Top 16 Excellent Lightbox Image Viewer Showcase

1. Estro - jQuery Ken Burns & swipe effect slider

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To drastically reduce page loading times, lazy loading can be activated on a per image basis, so that images will only be loaded right before they need to be shown.Added work around to prevent the shadow from falling behind a parent div’s background image/color in certain configurations

Added lightbox integration on non-video slides

“I have been using a flash based image viewer for over 7 years on my website as no jQuery had up to now come close.

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2. iTunes Charts

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Hooks into youtube, and displays the image of the track on the script, linked to the lightbox JS for that track in a lightbox, and links to download the track from iTunes ( this is NOT affiliate linked )

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3. Royal 3D Carousel

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Original media lightbox that we have coded, with image, vimeo, youtube or iframe support. The lightbox can be used when a thumbnail is clicked to display media content.

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4. jQuery Mega Image Viewer - animated zoom and pan

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The mega 3d image viewer jQuery plugin allows you to easily replace <div> tagswith animated image viewers. Viewer used for displaying high-resolution object (image – JPG, PNG, GIF). Viewer displays the given display object inside the user-defined viewport area. Viewer allows to control the position and zoom of the object displayedinside the viewport. Viewer controls the sliding and zoom of the displayed objectso that the viewport area will be filled completely. Package contains a example for building lightbox gallery (ColorBox Gallery). Cross-browser compatible – Image Viewer is compatible with IE, CHROME, FIREFOX, OPERA, SAFARI.Viewer functionality:

set image source from javascript {“contentUrl” : “images/my_image. set image source from html <img src=”images/my_image. Set image scale method.

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5. HTML Before-After Viewer | jQuery plugin

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Lightbox feature that can let users open and see images full-window

– Simple page block with lightbox button

– Lightbox only, that can be opened by a button

- lightbox feature

- a HTML gallery generator tool, to help easy generate viewer code.Before After Viewer

- Every project can have a title/small info, that will displayed under the viewer.- Can be used even as simple image slider in CSS viewer, if you don't provide the alternate image for the projects.

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6. Jssor Slider jQuery Plugin, TOUCH & RESPONSIVE

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Image Slider

Image Gallery

Image Gallery with Vertical Thumbnail Navigator

Slider can be put anywhere (lightbox, or any container)

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7. NACHO Lightbox - Flat responsive lightbox

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NACHO Lightbox is the perfect plugin for showcasing images, videos, iframes and even ajax in a modern and usable manner that is available on every device. Deep linking – So when someone shares your image will be taken directly to that image.

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8. jQuery Giga Image Viewer - animated zoom and pan

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Giga free image slider displays very large images without loading the whole

image, giga viewer loads only needed fragment of the big image divided into small

The giga image viewer jQuery free plugin allows you to easily replace <div> tags with animated image viewers with hotspots. Viewer used for displaying very high-resolution JPG.Package contains command line program (for Windows only) and php script, for cutting images into pieces (max tested image had size 9000×9000 px). Viewer displays the given high-resolution JPG inside the user-defined viewport area.Viewer allows to control the position and zoom of the high-resolution JPG inside the viewport.Viewer controls the sliding and zoom of the high-resolution JPG so that the viewport area will be filled completely. Package contains a program for cutting image. Package contains a example for building lightbox gallery (ColorBox Gallery). Cross-browser compatible – Image Viewer is compatible with IE, CHROME , FIREFOX, OPERA , SAFARI.Viewer functionality:

reading current image position and scale

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9. ImageBox - Image Viewing Script

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Imagebox can be closed by clicking the darkened area outside the image. Right arrow: next image. Left arrow: previous image. Each image and gallery can have its own options. Changed html format to match Lightbox.

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10. Smooth Zoom Pan - jQuery Image Viewer

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This is a javascript / CSS based image viewer prepared to display product photos, maps or any image within custom small area.Fit or Fill the image

Custom alignment – on clicking reset button aligns the image in specified way

     - On Image Load.Lightbox Gallery example added.

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11. AviaSlider - jQuery Slideshow

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AviaSlider is a very flexible and easy to use Image slideshow plugin for jQuery with a set of really unique transitions that were nver available before, as well as some basic transitions, so the slider will fit into every project. It comes with an image preloader so the slider starts when images are ready to be shown. The slider also already comes with the famous prettyPhoto lightbox, but you are of course free to use any other

Features of the Avia slider image jQuery

Included Image preloader

already prepared to work with prettyPhoto Lightbox

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12. jQuery Flickr Gallery

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Includes three optional lightbox plugins (fancyBox, colorBox and prettyPhoto); although it is possible to user other lightbox solutions

No need for PHP unless internal image scaler is utilized; an external (web based) image scaling service is utilized by default

Added 2nd Cloud based Image Scaling Service to create Thumbnails

Added option to assign custom Class Name to all items that can be opened via Lightbox (in case you want to use a different Lightbox solution than the ones included; can be used to target these Classes specifically)

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13. SHIFT Gallery - support for image/div/video/swf

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It can also be turned into a slideshow so that your viewer can see your work without having to do nothing.Lightbox support

Image and thumbnails’ container size are re-sizable

Different text descriptions are assignable for each image

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14. Simple Portofolio Viewer - Javascript XML Gallery

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Simple Portofolio Viewer – Features

Smart navigation and image pre-loading. Resizable images and expand sliding image using CSS lightbox

Custom link for each image

XML Configuration – Title, Description, Link, Image

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15. Jquery Multimedia Gallery Slideshow with Music

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MultiMedia Gallery Slideshow with Music could be used as a gallery viewer, or a slideshow for your website or any kind of product viewer. Optional image title

Optional image link

Optional image lightbox (Prettyphoto)

Optional link whole image to lightbox or external url

JQuery Thumbnail Gallery With Lightbox

JQuery AutoSlide Image Gallery Slideshow with Music

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16. PHP Directory Handler

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ImageDirectory extends the functionality of DirectoryHandler by displaying directories specifically containing images; also makes use of lightbox. Perfect for displaying directories in a clean way, and an easy way to create an image gallery without the need for a database.

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