# Capacitor

Tool · [Standard tools and platforms](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tools)

Also called: Capacitor JS, Ionic Capacitor

An [open-source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source) tool that wraps a [web app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app) so it can be published as an iPhone or Android app with access to phone features.

**For example:** A team [packages](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/package-manager) its existing [web app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app) with Capacitor to get into the app stores without a [rewrite](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/technical-debt).

Official site: <https://capacitorjs.com>

## Connects to (4)

- [Tech stack](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/tech-stack): The set of programming languages and tools a product is built with.
- [Web app vs mobile app](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/web-app-mobile-app): A web app runs in a browser at a web address, on any device.
- [React Native](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/react-native): A framework from Meta for building iPhone and Android apps with React and JavaScript, sharing most of the code between the two.
- [Open source](https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/open-source): Software whose code is published for anyone to read, use and build on, under a license that sets the rules for doing so.

Map view: https://ecosystem.samcarlton.com/capacitor