10 Best Context Menus In jQuery And Pure JavaScript (2023 Update)
What is Context Menu:
A context menu is a list of commands that appear when the user right-clicks on an object or selection inside a web page. You're probably already familiar with it, since it appears when you right-click on most of the things on the page, like links, images and text-boxes.
The Best Context Menu Plugin
One of the most frequent and favorite JavaScript plugins used by developers is the context menu. Using it you can give your users access to an easy way to include in your web application, any kind of information or action, just right clicking an object.
Nowadays with pure JavaScript we have a wide variety of open source plugins that can be used independently or along side with jQuery to obtain a single tool or even a highly complex one in order to build a custom Context Menu.
In this post you will find the 10 best context menu plugins built with jQuery and/or vanilla JavaScript that are easy to integrate with your existing web project. Enjoy!
Originally Published May 29 2019, updated Jan 29 2023
Table of contents:
jQuery Context Menu Plugins:
Feature-rich Custom jQuery Context Menu Plugin - contextMenu
contextMenu is a feature-rich and high performance jQuery plugin for replacing the default browser's right-click menu with a custom one.
Windows Like Right Click Context Menu with jQuery
A lightweight jQuery context menu plugin that displays a Windows like popup menu with icons as you right click on a given container.
Versatile & Customizable jQuery Context Menu Plugin - Jeegoocontext
A jQuery menu plugin that turns an unordered list into a versatile, customizable, skinnable and multi-level context menu with custom fade-in animations.
Tiny jQuery Plugin For Chrome Style Context Menus - chromeContext
A lightweight (~1kb minified) jQuery plugin for creating google chrome browser style context menus when right clicking html elements.
Dynamic Multi-level Context Menu With JavaScript
A jQuery plugin that creates an animated, Android (Material Design) inspired popup menu to replace the native browser context (right-click) menu on any element within the document.
Vanilla JS Context Menu Libraries:
context-menu.js
A JavaScript/LESS plugin that helps you create custom, dynamic, native-looking context menus inside any container element you specify.
Skinnable Right-click Context Menu In JavaScript – context-js
A skinnable, customizable, multi-level context menu library to replace the browser’s right-click menu.
Contextual.js
A vanilla JS plugin that attaches a dynamic, customizable, multi-level context/pop-up menu to your element. Without any dependencies.
Custom Right-click Menu (Context Menu) In Vanilla JavaScript – CtxMenu
A dynamic, customizable context menu plugin to replace the native browser right-click menu.
Dynamic Multi-level Context Menu With JavaScript
A simple, plain, multi-level context menu component implemented in vanilla JavaScript.
Conclusion:
There are many different ways to customize the context menu and this is a list of the top 10 that I came up with. Each one is unique and very powerful in their own right. There are other plugins available, but these are the ones I highly recommend any developer to try out.
Looking more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome context menus on the web & mobile? See jQuery Context Menu and JavaScript Context Menu sections for more details.
