diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeProtocol.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeProtocol.swift
index 37680bd56..6bef8c1e6 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeProtocol.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPBridgeProtocol.swift
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import Foundation
 import WebKit
 
 @objc public protocol CAPBridgeProtocol: NSObjectProtocol {
-    // MARK: Environment Properties
+    // MARK: - Environment Properties
     var viewController: UIViewController? { get }
     var config: InstanceConfiguration { get }
     var webView: WKWebView? { get }
@@ -34,16 +34,16 @@ import WebKit
     @available(iOS 12.0, *)
     @available(*, deprecated, renamed: "userInterfaceStyle")
     func getUserInterfaceStyle() -> UIUserInterfaceStyle
-    
+
     @available(*, deprecated, message: "Moved - equivalent is found on config.localURL")
     func getLocalUrl() -> String
 
-    // MARK: Call Management
+    // MARK: - Call Management
     func getSavedCall(_ callbackId: String) -> CAPPluginCall?
     func releaseCall(_ call: CAPPluginCall)
     func releaseCall(callbackId: String)
 
-    // MARK: JavaScript Handling
+    // MARK: - JavaScript Handling
     func evalWithPlugin(_ plugin: CAPPlugin, js: String)
     func eval(js: String)
 
@@ -56,7 +56,11 @@ import WebKit
     func triggerDocumentJSEvent(eventName: String)
     func triggerDocumentJSEvent(eventName: String, data: String)
 
-    // MARK: View Presentation
+    // MARK: - Paths, Files, Assets
+    func localURL(fromWebURL webURL: URL?) -> URL?
+    func portablePath(fromLocalURL localURL: URL?) -> URL?
+
+    // MARK: - View Presentation
     func showAlertWith(title: String, message: String, buttonTitle: String)
     func presentVC(_ viewControllerToPresent: UIViewController, animated flag: Bool, completion: (() -> Void)?)
     func dismissVC(animated flag: Bool, completion: (() -> Void)?)
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
index c753ff67a..f3ab8a32f 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CAPFile.swift
@@ -1,32 +1,9 @@
-public class CAPFile {
-    var url: URL
-
-    public init(url: URL) {
-        self.url = url
-    }
-}
-
 /**
  * CAPFileManager helps map file schemes to physical files, whether they are on
  * disk, in a bundle, or in another location.
  */
 @objc public class CAPFileManager: NSObject {
-    static func get(path: String) -> CAPFile? {
-        let handlers: [String: CAPFileResolver.Type] = [
-            "res://": CAPFileResolverResource.self,
-            "file://": CAPFileResolverFile.self,
-            "base64:": CAPFileResolverNotImplemented.self
-        ]
-
-        for (handlerPrefix, handler) in handlers {
-            if path.hasPrefix(handlerPrefix) {
-                return handler.resolve(path: path)
-            }
-        }
-
-        return nil
-    }
-
+    @available(*, deprecated, message: "Use portablePath(fromLocalURL:) on the Bridge")
     public static func getPortablePath(host: String, uri: URL?) -> String? {
         if let uri = uri {
             let uriWithoutFile = uri.absoluteString.replacingOccurrences(of: "file://", with: "")
@@ -35,40 +12,3 @@ public class CAPFile {
         return nil
     }
 }
-
-private protocol CAPFileResolver {
-    static func resolve(path: String) -> CAPFile?
-}
-
-private class CAPFileResolverFile: CAPFileResolver {
-    static func resolve(path: String) -> CAPFile? {
-        let manager = FileManager.default
-        let absPath = path.replacingOccurrences(of: "file:///", with: "")
-        if !manager.fileExists(atPath: absPath) {
-            return nil
-        }
-        return CAPFile(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: absPath))
-    }
-
-}
-
-private class CAPFileResolverResource: CAPFileResolver {
-    static func resolve(path: String) -> CAPFile? {
-        let manager = FileManager.default
-        let bundle = Bundle.main
-        let resourcePath = bundle.resourcePath
-
-        var absPath = path.replacingOccurrences(of: "res://", with: "")
-        absPath = resourcePath! + "/" + absPath
-        if !manager.fileExists(atPath: absPath) {
-            return nil
-        }
-        return CAPFile(url: URL(fileURLWithPath: absPath))
-    }
-}
-
-private class CAPFileResolverNotImplemented: CAPFileResolver {
-    static func resolve(path: String) -> CAPFile? {
-        return nil
-    }
-}
diff --git a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
index b92691326..8d6390632 100644
--- a/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
+++ b/ios/Capacitor/Capacitor/CapacitorBridge.swift
@@ -135,11 +135,11 @@ internal class CapacitorBridge: NSObject, CAPBridgeProtocol {
     public func getUserInterfaceStyle() -> UIUserInterfaceStyle {
         return userInterfaceStyle
     }
-    
+
     public func getLocalUrl() -> String {
         return config.localURL.absoluteString
     }
-    
+
     @nonobjc public func setStatusBarAnimation(_ animation: UIStatusBarAnimation) {
         statusBarAnimation = animation
     }
@@ -537,6 +537,47 @@ internal class CapacitorBridge: NSObject, CAPBridgeProtocol {
         }
     }
 
+    // MARK: - CAPBridgeProtocol: Paths, Files, Assets
+
+    /**
+     * Translate a URL from the web view into a file URL for native iOS.
+     *
+     * The web view may be handling several different types of URLs:
+     *   - res:// (shortcut scheme to web assets)
+     *   - file:// (fully qualified URL to file on the local device)
+     *   - base64:// (to be implemented)
+     *   - [web view scheme]:// (already converted once to load in the web view, to be implemented)
+     */
+    public func localURL(fromWebURL webURL: URL?) -> URL? {
+        guard let inputURL = webURL else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        let url: URL
+
+        switch inputURL.scheme {
+        case "res":
+            url = config.appLocation.appendingPathComponent(inputURL.path)
+        case "file":
+            url = inputURL
+        default:
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        return url
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Translate a file URL for native iOS into a URL to load in the web view.
+     */
+    public func portablePath(fromLocalURL localURL: URL?) -> URL? {
+        guard let inputURL = localURL else {
+            return nil
+        }
+
+        return self.config.localURL.appendingPathComponent(CapacitorBridge.fileStartIdentifier).appendingPathComponent(inputURL.path)
+    }
+
     // MARK: - CAPBridgeProtocol: View Presentation
 
     @objc public func showAlertWith(title: String, message: String, buttonTitle: String) {