⚡ JavaScript Libraries in Costa Rica

JavaScript libraries are collections of prewritten code that provide reusable functions and components for building interactive features and handling common client-side tasks in web applications.

Costa Rica is a Central American country with a population of over 5.2 million people.

According to our statistics, JavaScript libraries are used on 83.1% of websites from Costa Rica.

⭐ Most Popular in 2026

The following chart shows the top JavaScript libraries in Costa Rica in 2026, based on market share.

The most popular is jQuery, which dominates the market with an overwhelming 89.2% share.
It is followed by Swiper with 24.2% and Facebook SDK with 22.9%.

jQuery 89.2%
Swiper 24.2%
Facebook SDK 22.9%
Polyfill 18.1%
ImagesLoaded 16.3%
Lottie 15.5%
🍪 JS Cookie 13.4%
Slick 13.2%
Owl Carousel 12.6%
jQuery BlockUI 11.3%
Underscore.js 11.2%
Magnific Popup 10.5%
Waypoints 9.9%
React 9.4%
SmartMenus 8.7%

🚀 Highlights

Here is a list of the top libraries that are more popular in Costa Rica than worldwide.
Differences between global and country rankings are shown in parentheses.

6. Lottie ^(-4)
7. 🍪 JS Cookie ^(-1)
10. jQuery BlockUI ^(-6)
11. Underscore.js ^(-6)
12. Magnific Popup ^(-2)
15. SmartMenus ^(-9)
17. Isotope ^(-4)
19. Regenerator ^(-3)
21. Select2 ^(-10)
22. Popper ^(-3)

✨ Best JavaScript Libraries

Below is a more detailed list of the top 25 of the 188 JavaScript libraries used on sites from Costa Rica, ranked by their market share.

Rank	Name	Market share
1	jQuery San Francisco, California, United States A fast, small, feature-rich JavaScript library designed to simplify HTML DOM tree traversal and manipulation, event handling, CSS animations, and Ajax. FreeOpen source	89.2%
2	Swiper Weston, Florida, United States A modern touch slider library for building responsive sliders and carousels with hardware-accelerated transitions. FreeOpen source	24.2%
3	Facebook SDK Menlo Park, California, United States A library that provides client-side tools for Social Plugins, Facebook Login, and Graph API calls. Free	22.9%
4	Polyfill An open-source JavaScript library that provides modern web API features to older browsers that do not natively support them. FreeOpen source	18.1%
5	ImagesLoaded Alexandria, Virginia, United States A JavaScript library that detects when images have been loaded. FreeOpen source	16.3%
6	Lottie San Francisco, California, United States An animation framework created by Airbnb that lets developers export Adobe After Effects animations as JSON and render them natively on mobile, desktop, and the web. FreeOpen source	15.5%
7	🍪 JS Cookie Germany A simple, lightweight JavaScript library for handling browser cookies. FreeOpen source	13.4%
8	Slick An open-source, fully responsive and accessible carousel library. FreeOpen source	13.2%
9	Owl Carousel Germany A touch enabled jQuery plugin that lets you create a beautiful, responsive carousel slider. FreeOpen source	12.6%
10	jQuery BlockUI Allows you to block user interaction on the page or part of the page. FreeOpen source	11.3%
11	Underscore.js Boston, Massachusetts, United States A utility library for JavaScript that provides support for functional programming helpers (each, map, reduce, filter) without extending any built-in JavaScript objects. FreeOpen source	11.2%
12	Magnific Popup A responsive lightbox and dialog plugin for jQuery and Zepto.js. FreeOpen sourceLegacy	10.5%
13	Waypoints West Linn, Oregon, United States A library that makes it easy to execute a function whenever you scroll to an element. FreeOpen source	9.9%
14	React Menlo Park, California, United States A popular open-source JavaScript library for building dynamic user interfaces, created by Facebook. FreeOpen source	9.4%
15	SmartMenus A jQuery plugin for creating mobile-first, responsive, and accessible list-based website menus that work on all devices. FreeOpen source	8.7%
16	Modernizr A JavaScript library that detects the availability of HTML, CSS and JavaScript features in the user's browser. FreeOpen source	8.6%
17	Isotope Alexandria, Virginia, United States A commercial JavaScript library for creating filterable and sortable grid layouts. FreeOpen source$25+	7.1%
18	MediaElement.js Dallas, Texas, United States A free audio and video player with support for media files (MP4, WebM, MP3), streaming content (HLS, Dash), and embeddable players (YouTube, Facebook, Vimeo, Twitch, SoundCloud, etc). FreeOpen source	7%
19	Regenerator Menlo Park, California, United States A JavaScript library from Facebook that allows the use of ES6 generators in older browsers. FreeOpen source	6.4%
20	FlexSlider San Francisco, California, United States A responsive jQuery slider created by the WooCommerce team and included with WooCommerce. FreeOpen source	6.3%
21	Select2 A jQuery based replacement for select boxes. FreeOpen source	6%
22	Popper Monza, Italy A JavaScript library used for positioning and displaying tooltips, popovers, and dropdowns. FreeOpen source	6%
23	Fancyapps A commercial library of JavaScript UI components that includes lightbox, carousel, and pan/zoom components. €29+	5.5%
24	Wow.js A JavaScript library that reveals CSS animations when you scroll. FreeOpen source	5.5%
25	jQuery Easing Wilberfoss, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom A jQuery plugin that adds 10+ advanced easing animations. FreeOpen source	5.4%

👉 See Also

✨ Related Technologies
- JavaScript

Data is based on the analysis of 1,216 websites from Costa Rica.
Statistics were last calculated on March 21, 2026.
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.