# andreknieriem/simplelightbox

Touch-friendly image lightbox for mobile and desktop

Repository: https://github.com/andreknieriem/simplelightbox
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/simplelightbox
Homepage: https://simplelightbox.js.org
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: simplelightbox, jquery, javascript, lightbox, dialog, modal, image-viewer, touchscreen-control, pinch-to-zoom, doubletap, es6
Last push: 2026-07-20T07:38:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4133, "days_push": 44, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1161, forks 166 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:49.323561+00:00)

## What it is
SimpleLightbox is a touch-friendly, responsive JavaScript image lightbox library for mobile and desktop, with optional jQuery support. It supports swipe navigation, pinch-to-zoom, double-tap zoom, keyboard controls, and CSS3 transitions.

## Use cases
- add a lightbox to an image gallery on a website
- display full-size images when thumbnails are clicked
- support swipe gestures to browse photos on mobile
- enable pinch-to-zoom on touch devices
- show image captions in a modal overlay
- replace a jQuery lightbox plugin with a standalone ES6 alternative

## When to choose
- you need a lightweight, minimalistic lightbox with lots of options
- your gallery must work well on touch devices and older browsers like IE 11
- you want optional jQuery compatibility or a standalone ES module

## When to avoid
- you need a full-featured gallery with slideshows, video, or deep-linking
- you use a framework with its own dedicated image-viewer component ecosystem

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: ui-components, image-processing, animation
- domain: frontend, web-development, media
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: lightbox, image-gallery, touch-gestures, pinch-to-zoom, jquery-plugin, es6, modal, responsive, javascript

## Member repositories
- andreknieriem/simplelightbox (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.323561+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:31:41.570547+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/andreknieriem/simplelightbox (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:49.323561+00:00, sha 144942e32b7f)
  - homepage: https://simplelightbox.js.org (fetched 2026-08-29T12:36:19.484167+00:00, sha 77361d375e89)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/simplelightbox (fetched 2026-08-29T12:36:19.493736+00:00, sha 91980f6381b7)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.