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2025-09-057 min

Building Custom Native Plugins for Capacitor 8 (Swift & Kotlin)

Step-by-step tutorial on bridging proprietary hardware SDKs to TypeScript using Capacitor 8 Plugin Architecture.

Julien Kermarec
Julien Kermarec
Ionic Developer Expert (IDE) & Lead Architect

When do you need a custom Capacitor plugin?

While the open-source ecosystem offers hundreds of plugins, custom enterprise requirements often demand: - Integrating hardware peripherals (RFID scanners, POS payment terminals, barcode engines). - Accessing platform-specific secure enclaves (Apple Secure Enclave, Android KeyStore). - Leveraging newly released OS APIs before community adapters exist.

Discover how to write clean Swift and Kotlin bridges that deliver flawless native performance to your web codebase.

#Capacitor 8#Swift#Kotlin#Plugins#iOS#Android