Featherlight.js Alternatives

Featherlight.js is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Featherlight.js for Web-based, Self-Hosted and JavaScript. The best Featherlight.js alternative is Lightbox 2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Featherlight.js are Zepto.js, PhotoSwipe, Magnific Popup and Shadowbox.

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  1. Lightbox 2 icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
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  2. Zepto.js icon
     16 likes

    Zepto is a minimalist JavaScript library for modern browsers with a largely jQuery-compatible API.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
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  3. PhotoSwipe icon
     2 likes

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  4. 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).

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source (MIT)

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
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  5. Shadowbox icon
     7 likes

    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...

    Cost / License

    • Free Personal
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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  6. Fancybox icon
     2 likes

    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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
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  7. frescoJS icon
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    Platforms

    • Online
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  8. Provides free photo upload and hosting integration for forums. Free picture hosting and photo sharing for websites and blogs.

    70 PhotoUploads alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Online
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  9.  Like

    PKIjs is a pure JavaScript library implementing the formats that are used in PKI applications (signing, encryption, certificate requests, OCSP and TSP requests/responses). It is built on WebCrypto (Web Cryptography API) and requires no plug-ins.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • Self-Hosted
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  10. ColorBox icon
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    ColorBox: light-weight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery 1.3 & 1.4.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Online
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