---
title: "Capacitor 9 Starts Here"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/capacitor-9-starts-here-r2bwcupee
source_url: https://ionic.io/blog/capacitor-9-starts-here
type: article
source: "Ionic Blog"
published: 2026-05-08T20:18:25.484Z
updated: 2026-05-08T20:18:51.427Z
tags: ["webdev", "mobile", "swift", "ionic"]
reading_time: 3
upvotes: 27
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# Capacitor 9 Starts Here

**[Ionic Blog](https://daily.dev/sources/ionic)** · 3 min read · 27 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

Capacitor 9 Alpha 1 is now available for testing. The headline change is that Cordova support is now optional — it's no longer bundled into the Capacitor runtime by default, reducing native code and startup overhead for apps that don't use Cordova plugins. Testers are needed to validate three plugin configurations: Capacitor-only, mixed Capacitor and Cordova, and Cordova-only setups. Additionally, Capacitor 7 and 8 now support Cordova plugins that declare Swift Package Manager dependencies via the Cordova iOS 8 format, resolving them automatically in SPM-based iOS projects. Future Capacitor 9 work includes Scene UI support, new device form factor exploration, and AI-assisted tooling.

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