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 PhotoSwipe, Shadowbox, Fancybox and lightgallery.js.

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Lightbox 2 alternatives page was last updated Jan 21, 2020
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  1. Simple lightbox icon
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    Simple lightbox

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    Lightweight and responsive lightbox library with no dependencies.

    5 Simple lightbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted

    Properties

    1.  Lightweight
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    • 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. PhotoSwipe icon
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    PhotoSwipe

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

    7 PhotoSwipe alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    PhotoSwipe Features

    1.  Photo Gallery
    PhotoSwipe iconLightbox 2 Icon

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

    • PhotoSwipe is Free and Open SourceLightbox 2 is also Free and Open Source
  4. Shadowbox icon
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    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...

    6 Shadowbox alternatives

    License model

    • Free Personal • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    Seems to be discontinued. Download section is broken so downloads are unavailable.

    Shadowbox iconLightbox 2 Icon

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  5. Fancybox icon
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    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
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    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Fancybox iconLightbox 2 Icon

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  6. lightgallery.js icon
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    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

    4 lightgallery.js alternatives

    License model

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted

    lightgallery.js Features

    1.  Photo Gallery
    lightgallery.js iconLightbox 2 Icon

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

    • lightgallery.js is Paid and ProprietaryLightbox 2 is Free and Open Source
  7. Magnific Popup icon
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    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).

    8 Magnific Popup alternatives
    Magnific Popup screenshot 1

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Magnific Popup iconLightbox 2 Icon

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  9. frescoJS icon
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    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.

    6 frescoJS alternatives

    License model

    • Freemium • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
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  10. Featherlight.js icon
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    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.

    14 Featherlight.js alternatives
    Out of the boy lightbox with featherlight

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Chrome OS
    • Self-Hosted
    • Wordpress
    • Node.JS
    • jQuery

    Featherlight.js Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    Ajax featherlight
    Custom CSS styling with featherlight
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    Lightbox modal with Vimeo and featherlight
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.7.14) is from 2019.

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    • 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
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    ColorBox

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

    8 ColorBox alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Online
    Discontinued

    The last version (1.6.4) is from 2016.

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