Lightbox 2 Alternatives

Lightbox 2 is described as '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' and is an website in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Lightbox 2, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, JavaScript, Wordpress and Node.JS apps. The best Lightbox 2 alternative is Simple lightbox, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Lightbox 2 are Shadowbox, PhotoSwipe, Magnific Popup and lightgallery.js.

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  1. Simple lightbox icon

    Simple lightbox

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    Lightweight and responsive lightbox library with no dependencies.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
     

    • Simple lightbox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Lightbox 2.

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

    • Simple lightbox is Free and Open SourceLightbox 2 is also Free and Open Source
    • Simple lightbox is LightweightLightbox 2 is not according to our users
  2. 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
     

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

    • Shadowbox is Free Personal and ProprietaryLightbox 2 is Free and Open Source
  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. 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

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Magnific Popup screenshot 1
     
  6. lightgallery.js icon

    lightgallery.js

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    A customizable, modular, responsive, lightbox gallery. No dependencies. With tons of features such as thumbnails, youtube, vimeo and html5 videos, touch and drag suppot.. etc

    Cost / License

    • Pay once
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
     

    • lightgallery.js is the most popular commercial alternative to Lightbox 2.

    • lightgallery.js is Paid and ProprietaryLightbox 2 is Free and Open Source
  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 Lightbox 2.

    • Featherlight.js is Free and Open SourceLightbox 2 is also Free and Open Source
  11. ColorBox icon

    ColorBox

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    ColorBox: light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery 1.3 & 1.4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
     
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