10 Lightbox Scripts Perfect for Website Design
A lightbox is a javascript application that is used to display images, image sets, video, flash and much more, By using modal dialogs. This script has widely grown due to its simplistic design and due to how easy it is to implement. Below we will be showing you types of lightbox clones that are widely used to help you choose which is best for you website.
Lightbox 2
An initiative javascript dialog that allows the visitor to view images and videos without moving the visitor to a separate page.
| Javascript Library | Prototype + Scriptaculous |
| Images |  |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash |  |
Lightbox gone wild
A low end copy of Lightbox2 that is only used to show a lightbox connected with Ajax.
| Javascript Library | Prototype + Scriptaculous |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
Thickbox
A efficient lightbox clone that can display all inline elements, iframes and Ajax. But does not have the ability to play videos or flash.
| Javascript Library | jQuery |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
Lytebox
This lightbox script that can be used to display images and images as a group. This script can also display content in iframes.
| Javascript Library | Javascript |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
PrettyPhotos
This scripts stands by its name by allowing the user to show sets of images as well as single images in an efficient and strong manner.
| Javascript Library | jQuery |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
SlimBox
This script is an equivalent to Prettyphoto and works the same way and has the same features but instead of jQuery it works with Mootools.
| Javascript Library | Mootools |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
ColorBox
The script used for colorbox allows the user to connect to Ajax, iframes and inline elemnets. This script though lacks the ability to play videos and flash.
| Javascript Library | jQuery |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
BumpBox
This script can allow the user to view single photos as well as videos and Flash. Mootools is used over the typical use of jQuery.
| Javascript Library | Mootools |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
FaceBox
Facebox is a simple to use lightbox that allows viewers to view single photos. The user can use it to display inline elements and Ajax.
| Javascript Library | jQuery |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |
NyroModal
This script is one of the best to use with a photo gallery as it has the ability to show single and sets of photos. This script can also display inline elements, iframes and Ajax.
| Javascript Library | jQuery |
| Images | |
| Groups of Images | |
| Videos | |
| Flash | |