Featherlight

Featherlight is a lightweight jQuery lightbox plugin.

According to our data, Featherlight ranks 76th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.6% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 0.4% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Featherlight is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Featherlight Awards

⚡ Sites Using Featherlight

We have data on 14,571 websites that use the Featherlight JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Featherlight is tecnm.mx.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 tecnm.mx #4,716 Mexico Mexican Spanish
2 aagag.com #5,214 Korea Korean
3 insee.fr #5,499 France French
4 ui.ac.id #6,938 Indonesia English
5 discoveryeducation.com #7,761 American English
6 hites.com #9,300 Canada Spanish
7 lta.gov.sg #9,919 Singapore English
8 pcgamesn.com #11,663 United Kingdom American English
9 univ-lorraine.fr #11,767 France French
10 gameinformer.com #15,226 English
11 upatras.gr #15,294 Greece Greek
12 unr.edu.ar #15,607 Argentina Spanish
13 awaytravel.com #15,772 United States American English
14 np-plitvicka-jezera.hr #16,848 Croatia Croatian
15 invoicecloud.net #18,066 United States American English
16 theupsstore.com #18,642 United States English
17 e2open.com #21,033 American English
18 plus.com.my #21,658 Malaysia American English
19 williams.edu #22,361 United States American English
20 smashballoon.com #22,458 American English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Featherlight:

Most of the sites using Featherlight are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.

  • United States 25.6%
  • Germany 9.5%
  • United Kingdom 7.5%
  • Spain 5.3%
  • Italy 4.1%
  • France 4%
  • Canada 3.5%
  • Netherlands 3%
  • Australia 2.7%
  • Other 34.8%

Most Featherlight users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 56.3%
  • German 10.2%
  • Spanish 6.4%
  • French 4.2%
  • Italian 3.4%
  • Dutch 2.4%
  • Portuguese 2.4%
  • Japanese 1.9%
  • Polish 1.6%
  • Other 11.2%

The Featherlight JavaScript library is especially popular on .com, .org, and .de top-level domains.

  • .com 36.5%
  • .org 14.5%
  • .de 6.5%
  • .co.uk 2.5%
  • .it 2.5%
  • .net 2%
  • .ch 1.9%
  • .nl 1.9%
  • .fr 1.6%
  • Other 30.1%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Featherlight include business, marketing and merchandising, and education and reference.

  • Business 16.9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.7%
  • Education/Reference 9.6%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 6.3%
  • Blogs/Wiki 5.6%
  • Entertainment 4.8%
  • Sports 4.4%
  • Travel 4.2%
  • Online Shopping 4.2%
  • Other 32.3%

🔢 Featherlight Versions

The most common version of Featherlight is 1.7, used by 84.9% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 6.7% of sites use Featherlight 1.3, and 2.9% use Featherlight 1.5.

  • 1.7 84.9%
  • 1.3 6.7%
  • 1.5 2.9%
  • 1.4 2.7%
  • 1.6 1.7%
  • 1.2 1.1%
  • 1.0 0.4%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Featherlight alternatives.

RankName
13
Fancyapps

A commercial library of JavaScript UI components that includes lightbox, carousel, and pan/zoom components.

€29+
20
Lightbox
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The original lightbox library used to overlay images on top of the current page.

FreeOpen source
44
PhotoSwipe

A modular JavaScript image gallery and lightbox.

FreeOpen source
47
jQuery Colorbox

A lightweight, customizable lightbox plugin for jQuery.

FreeOpen source
57
LightGallery

A customizable, modular, responsive lightbox gallery plugin with no dependencies.

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Featherlight free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source, and its code is available on GitHub.

Which country uses Featherlight the most?

The majority of Featherlight users are from the United States.

Who uses Featherlight?

According to our data, Featherlight is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as tecnm.mx, aagag.com, and insee.fr.

Is Featherlight used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by lta.gov.sg. In total, we found Featherlight on 33 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Featherlight?

Yes. The most notable of these are ui.ac.id, unr.edu.ar, and williams.edu. Overall, we know of 54 academic websites in the United States that use Featherlight.

How does Featherlight stack up against its competitors?

Featherlight is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 234 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Featherlight?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Featherlight may include Fancyapps, Lightbox, and PhotoSwipe.

👉 See Also

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.