Cordova iOS

Cordova iOS is an iOS application library that allows for Cordova-based projects to be built for the iOS Platform. Cordova based applications are, at the core, applications written with web technology: HTML, CSS and JavaScript.

Apache Cordova is a project of The Apache Software Foundation (ASF).

Requirements

• Xcode 15.x or greater. Download it at the Apple Developer - Downloads or the Mac App Store.
• Node.js 20.5.0 or greater

Create a Cordova project

Follow the instructions in the Create your first Cordova app section of Apache Cordova Docs

To use a shared CordovaLib, for example in development, link the appropriate cordova-ios platform folder path:

cordova platform add --link /path/to/cordova-ios

Updating a Cordova project

When you install a new version of the Cordova CLI that pins a new version of the Cordova-iOS platform, you can follow these simple upgrade steps within your project:

cordova platform rm ios
cordova platform add ios

Debugging in Xcode

Import project in Xcode through File > Open and targeting /path/to/your-cdv-project/platforms/ios/App.xcworkspace.

How to Test Repo Development

npm install
npm test

Install Nightly Build

cordova platform add ios@nightly

Notes

Nightly builds are not recommended for production apps. They are intended for testing purposes. This allows users either to check if recent changes in the main branch have fixed existing issues or to identify new bugs before an official release.

Nightly builds are generated daily and may be unstable.

See Apache Cordova - Nightly Builds for more details.

Further reading

• Apache Cordova
• Cordova iOS API Documentation