Mobile apps with HTML, CSS & JS

Target multiple platforms with one code base

Free and open source

Reusable code across platforms

Support for offline scenarios

Access native device APIs

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1

Installing Cordova

Cordova command-line runs on Node.js and is available on NPM. Follow platform specific guides to install additional platform dependencies. Open a command prompt or Terminal, and type npm install -g cordova.

$ npm install -g cordova
npm install -g cordova
2

Create a project

Create a blank Cordova project using the command-line tool. Navigate to the directory where you wish to create your project and type cordova create <path>.

For a complete set of options, type cordova help create.

$ cordova create MyApp
cordova create MyApp
3

Add a platform

After creating a Cordova project, navigate to the project directory. From the project directory, you need to add a platform for which you want to build your app.

To add a platform, type cordova platform add <platform name>.

For a complete list of platforms you can add, run cordova platform.

$ cd MyApp

$ cordova platform add browser

cd MyApp cordova platform add browser
4

Run your app

From the command line, run cordova run <platform name>.

$ cordova run browser
cordova run browser
5

Supported Platforms

See a list of features supported in each platform

Cordova wraps your HTML/JavaScript app into a native container which can access the device functions of several platforms. These functions are exposed via a unified JavaScript API, allowing you to easily write one set of code to target nearly every phone or tablet on the market today and publish to their app stores.

Cordova Tools

A diverse ecosystem of command line tools, JavaScript frameworks, and cloud services exist that augment Cordova

Cordova App Showcase

See other apps that use Cordova