Lightbox

San Francisco, California, United States

The original lightbox library used to overlay images on top of the current page.

According to our data, Lightbox ranks 20th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 5.4% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 3.9% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Lightbox is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Lightbox Awards

⚡ Sites Using Lightbox

We have data on 129,022 websites that use the Lightbox JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Lightbox is dropbox.com.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 dropbox.com #35 United States English
2 globo.com #74 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
3 yelp.com #148 United States American English
4 bihar.gov.in #299 India English
5 swagbucks.com #319 United States English
6 sap.com #455 Germany English
7 merkur.de #572 Germany German
8 e***rt.club #667 English
9 spaggiari.eu #670 Italy Italian
10 nps.gov #1,014 United States English
11 roku.com #1,246 United States English
12 bqs*x.com #1,624 Netherlands English
13 gba.gob.ar #1,833 Argentina Spanish
14 fr.de #2,091 Germany German
15 bbva.mx #2,193 Spain Mexican Spanish
16 creditmutuel.fr #2,502 France French
17 beforward.jp #2,597 Japan English
18 genesys.com #2,600 United States American English
19 acehardware.com #2,678 United States English
20 bedbathandbeyond.com #2,776 United States English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Lightbox:

Most of the sites using Lightbox are from the United States, Germany, and Japan.

  • United States 17.1%
  • Germany 9.9%
  • Japan 6.5%
  • United Kingdom 5.1%
  • Italy 4.2%
  • France 3.8%
  • Spain 3.5%
  • Poland 3.1%
  • Netherlands 2.9%
  • Other 43.9%

Most Lightbox users speak English, German, or Japanese.

  • English 45.4%
  • German 10.2%
  • Japanese 5.8%
  • Spanish 4.9%
  • French 3.8%
  • Italian 3.4%
  • Russian 3.2%
  • Portuguese 2.7%
  • Polish 2.6%
  • Other 18%

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

  • .com 39.1%
  • .de 6.7%
  • .org 6.4%
  • .net 2.8%
  • .it 2.5%
  • .ru 2.1%
  • .pl 2%
  • .co.uk 2%
  • .jp 1.8%
  • Other 34.6%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Lightbox include business, marketing and merchandising, and blogs and wiki.

  • Business 17.1%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.7%
  • Blogs/Wiki 7.6%
  • Education/Reference 7.5%
  • Online Shopping 5.6%
  • Entertainment 4.8%
  • Travel 4.6%
  • Internet Services 3.8%
  • Sports 3.2%
  • Other 34.1%

🔢 Lightbox Versions

The most widespread version of Lightbox is 2.6, used by 42.3% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 29.5% of sites use Lightbox 2.11, and 9.3% use Lightbox 2.7.

  • 2.6 42.3%
  • 2.11 29.5%
  • 2.7 9.3%
  • 2.8 7.1%
  • 2.10 6.7%
  • 2.9 2.5%
  • 0.5 0.9%
  • 2 0.9%
  • 1.0 0.6%
  • Other 0.2%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Lightbox alternatives.

RankName
13
Fancyapps

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

€29+
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.

FreeOpen source
71
Lity

An ultra-lightweight, accessible and responsive lightbox plugin that supports images, iframes and inline content out of the box.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Where is Lightbox's headquarters?

Lightbox is located in San Francisco, California, United States.

Can I use Lightbox for free?

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

Which country uses Lightbox the most?

The majority of Lightbox users are from the United States.

Who uses Lightbox?

According to our data, Lightbox is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as dropbox.com, globo.com, and yelp.com.

Is Lightbox used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in and nps.gov. In total, we found Lightbox on 78 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Lightbox?

Yes, quite a few! Overall, we know of 294 academic websites in the United States that use Lightbox.

How does Lightbox stack up against the competition?

Lightbox is a fairly popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 290 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Lightbox?

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

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For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.