100 + 1 FREE photo/image galleries (AJAX, Flash, PHP)
This post is an attempt to collect all the major Flash/AJAX/PHP photo galleries in jut one place. Most of them are entirely free of charge. Some, however, have some limitations to their free versions but is should not stop you from trying them.
Gallery
Gallery gives you an intuitive way to blend photo management seamlessly into your own website whether you’re running a small personal site or a large community site.
Requirements: PHP 4.3.0+ , PHP safe_mode must be turned off, ImageMagick or NetPBM, MySQL 3+
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Plogger
Plogger is your photos integrated into your website, a fully featured photo sharing package with an attractive and easy to use administrative interface that makes managing your galleries a breeze.
Requirements: MySQL v3.23+, GD1.0+, and PHP4+
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Coppermine
Coppermine is a multi-purpose fully-featured and integrated web picture gallery script written in PHP using GD or ImageMagick as image library with a MySQL backend.
Requirements: PHP 4.2.0 +, MySQL 3.23.23 +, either GD or ImageMagick (any version)
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4images Gallery
4images is a powerful web-based image gallery management system. Features include comment system, user registration and management, password protected administration area with browser-based upload and HTML templates for page layout and design.
Requirements: PHP, MySQL
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Minishowcase
Minishowcase is a small and simple php/javascript online photo gallery, powered by AJAX that allows you to easily show your images online, without complex databases or coding, allowing to have an up-and-running gallery in a few minutes.
Requirements: php/javascript
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Galleriffic
A jQuery plugin for rendering fast-performing photo galleries.
Requirements: jQuery-1.2.6
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dfGallery
Flash Gallery to support both Flickr , Picasa , Fotki, Photobucket and Custom Images.
Requirements: PHP 5
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ZenPhoto
Zenphoto is an online photo gallery application designed to be “a simpler web photo album”. It includes dynamic image processing, folder-based albums, …
Requirements: PHP 4.10+ with GD support, MySQL 3.23+
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NoobSlide
Nice and easy plugin for image slider. 8 slider samples in total.
Requirements: Mootools v1.11 and v1.2
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Imago
Ajax Image Gallery with focus on simplicity and ease of use. This gallery has connectors for Flickr, SmugMug & SimpleViewer to call images from them or use their XML files.
Requirements: Mootools v??
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(E)2 Photo Gallery
(E)2 Photo Gallery is a open source gallery. Designed to allow you to upload your photos to a desired folder, tell the (E)2 Photo Gallery what folder to look at and it will automatically load the images using PHP.
Requirements: Mootools v1.1
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Pathfusion : Slideshow
Slideshow with transition between images.
Requirements: Mootools v1.11
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Galleria
Galleria is a javascript image gallery written in jQuery. It loads the images one by one from an unordered list and displays thumbnails when each image is loaded. It will create thumbnails for you if you choose so, scaled or unscaled, centered and cropped inside a fixed thumbnail box defined by CSS
Requirements: Jquery
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PixelPost
Pixelpost is an open-source, standards-compliant, multi-lingual, fully extensible photoblog application for the web.
Requirements: PHP 4.3+ / MySQL 3.23.58+
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SmoothGallery
This gallery and slideshow system allows you to have simple and smooth (cross-fading…) image galleries, slideshows, showcases and other cool stuff on your website…
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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FlashFlickr PhotoGallery
A photogallery made in Flex2/AS3 using Flickr API. This application let users to browse your flickr pictures, see your sets, tags and notes.
Built with Flex 2 / AS3.
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MooFlow
iTunes like image gallery. It is the script I chose to use to display my showcase on my homepage.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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LightWindow
A more advanced Lightbox clone.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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Viewer - mootools
Slideshow to display image galleries or page sections.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Slimbox
Slimbox is a 4kb visual clone of the popular Lightbox JS v2.0 by Lokesh Dhakar, written using the ultra compact mootools framework.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Revolver - Fast Image Rotation Engine
Revolver can be used as a clean, simple way to showcase a design portfolio, sketchbook, photoblog, or simple image gallery.
Requirements: PHP 4+
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ImageFlow
ImageFlow is an unobtrusive and user friendly JavaScript image gallery.
