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10 Best Background Slideshows In JavaScript Or Pure CSS (2023 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 23 2023

Table of contents:

jQuery Background Slideshow Plugins:

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]

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]

Supersized Fullscreen Slideshow Plugin

A fullscreen background slideshow jQuery plugin which can be used to display your beautiful photos (images) in amazing style.

Supersized Fullscreen Slideshow Plugin

[Demo] [Download]

jQuery Fullscreen Background Slideshow - MaxImage

A jQuery Slideshow plugin that allows you to use jQuery Cycle plugin as a Fullscreen Slideshow. It supports almost all of jQuery Cycle’s functions, transitions, etc.

jQuery Fullscreen Background Slideshow - MaxImage

[Demo] [Download]

Fullscreen Background Image Slideshow Plugin with jQuery

Just another simple yet customizable jQuery background slideshow plugin that enables you to automatically switch the background images of your page at a certain speed.

Fullscreen Background Image Slideshow Plugin with jQuery

[Demo] [Download]

Vanilla JS Background Slideshow Plugins:

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]

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]

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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