Fancybox is described as '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' and is a Image Viewer in the development category. There are nine alternatives to Fancybox, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including Self-Hosted, JavaScript, Wordpress and Node.JS apps. The best Fancybox alternative is Lightbox 2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Fancybox are Simple lightbox, PhotoSwipe, Shadowbox and Magnific Popup.
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.
Lightbox 2 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Fancybox.
Lightbox 2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Fancybox.
Simple lightbox is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Fancybox.
Touch-friendly JavaScript image gallery for mobile and desktop, without dependencies. Responsive layout. Swipe and zoom gestures.
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...
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).
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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
lightgallery.js is the most popular commercial alternative to Fancybox.
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.
Featherlight.js is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Fancybox.
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.
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No dependencies (you dont need jQuery, etc.)