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10 Best Background Slideshows In JavaScript & Pure CSS (2026 Update)

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Looking for a solution to create attractive backgrounds for the hero header or the whole body of your webpage?

This is a hand-picked list of 10 best JavaScript & Pure CSS solutions to create background slideshows that attract user's attention and increase engagement & conversion rates on the modern web app. Have fun.

Originally Published Nov, 2019, updated Feb 05 2026

Table of contents:

jQuery Background Slideshow Plugins:

Amazing Background & Slideshow Plugin - Vegas

Vegas is a amazing jQuery Plugin for adding beautiful fullscreen backgrounds to your webpages.

Amazing Background & Slideshow Plugin - Vegas

[Demo] [Download]

Background Slideshow With Ken Burns Effect - jQuery subtle-slideshow.js

A jQuery plugin used for generating a responsive fullscreen slideshow from background images. With Ken Burns effects (subtle image zoom & pan effects) based on CSS3 transforms and animations.

Background Slideshow With Ken Burns Effect - jQuery subtle-slideshow.js

[Demo] [Download]

Minimal Background Slideshow Plugin - jQuery PhotoFlip

A tiny jQuery background slideshow plugin to create a smooth and configurable slideshow by seamlessly transitioning between background images of containers.

Minimal Background Slideshow Plugin - jQuery PhotoFlip

[Demo] [Download]

Minimal Background Carousel/Slideshow Plugin - jQuery Live Background

A lightweight yet highly customizable jQuery tool that allows you to effortlessly create an automatic carousel or slideshow that can serve as the background for any element on your website.

Minimal Background Carousel/Slideshow Plugin - jQuery Live Background

[Demo] [Download]

Dynamic Slideshow Background Plugin - backstretch

An easy to use jQuery plugin that enables you to add awesome background images with slideshow effects to your webpage or any HTML element. This plugin can automatically resize the background images to fit your need.

Dynamic Slideshow Background Plugin - backstretch

[Demo] [Download]

Vanilla JS Background Slideshow Plugins:

Responsive Background Image Slideshow With Fade Transitions

A fully responsive background image slideshow with CSS3 powered fade transitions and next/prev/autoplay/pause controls.

Responsive Background Image Slideshow With Fade Transitions

[Demo] [Download]

Fullscreen Background Slideshow/Carousel With CSS3 Transitions – Bgzy.js

A JavaScript plugin for creating a configurable fullscreen background slideshow/carousel with cool CSS3 transitions.

Fullscreen Background Slideshow/Carousel With CSS3 Transitions – Bgzy.js

[Demo] [Download]

Basic Background Slideshow In JavaScript – easy_background

A vanilla JavaScript library to create a responsive, automatic, dynamic background slideshow from an array of images.

Basic Background Slideshow In JavaScript – easy_background

[Demo] [Download]

Pure CSS Background Slideshows:

Pure CSS Background Slideshow With Ken Burns Effect

A fancy responsive background slideshow which uses CSS3 to fade through a group of background images with a Ken Burns effect.

Pure CSS Background Slideshow With Ken Burns Effect

[Demo] [Download]

Background Image Slider With Caption Bar Using Pure CSS

A CSS only responsive slider (carousel) component that infinitely slides through background images by altering the images’ background-position using CSS animations.

Background Image Slider With Caption Bar Using Pure CSS

[Demo] [Download]

Conclusion:

Want more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Backgrounds on the web & mobile? Check out the jQuery Background Slideshow and JavaScript/CSS Background Slideshow sections.

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