PhotoSwipe
PhotoSwipe is a modular 
JavaScript image gallery and lightbox library for displaying responsive image collections with interactive viewing features.
It supports responsive images, zooming, panning, touch gestures, keyboard navigation, fullscreen viewing, customizable UI controls, and galleries created from 
HTML elements, external data, or dynamically generated image collections.
According to our data, PhotoSwipe ranks 41th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 1.8% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 1.3% of all websites.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
PhotoSwipe is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- JavaScript Libraries
- Rank: 41
- Market share: 1.8%
🏆 PhotoSwipe Awards
- ⬆️ 22nd most popular in Israel in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Uzbekistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 31st most popular in Pakistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Colombia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in South Africa in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Malaysia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Chile in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 33rd most popular in Sri Lanka in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 34th most popular in Mexico in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 34th most popular in Egypt in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⚡ Sites Using PhotoSwipe
We have data on 47,713 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.
| # | Website | Rank | Country | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | #350 | Taiwan | Chinese | |
| 2 | #572 | Germany | German | |
| 3 | #857 | American English | ||
| 4 | #2,091 | Germany | German | |
| 5 | #2,481 | Germany | German | |
| 6 | #3,309 | Germany | German | |
| 7 | #3,642 | Germany | German | |
| 8 | #3,891 | India | English | |
| 9 | #4,330 | Russia | Russian | |
| 10 | #4,389 | Russia | Russian | |
| 11 | #4,573 | India | English | |
| 12 | #5,274 | Argentina | Korean | |
| 13 | #5,881 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 14 | #6,201 | Czech Republic | Czech | |
| 15 | #6,333 | Germany | English | |
| 16 | #6,571 | Turkey | Turkish | |
| 17 | #7,041 | Austria | German | |
| 18 | #7,785 | Germany | German | |
| 19 | #8,008 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 20 | #8,120 | Germany | German |
📈 Usage Statistics
Most of the sites that use PhotoSwipe:
- are located in the United States
- have content in English
- use the .com domain extension
- fall into the Online Shopping category.
Most of the sites using PhotoSwipe are from the United States, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
- United States 15.9%
- Germany 8.1%
- United Kingdom 6.3%
- France 4.6%
- Spain 4.4%
- Japan 4.1%
- Italy 3.9%
- India 3.8%
- Australia 3.7%
- Other 45.2%
Most PhotoSwipe users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 53.7%
- German 7.2%
- Spanish 6.7%
- French 4.3%
- Japanese 3.3%
- Italian 2.9%
- Portuguese 2.3%
- Russian 2.1%
- Dutch 1.9%
- Other 15.6%
The PhotoSwipe JavaScript library is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 48%
- .de 4.7%
- .org 3.2%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .com.au 2.3%
- .it 2%
- .fr 1.8%
- .net 1.6%
- .com.br 1.4%
- Other 32.4%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing PhotoSwipe include online shopping, marketing and merchandising, and business.
- Online Shopping 25.7%
- Marketing/Merchandising 13.1%
- Business 13.1%
- Fashion/Beauty 8.6%
- Education/Reference 3.6%
- Blogs/Wiki 3.5%
- Entertainment 3%
- Travel 3%
- Internet Services 2.6%
- Other 23.8%
🔢 PhotoSwipe Versions
The most popular version of PhotoSwipe is 4.1, used by 66.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 18% of sites use PhotoSwipe 5.3, and 8.5% use PhotoSwipe 5.4.
- 4.1 66.5%
- 5.3 18%
- 5.4 8.5%
- 5.2 2.3%
- 5 2.1%
- 3.0 1.4%
- 4.0 1.3%
- 4 0.3%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is PhotoSwipe's headquarters?
PhotoSwipe is located in Kyiv, Ukraine.
Can I use PhotoSwipe for free?
Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also open source 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 21 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 271 other JavaScript libraries we track.
What are the alternatives to PhotoSwipe?
Alternatives and possible competitors to PhotoSwipe may include 
LightGallery, 
Fancyapps, and 
Lightbox.
🗃️ About This Data
- We evaluate the popularity of technologies based on the number of websites where we detect their usage.
- Technologies without a detectable web footprint, and those we do not track, are not reflected in the calculated market share.
- This report is based on the analysis of 3,629,123 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.