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10 Best Background Slideshows In JavaScript Or Pure CSS (2022 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 Mar 06 2022

Table of contents:

jQuery Background Slideshow Plugins:

jQuery Plugin For Automatic Background Slideshow with Image Zoom Effect - zoomslider

A responsive, full width, automatic slideshow from an array of background images, with a subtle image zoom effect.

jQuery Plugin For Automatic Background Slideshow with Image Zoom Effect - zoomslider

[Demo] [Download]

Tiny Yet Customizable Background Slideshow In jQuery

A tiny (3kb minified) yet fully responsive and highly customizable jQuery background slideshow (Carousel) plugin that automatically cross-fades or scrolls between background images of your container element at a certain speed.

Tiny Yet Customizable Background Slideshow In jQuery

[Demo] [Download]

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]

Simple jQuery Background Image Slideshow with Fade Transitions - Background Cycle

A simple lightweight jQuery plugin that enables you to cycle through an array of background images within a given container. Also can be used as a responsive fullscreen slideshow with basic fade transition for creating a dynamic background on your website.

Simple jQuery Background Image Slideshow with Fade Transitions - Background Cycle

[Demo] [Download]

Tiny Fast Background Image Slideshow - background-transition

A tiny, dynamic, fullscreen, blazing-fast jQuery background image slideshow plugin for attractive backgrounds.

Tiny Fast Background Image Slideshow - background-transition

[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]

Basic Background Slideshow In JavaScript – easy_background

easy_background is 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]

Dynamic Background Slideshow With Vanilla JavaScript

A vanilla JavaScript background image switcher that switches between background images with custom transitions by clicking given trigger elements.

Dynamic Background Slideshow With Vanilla JavaScript

[Demo] [Download]

Pure CSS Background Slideshows:

CSS Only Crossfading Background Slideshow

A fullscreen background slideshow with a crossfade transition effect built only with HTML and CSS/CSS3.

CSS Only Crossfading Background Slideshow

[Demo] [Download]

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]

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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