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 40th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 1.9% of the JavaScript library market share and is detected on 1.4% of all websites.
It appears on 2.2% of all websites in Australia, 2.1% in Spain, and 2.1% in India.
- 🏠 Website
- </> Source code
💸 Pricing
PhotoSwipe is available for free.
📊 Rankings and Market Share
- JavaScript Libraries
- Rank: 40
- Market share: 1.9%
🏆 PhotoSwipe Awards
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Israel in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 23rd most popular in Uzbekistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in Malaysia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in Pakistan in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 30th most popular in Ecuador in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 31st most popular in South Africa in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 31st most popular in Sweden in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Denmark in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Colombia in the JavaScript Libraries category.
- ⬆️ 32nd most popular in Egypt in the JavaScript Libraries category.
⚡ Sites Using PhotoSwipe
We have data on 57,307 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 | #1,211 | Taiwan | Chinese | |
| 2 | #1,661 | Germany | German | |
| 3 | #1,803 | Germany | German | |
| 4 | #2,005 | Germany | German | |
| 5 | #2,260 | Austria | German | |
| 6 | #2,507 | Czechia | Czech | |
| 7 | #2,534 | Germany | German | |
| 8 | #2,929 | Italy | Italian | |
| 9 | #3,430 | Switzerland | English | |
| 10 | #3,658 | Russia | Russian | |
| 11 | #3,687 | Germany | German | |
| 12 | #3,832 | Russia | Russian | |
| 13 | #4,409 | India | English | |
| 14 | #4,551 | American English | ||
| 15 | #5,138 | Pakistan | English | |
| 16 | #5,206 | Argentina | Korean | |
| 17 |  restaurantguru.com |
#5,504 | British Virgin Islands | English |
| 18 | #6,585 | Japan | Japanese | |
| 19 | #6,690 | Germany | English | |
| 20 | #6,775 | 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 21.3%
- Germany 7.2%
- United Kingdom 6.4%
- Spain 4.3%
- France 4.1%
- Japan 4.1%
- Australia 3.7%
- Italy 3.6%
- India 3.3%
- Other 42%
Most PhotoSwipe users speak English, German, or Spanish.
- English 55%
- German 7.3%
- Spanish 6.5%
- French 4.3%
- Japanese 3.6%
- Italian 2.7%
- Portuguese 2.1%
- Russian 2.1%
- Dutch 1.8%
- Other 14.6%
The PhotoSwipe JavaScript library is especially popular on .com top-level domains.
- .com 48.9%
- .de 4.8%
- .org 3.1%
- .co.uk 2.6%
- .com.au 2.4%
- .it 1.8%
- .fr 1.7%
- .net 1.6%
- .jp 1.4%
- Other 31.7%
The primary market segments for websites utilizing PhotoSwipe include online shopping, business, and marketing and merchandising.
- Online Shopping 26.7%
- Business 13.1%
- Marketing/Merchandising 12.8%
- Fashion/Beauty 8.7%
- Blogs/Wiki 3.4%
- Education/Reference 3.4%
- Entertainment 2.9%
- Travel 2.8%
- Internet Services 2.4%
- Other 23.8%
🔢 PhotoSwipe Versions
The most popular version of PhotoSwipe is 4.1, used by 61.5% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 17.9% of sites use PhotoSwipe 5.3, and 12% use PhotoSwipe 5.4.
- 4.1 61.5%
- 5.3 17.9%
- 5.4 12%
- 5 3.9%
- 5.2 2.9%
- 3.0 1.1%
- 4.0 1.1%
- 4 0.2%
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💬 Frequently Asked Questions
Where is PhotoSwipe from?
PhotoSwipe is from 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,
fr.de, and
merkur.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 22 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 277 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 4,046,631 websites.
- Statistics were last calculated on .
- For more details, see our methodology and disclaimer.