PhotoSwipe

JavaScript image gallery for mobile and desktop, modular, framework independent

From dimsemenov·Updated June 16, 2026·View on GitHub·

**FEEDBACK NEEDED** I am developing the new version - PhotoSwipe v6, please [read about upcoming changes and leave feedback](https://github.com/dimsemenov/PhotoSwipe/discussions/2170). The project is written primarily in JavaScript, distributed under the MIT License license, first published in 2011. It has gained significant community traction with 25,201 stars and 3,272 forks on GitHub. Key topics include: gallery, image, javascript, lightbox.

Latest release: v5.4.4

May 24, 2024View Changelog →

FEEDBACK NEEDED I am developing the new version - PhotoSwipe v6, please read about upcoming changes and leave feedback.

PhotoSwipe v5 — JavaScript image gallery and lightbox

Demo | Documentation

Repo structure

dist/ - main JS and CSS
src/ - source JS and CSS.
- src/js/photoswipe.js - entry for PhotoSwipe Core.
- src/js/lightbox/lightbox.js - entry for PhotoSwipe Lightbox.
docs/ - documentation markdown files.
demo-docs-website/ - website with documentation, demos and manual tests.
build/ - rollup build config.

To build JS and CSS in dist/ directory, run npm run build.

To run the demo website and automatically rebuild files during development, run npm install in demo-docs-website/ and npm run watch in the root directory.