Requirements: PHP 4.3.2+ with the GD extension 2.0.1+
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BarackSlideshow
An elegant, lightweight slideshow script based on Obama’s homepage slideshow.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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SlideShow 2
Slideshow 2! is a javascript class for Mootools 1.2 to stream and animate the presentation of images on your website.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Showcase
CoverFlow gallery like.
Requirements: Prototype
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PathFusion : multibox
Another lightbox clone that supports images, flash, video, mp3s, html.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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UvumiTools Gallery Plugin
If you’re sick of the overused Lightbox image viewer, bring something fresh and new to your web site with the UvumiTools Gallery.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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3D Curve Photo Gallery
3D Curve Flash Photo Gallery using Papervision3D and XML.
Requirements: Adobe Flash (version 9) is required to edit the FLA file.
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Stack Photo Gallery
Flash XML gallery built on Adobe Flash CS3 ActionScript 3.0.
Requirements: Adobe Flash (version 9) is required to edit the FLA file.
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SqueezeBox - Expandable Lightbox
SqueezeBox is an unobtrusive LightBox inspired overlay, for modal boxed content on your site. It’s a snap to show images but just as easy to use HTML elements, Ajax requests, iFrames, SWF movies and more.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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MediaBox
Using the MooTools javascript library, Mediabox lets you open flash, video, and html content in a floating “lightbox” style window.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Space Gallery
Simple image gallery built with jQuery.
Requirements: jQuery
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Javascript Image Gallery Using Mootools (part 2)
HTML friendly Javascript image gallery using mootools.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Image Gallery v1.0
Flash Image gallery. When you click a thumbnail, original image opens in a Lightbox like window.
Requirements: Flash
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Circular Thumbnail Gallery
A circular thumbnail gallery.
Requirements: Adobe Flash (version 9) is required to edit the FLA file.
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Flash Gallery
Flash Gallery is a free application that allows you to create a slideshow on your website easy and fast.
Requirements: PHP (not requred if you work with Flickr)
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flashLightBoxInjector
flashLightBoxInjector is a PrototypeJS class that bridges the gap between Flash and Lightbox2.
Requirements: PrototypeJS
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Multiple Photo Gallery
Flash photo gallery for multiple categories powered by XML files.
Requirements: Adobe Flash (version 8 or higher) is required to edit the FLA file.
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Milkbox
Another lightbox clone, but this time is written for Mootools 1.2.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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FotoViewr
Web-based image gallery application which enables you to create 3D image galleries for your Flickr photos. They even provide you with the code to embed the gallery in your site or blog.
Requirements: Flickr account
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DhoniShow
Ever wanted an easy inline gallery on your website? Then DhoniShow is for you. Just throw some images into your HTML source and let JavaScript do the rest!
Requirements: Prototype 1.5+ and Script.aculo.us
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Zen Flash Gallery
Zen Flash Gallery combines simplicity and elegance. Minimalism goes together with functionality and does not distract the user from viewing of images, his main task.
Requirements: No special requirements
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Art Flash Gallery
Art Flash Gallery will organically blend with any design thanks to multiple appearance settings.
Requirements: No special requirements
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Slideroll Gallery AV
Gallery AV creates great-looking, customizable Flash photo and video galleries. Simply drag and drop your photos and videos onto the creator.
Compatibility: Windows & Mac OS X
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JSGallery
AJAX image gallery built with Mootools.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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easyALBUM
A DOM photo Gallery solution that is browser friendly, keyboard friendly, bandwidth friendly and more…
Requirements: No Requirements
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Flash Photo Browser
Flash photo gallery very similar to Stack Photo Gallery in the list above.
Requirements: PHP, Flash Player 7+
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Phormer
Phormer is a PHP-Based PhotoGallery Manager application, that helps you to store, categorize and trim your photos on the web with various helpful features!
Requirements: PHP
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Polaroid Gallery
Opensource flash gallery. The script loads images and image titles dynamically from an external xml file or a flickr RSS feed. Then the script processes the data and creates an interactive flash gallery.
Requirements: Flickr account, Flash to edit the FLA file (Note from the author: The FLA file is not very well commented, and the parts that are is in Norwegian)
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Slideflow
An Ajax based slideshow inspired by Apple’s cover flow interface. The photos and titles are read from an XML file, and the thumbnails are pre-generated using Photoshop actions.
