post The Quest for SSR with Web Components: A Stencil Developer’s Journey appeared first on Ionic Blog.

We’re thrilled to share the latest release of Ionic Framework, packed with exciting new features and improvements. This release brings a new Input OTP component, a new Datetime property to show days from the previous and next months, and a fresh update to Stencil. Let’s take a closer look at what’s new in 8.6 👇 […] The post Announcing Ionic 8.6 appeared first on Ionic Blog.

This is the second blog post in a multipart series. While it’s not necessary to read the first part it will definitely add some much needed context: Cross-platform AR/VR With the Web: WebXR with A-Frame, Angular, and Capacitor (Part I) Last year I covered a topic about incorporating WebXR into your Capacitor projects to create […] The post Cross-platform AR/VR With the Web: WebXR with A-Frame, Angular, and Capacitor (Part II) appeared first on Ionic Blog.

This blog post was originally written and published by Max Lynch on August 13th, 2020. This post has been edited as well as updated for content and links. Capacitor is a cross-platform native runtime for Web Native apps. Essentially, Capacitor takes modern web apps, and then packages them up to run on iOS, Android, and […] The post How Capacitor Works appeared first on Ionic Blog.

Stencil has become an essential tool for companies of all sizes who are building sustainable design systems. These design systems enable teams to deliver exceptional user experiences across multiple platforms, whether they’re building applications with React, Angular, or Vue. Today, I’d like to share some important updates about Stencil’s governance structure and future. A Brief […] The post Stencil Reframed: Community-Driven Governance Takes Center Stage appeared first on Ionic Blog.