PhotoSwipe

PhotoSwipe is a modular JavaScript image gallery and lightbox.

According to our data, PhotoSwipe ranks 44th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 1.7% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 1.3% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

PhotoSwipe is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 PhotoSwipe Awards

⚡ Sites Using PhotoSwipe

We have data on 41,677 websites that use the PhotoSwipe JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using PhotoSwipe is gamer.com.tw.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 gamer.com.tw #350 Taiwan Chinese
2 merkur.de #572 Germany German
3 hdp**ncomics.com #857 American English
4 hkjc.com #1,987 Chinese
5 fr.de #2,091 Germany German
6 taz.de #2,481 Germany German
7 hna.de #3,309 Germany German
8 ruhr24.de #3,642 Germany German
9 boat-lifestyle.com #3,891 India English
10 author.today #4,330 Russia Russian
11 irecommend.ru #4,389 Russia Russian
12 discoverpilgrim.com #4,573 India English
13 oblenergo.cv.ua #4,973 Ukraine American English
14 kgirls.net #5,274 Korea Korean
15 birgun.net #5,881 Turkey Turkish
16 rozhlas.cz #6,201 Czech Republic Czech
17 fritz.com #6,333 Germany English
18 donanimhaber.com #6,571 Turkey Turkish
19 meinbezirk.at #7,041 Austria German
20 citynews.ca #7,070 Canada English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use PhotoSwipe:

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

  • United States 15.3%
  • Germany 7.9%
  • United Kingdom 6.1%
  • Spain 4.5%
  • France 4.4%
  • Japan 4%
  • India 4%
  • Italy 4%
  • Australia 3.7%
  • Other 46.1%

Most PhotoSwipe users speak English, German, or Spanish.

  • English 53.1%
  • German 7.1%
  • Spanish 6.9%
  • French 4.2%
  • Japanese 3.3%
  • Italian 3%
  • Portuguese 2.4%
  • Russian 2.1%
  • Dutch 2.1%
  • Other 15.8%

The PhotoSwipe JavaScript library is especially popular on .com top-level domains.

  • .com 47.9%
  • .de 4.7%
  • .org 3.2%
  • .co.uk 2.5%
  • .it 2%
  • .com.au 2%
  • .net 1.7%
  • .fr 1.7%
  • .com.br 1.5%
  • Other 32.8%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing PhotoSwipe include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business.

  • Online Shopping 25.4%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 13.1%
  • Business 12.9%
  • Fashion/Beauty 8.4%
  • Education/Reference 3.6%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.5%
  • Entertainment 3.1%
  • Travel 3%
  • Internet Services 2.8%
  • Other 24.2%

🔢 PhotoSwipe Versions

The most popular version of PhotoSwipe is 4.1, used by 67.6% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 18% of sites use PhotoSwipe 5.3, and 8.1% use PhotoSwipe 5.4.

  • 4.1 67.6%
  • 5.3 18%
  • 5.4 8.1%
  • 5 1.7%
  • 5.2 1.7%
  • 4.0 1.5%
  • 3.0 1.4%
  • 4 0.3%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best PhotoSwipe alternatives.

RankName
13
Fancyapps

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

€29+
20
Lightbox
San Francisco, California, United States

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

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

Can I use PhotoSwipe for free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also an open source solution and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses PhotoSwipe the most?

The majority of PhotoSwipe users are from the United States.

Who uses PhotoSwipe?

According to our data, PhotoSwipe is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as gamer.com.tw, merkur.de, and fr.de.

Is PhotoSwipe used on government websites?

In total, we found PhotoSwipe on 3 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use PhotoSwipe?

Yes. Overall, we know of 17 academic websites in the United States that use PhotoSwipe.

How does PhotoSwipe stack up against the competition?

PhotoSwipe is a fairly popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 266 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to PhotoSwipe?

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

Statistics were last calculated on .
For details, see our methodology and disclaimer.