Requirements: Scriptaculous and Prototype
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ImageFlow
An iTunes CoverFlow style gallery.
Requirements: Flash (optional) to edit the FLA file
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FancyBox
FancyBox is a jQuery Lightbox Clone.
Requirements: jQuery
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Flash Photo Gallery
Flash Gallery is a FREE, simple photo gallery built in Macromedia Flash 2004, that uses XML files to store the information about which images to display.
Requirements: image editing program to create thumbnails and a text editor to edit the XML file.
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Control.Tabs
Control.Tabs attaches creates a tabbed interface from an unordered list of links/anchors that point to any elements on your page that have an id attribute. It can be use to display images.
Requirements: PrototypeJS
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Couloir Photo Gallery
This photo slideshow is a demonstration of Flash-like behavior implemented solely in Javascript, HTML, and CSS. The code is offered as-is — Couloir.org offers no technical support.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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Flash Gallery Generator
A robust Flash photo gallery and slideshow.
Requirements: No special requirements
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Dynamic Image Gallery and Slideshow
This extremely lightweight JavaScript image gallery and slideshow script clocks in under 3kb packed and includes a number of cool features.
Requirements: Javascript
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Flickr Slideshow Generator
Flickr Slideshow Generator allows you to generate the HTML necessary to embed a custom Flickr Slideshow in your page or blog.
Requirements: Flickr Account
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FlickrShow
Flickrshow is a lightweight, cross-browser javascript slideshow, providing you with an easy way to display your Flickr images on your own website.
Requirements: Flickr Account
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flShow
This carousel can be used as a nice photo slideshow, an effective product showcase, a cool menu for your site, and much more.
Customization via XML file
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Highslide JS
Highslide JS is an open source JavaScript software, offering a Web 2.0 approach to popup windows. It streamlines the use of thumbnail images and HTML popups on web pages.
Requirements: some basic HTML knowledge is required to install Highslide
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GreyBox
GreyBox can be used to display websites, images and other content in a beautiful way.
Requirements: some basic HTML knowledge is required
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Showcase Slideshow With MooTools
A javascript tutorial showing how to make a showcase feature slideshow for your home page with MooTools.
Requirements: MooTools v1.2
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slideViewer
slideViewer is a lightweight (1.5Kb) jQuery plugin wich allows to instantly create an image gallery by writing just few lines of HTML such as an unordered list of images.
Requirements: jQuery 1.2.1 and the jQuery easing.1.2 plugin
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jQuery virtual tour
This is an extension to the simple panorama viewer that allows you to play a little bit more with jQuery by adding interactivity to transform some panoramic views into a virtual tour!
Requirements: jQuery
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CrossSlide
CrossSlide is a jQuery plugin that implements in Javascript some common slide-show animations, traditionally only available to the web developer via Adobe FlashTM or other proprietary plugins.
Requirements: jQuery
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Pamoorama
Pamoorama is a simple script that aims at spicing up your panoramic image a little bit.
Requirements: Mootools v1.11
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jCarousel
jCarousel is a jQuery plugin for controlling a list of items in horizontal or vertical order.
Requirements: jQuery v1.2.1
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PictureSlides
instant.js 2.2 allows you to add an instant picture effect (including tilt) to images on your webpages.
Requirements: jQuery v1.2.1
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instant.JS
slided.js allows you to add slide frames and shadow to images on your webpages.
Requirements: no requirements
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slided.JS
slided.js allows you to add slide frames and shadow to images on your webpages.
Requirements: no requirements
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Airtight Interactive SimpleViewer
SimpleViewer is a free, customizable Flash image viewing application.
Requirements: text editor and image editing software / Picasa software / For pro version: Flash 8+ to edit the FLA file.
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Airtight Interactive TiltViewer
Flash image viewing application in 3D style.
Requirements: text editor and image editing software / Picasa software / For pro version: Flash 8+ to edit the FLA file.
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Airtight Interactive PostcardViewer
PostcardViewer is a simple flash-based image gallery from Airtight Interactive.
