# luis-almeida/unveil

A very lightweight jQuery plugin to lazy load images

Repository: https://github.com/luis-almeida/unveil
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/unveil
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2020-07-20T09:33:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5257, "days_push": 2235, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 4093, forks 659 (observed 2026-08-28T04:08:34.664404+00:00)

## What it is
Unveil is a very lightweight (under 1KB) jQuery/Zepto plugin for lazy loading images, delaying image loading until the user scrolls them into the viewport. It is a minimal alternative to the Lazy Load plugin with added support for serving high-resolution images to retina displays.

## Use cases
- lazy load images on a long web page
- defer image loading until user scrolls to them
- improve page load performance by loading images only when visible
- serve retina/high-resolution images to capable devices
- lightweight lazy loading for jQuery or Zepto projects

## When to choose
- you use jQuery or Zepto and want a tiny, dependency-light lazy loader
- you only need basic viewport-based lazy loading without advanced options
- you need retina image support in a minimal package

## When to avoid
- you need advanced features like custom effects, containers, or event handling
- your project does not use jQuery or Zepto
- you need a maintained solution with modern native loading='lazy' or IntersectionObserver support

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: image-processing, ui-components
- domain: web-development, frontend, performance
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery-plugin, lazy-loading, zepto, retina-support, image-optimization, javascript

## Member repositories
- luis-almeida/unveil (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.664404+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 2026-08-29T18:23:20.415077+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/luis-almeida/unveil (fetched 2026-08-28T04:08:34.664404+00:00, sha cc881beb50f6)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.