FAQs
Below are a list of commonly asked Capacitor questions. If you don't find an answer here, check out our forum or our Discord. Check out the sidebar for a list of frequently asked questions 👉
What platforms does Capacitor support?
Capacitor can target virtually any device with our official and community platforms.
Official Platforms
Capacitor officially supports the following platforms:
- iOS 13+
- Android 5.1+
- Requires Chrome WebView 60+
- Modern Web Browsers
- Chrome
- Firefox
- Safari
- Edge
Community Platforms
Capacitor also has community platforms to target cross platform desktop frameworks. The current community targets are the following.
- Electron
- Tauri (alpha)
Do I need to use Ionic Framework with Capacitor?
No! You don't! Capacitor works with any web application, not just ones built with other Ionic tools. If you want a specific look and feel for your Capacitor app, and Ionic Framework isn't the right UI toolkit for you, you shouldn't feel forced to use it. There are plenty of apps in both app stores that utilize Capacitor and not Ionic Framework.
Where can I find plugins for my Capacitor project?
To find plugins for your project, you should check the following places in this order.
Capacitor Community GitHub ⚡
The Capacitor Community GitHub organization lists plugins that our excellent community of developers creates. They are Capacitor first plugins that are actively developed and should work in any Capacitor 3+ project. If you need a plugin, this should be one of the first places you look.
Awesome Capacitor 😎
Like many other Awesome lists, Awesome Capacitor is a community-curated list of great Capacitor plugins. If you can't find an official or community plugin, chances are that someone has already made the plugin you are looking for here.