Requirements: text editor and image editing software / Picasa software / For pro version: Flash 8+ to edit the FLA file.
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Airtight Interactive AutoViewer
AutoViewer is designed to display a linear sequence of images and captions.
Requirements: text editor and image editing software / Picasa software / For pro version: Flash 8+ to edit the FLA file.
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Flash Page Flip Photo Gallery template for Picasa
This template is based on the free version of the FlashPageFlip flash engine on www.flashpageflip.com.
Requirements: Picasa Software
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Search-This Photo Viewer
The Photo Viewer uses both Flash and XML. All data is stored within an XML file making it easy to make modifications and update.
Requirements: No special requirements
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Agile Gallery - Flash Version
The Flash version of AgileGallery is a free Flash photo gallery that rips through the XML output from Picasa (a free download from google) and generates the paging and thumbnails and displays the full sized photos along with any description entered in Picasa. It also includes a slideshow feature.
Requirements: Picasa, Flash Player to view the gallery
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FIG - Flash Image Gallery
The FIG is a gallery application that can be used by anyone to display multiple galleries of photos, artwork, or other pictures with descriptions.
Requirements: no server-side language required
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WS-Slideshow
Flash based slideshow for everyone.
Requirements: Flash Player Plugin Version 9.0.28 or later
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ShadowBox.js
Shadowbox is an online media viewer application that supports all of the web’s most popular media publishing formats.
Requirements: Javascript
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Zoomy.js
Zoomy.js is a Prototype class that allows you to easily create image gallery: the script make simple magnification of images with customizable options, as popup and overlaying boxes.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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Canvas Gallery with reflections (Beta)
Canvas gallery with thumb reflection. Based oin Prototype and reflection.js. Beta version.
Requirements: Prototype
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jQuery Image Gallery
A jQuery image Gallery.
Requirements: jQuery
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Thumbnoo
Thumbnoo, displays thumbnails with an option to enlarge them.
Requirements: no requirement
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Flowplayer - Scrollable
While this script is mainly used to embed videos on your site, you can also use it to display images in a Coda-like fashion.
Requirements: jQuery
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mooCicle
Sample javascript gallery for motools.
Requirements: Mootools v1.11
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Interface Slideshow
Slideshow from Interface.
Requirements: jQuery
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SexyLightBox
SexyLightBox is another Lightbox clone for Mootools.
Requirements: Mootools v1.2
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Auto-Generating Photo Gallery
Automatically generate a Photo Gallery from a directory of images.
Requirements: PHP, jQuery, FancyBox plugin
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qGallery (Beta)
qGallery is a simple to use prototype based gallery script. This is still a beta version and it doesn’t work in IE yet!!!. I hope the author will be able to comment about the future of qGallery.
Requirements: PHP, jQuery, FancyBox plugin
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Protoflow
ProtoFlow is a coverflow effect written in Javascript. It uses Reflection.js to do all the image reflections.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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PrettyPhoto
PrettyPhoto is a jQuery lightbox clone.
Requirements: jQuery
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Photo Slider
Slideshow image gallery.
Requirements: jQuery, photoslider.js
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jQuery Cycle Plugin
Another Slideshow.
Requirements: jQuery
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jqGalScroll v2.1
jqGalScroll takes list of images and creates a smooth scrolling photo gallery scrolling vertically, horizontally, or diagonally.
Requirements: jQuery
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Image/Photo Gallery Viewer using jQuery
The jQuery jqGalView Plugin allows you to take a grouping of images and turn it into an flash-like image/photo gallery.
Requirements: jQuery
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Suckerfish HoverLightbox Redux
Redux combines the suckerfish dropdown menu with Lightbox to enlarge the image.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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Lightbox 2
This list would not be complete without the great Lightbox image gallery that has inspired so many of us. For those who still don’t know it, Lightbox is a simple, unobtrusive script used to overlay images on the current page.
Requirements: Prototype & Scriptaculous
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The Lightbox Clones Matrix
This is not another photo gallery but a comprehensive list of all the lightbox clones for jQuery, Prototype & Scriptaculous, Mootools, YUI…
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jQuery.popeye - an inline lightbox alternative
jQuery.popeye degrades gracefully into a scrollable list of thumbnails which link to an enlarged version.
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