We can’t stop admiring this great new technology – jQuery and it really seems that web developers just don’t want to stop creating more and more new and awesome plugins that can do simply anything. Looks like you can’t find a more convenient way to enhance your website than by using jQuery tools. Graphic content means a lot in today’s web and we’ve decided to create a small collection of most notable jQuery plugins that will enrich and enhance your Photo Gallery. So, let’s start! And don’t forget to browse the collection of 20 Free Website Templates with jQuery for your spectacular websites!
Gallery View
Gallery View plugin provides users with awesome functionality and flexible, attractive content gallery that is easy to implement and to customize.
Image Flow
Image Flow plugin renders the flow effect and allows user to easily navigate trough the gallery with the help of keyboard arrow keys, and mouse scroll.
Supersized
Supersized plugin resizes images to fill browser while maintaining image dimension ratio, cycles images via slideshow, and it has navigation controls that allow the pause/play and forward/rewind features.
Sliding Image Gallery
Next jQuery plugin will display image content in an attractive and easy to use manner. This plugin will place one image in the center of the screen, with two smaller images off to the sides.
Galleria
This spectacular jQuery plugin will help you to create great image gallery and will even generate thumbnails. It is a very user-friendly plugin that doesn’t require any scripting knowledge.
Slide Viewer
SlideViewer is a lightweight jQuery plugin which allows to instantly create an image gallery by writing just few lines of HTML such as an unordered list of images.
Popeye
Popeye generates an inline image gallery from an unordered list of images. It is very simple in use and it will enliven your image gallery with a lot of dynamics.
Galleriffic
Galleriffic plugin’s aim is to provide you with a great tool that will help you handle high volumes of photos. It means that by implementing this to your website you’ll get terrific image gallery powered by jQuery.
JQZoom
This popular JavaScript framework plugin allows to magnify any image object you want. Very simple in use it will become one of best features of your photo gallery.
jQuery Multimedia Portfolio
jQuery Multimedia Portfolio supports photos, multimedia content like .flv, .mp3 audio etc. It can automatically detect extension and display images/snapshots according to it.
Simple Controls Gallery
Simple Controls Gallery allows to rotate and display an image by fading it into view over the previous one, with navigation controls that pop up when the mouse rolls over the Gallery. User can easily play/pause, or step through to a specific image within the gallery.
Zoom Image
Next plugin will help you to present your images in an elegant way. The best thing about this plugin is that you can magnify image with the help of the few clicks.
jQuery lightBox plugin
jQuery lightBox plugin is a simple, elegant, unobtrusive tool that will show you all best features of jQuery technology. You’ll be amazed and charmed with its simplicity and efficiency.
Pikachoose
Pikachoose is a lightweight jQuery plugin that allows an easy presentation of photos with options for slideshows, navigation buttons, and auto play.
s3Slider
s3Slider is a jQuery image gallery plugin that will display the images in the slideshow at left, right, bottom or top. You can also set duration between slides when initializing s3Slider.
Easy Slider plugin
Easy Slider plugin enables images or any content to slide horizontally or vertically on click. It is very simple in use – so you don’t have to be a skilled user to handle it.
Smooth Div Scroll
Smooth Div Scroll is a jQuery plugin that scrolls content horizontally to the left or right; it doesn’t limit the scrolling to distinct steps. Unobtrusive and smooth scrolling are main features of this plugin.
JFlow
jQuery Flow plugin is a great and lightweighted tool that will implement slideshow on your website in a few minutes. Original navigation buttons and smooth dynamics will enhance your websites look.
CrossSlide
CrossSlide is a jQuery plugin that implements in Javascript slide-show animations. This plugin gives opportunity to create great effect of an image approaching similar to Adobe Flash effects.
Apple slider gallery
This is a slider widget from the jQuery UI library used to create the same effect used on Apple’s website.
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