lokesh/lightbox2
THE original Lightbox script (v2). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
69/100
- Activity 77
- Release rhythm 40
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 512
- age_days: 5435
- days_rel: 186
- days_push: 142
- n_releases_24m: 2
Adoption not part of the score
6373 stars · 1719 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
Lightbox2 is the original small JavaScript library for overlaying images on top of the current page, supporting single images and image sets with captions. It requires jQuery and is now in maintenance mode in favor of Lightbox3.
Use cases
- display images in an overlay on a webpage
- create an image gallery with prev/next navigation
- add lightbox popups to a blog or portfolio site
- group related images into a browsable set
- show image captions over a darkened page background
When to choose
- you need a tiny, battle-tested lightbox for a jQuery-based site
- you want simple HTML-attribute-based setup with no build step
- you need broad compatibility with all modern browsers
When to avoid
- you are starting a new project - use Lightbox3 instead
- your project does not use jQuery and you want zero dependencies
- you need touch-first or highly customizable gallery features
Facets
library · maturity maintenance
ui-components animation frontend web-development media browser lightbox image-overlay image-gallery jquery slideshow javascript
3 sources
- readme: https://github.com/lokesh/lightbox2 · fetched 2026-08-28 · ca9d4e6fa433
- homepage: http://lokeshdhakar.com/projects/lightbox2/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · 17daecb307e9
- registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/lightbox2 · fetched 2026-08-29 · 98c0bbe9a472
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| lokesh/lightbox2 | main | 69 |
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