TL;DR Capacitor by Ionic lets you build native iOS and Android apps using your existing web skills (HTML, CSS, JavaScript). It provides a free, open-source bridge between your web app and native device APIs — camera, GPS, push notifications, filesystem, and 100+ more. What Is Capacitor? Capacitor is a cross-platform native runtime that makes it easy to build web-native apps: Web-first — your web app runs in a native WebView Native access — full access to native SDKs and APIs Framework-agnostic — works with React, Vue, Angular, Svelte, or vanilla JS 100+ plugins — camera, filesystem, geolocation, push notifications, etc.…