ColorBox AlternativesImage Viewers and other similar apps like ColorBox

ColorBox is described as ': light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery 1.3 & 1.4' and is a Image Viewer in the development category. There are eight alternatives to ColorBox, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, JavaScript, Wordpress and Node.JS apps. The best ColorBox alternative is Lightbox 2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to ColorBox are Simple lightbox, PhotoSwipe, Shadowbox and Magnific Popup.

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    Lightbox 2

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    Lightbox is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page. Its a snap to setup and works on all modern browsers.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
     

    • Lightbox 2 is the most popular Web-based alternative to ColorBox.

    • Lightbox 2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to ColorBox.

    • Lightbox 2 is Free and Open SourceColorBox is also Free and Open Source
  2. Simple lightbox icon

    Simple lightbox

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    Lightweight and responsive lightbox library with no dependencies.

    5 Simple lightbox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Simple lightbox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to ColorBox.

    • Simple lightbox is Free and Open SourceColorBox is also Free and Open Source
    • Simple lightbox is LightweightColorBox is not according to our users
  4. PhotoSwipe icon

    PhotoSwipe

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    Touch-friendly JavaScript image gallery for mobile and desktop, without dependencies. Responsive layout. Swipe and zoom gestures.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     
  5. Shadowbox icon

    Shadowbox

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    Shadowbox is a web-based media viewer application that supports all of the webs most popular media publishing formats. Shadowbox is written entirely in JavaScript and CSS and is highly customizable. Using Shadowbox, website authors can showcase a wide assortment of media in all...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  6. Magnific Popup icon

    Magnific Popup

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    Magnific Popup is a responsive lightbox & dialog script with focus on performance and providing best experience for user with any device (for jQuery or Zepto.js).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  7. Fancybox icon

    Fancybox

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    FancyBox is a tool for displaying images, html content and multi-media in a Mac-style "lightbox" that floats overtop of web page. It was built using the jQuery library.

    9 Fancybox alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Fancybox screenshot 1
     
  9. frescoJS icon

    frescoJS

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    Create stunning overlays that work great at any screensize, in all browsers on every device. Fresco is a beautiful responsive lightbox. It can be used to create stunning overlays that work great at any screen size, in all browsers on every device.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
     
  10. Featherlight.js icon

    Featherlight.js

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    Featherlight is a very lightweight jQuery lightbox plugin. It's simple yet flexible and easy to use. Featherlight has minimal css and uses no inline styles, it offers image, ajax and iframe support out of the box.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    • Node.JS
    • jQuery
    Out of the boy lightbox with featherlight
     

    • Featherlight.js is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to ColorBox.

    • Featherlight.js is Free and Open SourceColorBox is also Free and Open Source
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