lightGallery by sachinchoolur
A customizable, modular, responsive, lightbox gallery plugin.
About lightGallery
From the project's README at github.com/sachinchoolur/lightGallery. Lightly cleaned for readability; for the full source see the upstream repo.
A customizable, modular, responsive, lightbox gallery plugin. No dependencies.\\ Available for React.js, Angular, Vue.js, and typescript. Core features Fully responsive. Modular architecture with built in plugins. Highly optimized for touch devices. Mouse drag supports for desktops. Double-click/Double-tap to see actual size of the image. Animated thumbnails. Social sharing. YouTube Vimeo Wistia and html5 videos Support. 20+ Hardware-Accelerated CSS3 transitions. Dynamic mode. Inline gallery. Full screen support. Zoom in/out, Pinch to zoom. Swipe/Drag up/down support to close gallery. Browser history API(deep linking). Responsive images. HTML iframe support. Multiple instances on one page. Easily customizable via CSS (SCSS) and Settings. Smart image preloading and code optimization. Keyboard Navigation
Health score breakdown
6-dimension composite. See methodology for formula and weights.
Adoption signals
Real-world usage data, pulled from each registry. The bigger the numbers, the more battle-tested the project.
| Signal | Value | Source |
|---|---|---|
| GitHub stars | 7.0k | github.com/sachinchoolur/lightGallery |
| GitHub forks | 1.3k | github.com/sachinchoolur/lightGallery |
| NPM downloads (last month) | 392k | lightgallery |
Release & maintenance
Is this project actively maintained, or about to die? Check the recency of last commit and last release.
| Project age | 12.2 years | since Feb 2014 |
| Last commit | 2 months ago | Mar 17, 2026 |
| Releases shipped | 124 | last: 7 months ago |
Self-hosting cost across providers
Detected requirements: 4GB RAM, 40GB disk minimum. Cheapest plan per provider that meets the requirement.
| Provider | Plan | Specs | Monthly | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| hetzner | CAX11 | 2c · 4GB · 40GB | $4.13 USD | Deploy → |
| vultr | VC2 | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5 USD | Deploy → |
| linode | Nanode 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $5.12 USD | Deploy → |
| digitalocean | Basic Regular 1GB | 1c · 1GB · 25GB | $6 USD | Deploy → |
Ready to self-host lightGallery?
Spin up a hetzner CAX11 (4GB RAM, 40GB disk) for $4.13/mo and follow the project's official install docs.
Data last refreshed May 7, 2026.
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