The ionic-team/capacitor-plugins repository is the official collection of plugins maintained by the Capacitor team for the Capacitor cross-platform mobile framework. Written primarily in Java with supporting Swift and JavaScript code, this repository provides native functionality wrappers that enable web-based applications to access device capabilities across iOS and Android platforms.
The repository contains 18 core plugins distributed as npm packages under the @capacitor namespace. These plugins cover essential device and app functionality including action sheets, app launching, application lifecycle management, in-app browser windows, clipboard operations, device information retrieval, native dialogs, local notifications, motion sensors, network status detection, persistent preferences storage, push notifications, screen orientation control, screen reader integration, native sharing, splash screens, status bar customization, text zoom adjustment, and toast notifications. Each plugin is maintained in its own directory within the repository and published independently to npm, allowing developers to install only the plugins their applications require.
The repository maintains strict version alignment with Capacitor's major releases. The current version targets Capacitor 8, with historical versions available for Capacitor 3 through 7. This versioning strategy ensures compatibility between the framework and its official plugins. Beyond the core plugins housed in this repository, the Capacitor team maintains additional official plugins in separate repositories, including Camera, Filesystem, Geolocation, Keyboard, Haptics, Barcode Scanner, Background Runner, File Transfer, File Viewer, and Google Maps integration. The team also maintains experimental plugins under Capacitor Labs, such as LocalLLM for on-device machine learning capabilities.
The repository shares contributors with related Ionic projects including the core Capacitor framework repository, the Ionic Framework, and Angular Components, indicating deep integration within the broader Ionic ecosystem. This interconnected contributor base facilitates consistency across the platform's plugin architecture and ensures alignment with framework evolution. The repository explicitly directs developers toward the Capacitor Community organization for additional community-maintained plugins, positioning the official plugins as a curated core set while encouraging ecosystem expansion through community contributions.
