Simple lightbox Alternatives

Apps similar to Simple lightbox include Lightbox 2, which is free and open source. Other options are PhotoSwipe, lightgallery.js, Fancybox and ColorBox. In total there are five Image Viewers like Simple lightbox for the web and self-hosting.

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Simple lightbox alternatives page was last updated Jan 22, 2020

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.
9 Lightbox 2 alternatives
Cost / License
Free
Open Source (MIT)
Origin
United States
Platforms
Online
Good alternative?Is Lightbox 2 a good alternative to Simple lightbox?
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
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Good alternative?Is PhotoSwipe a good alternative to Simple lightbox?
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
Paid
Proprietary
Platforms
Online
Self-Hosted
Good alternative?Is lightgallery.js a good alternative to Simple lightbox?
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
Image Viewer
Origin
Türkiye
Platforms
Online
Türkiye
Good alternative?Is Fancybox a good alternative to Simple lightbox?
ColorBox
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ColorBox: light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery 1.3 & 1.4.
Cost / License
Free
Open Source
Application type
Image Viewer
Alerts
Discontinued
Platforms
Online
Good alternative?Is ColorBox a good alternative to Simple lightbox?