10 Best Video Lightbox Plugin In JavaScript (2024 Update)

by jQueryScript,

What Is Video Lightbox?

A Video Lightbox enables the visitor to open and play web videos (HTML5, Youtube, Vimeo, etc) in a lightbox with a fullscreen background overlay.

It is committed to delivering an immersive viewing experience to your end users while playing videos on the web page.

The Best Video Lightbox Plugin:

There are tons of Lightbox & Modal JavaScript plugins that support videos out there, while it is not an easy task to determine which one is right for you.

Here is a hand-crafted list of 10 best jQuery and Vanilla JavaScript Video Lightbox plugins ranked by downloads that are specially created and optimized for videos in the modern web design. I hope you like it.

Originally Published Sep 27 2020, updated Jan 12 2024

Table of contents:

Best jQuery Video Lightbox Plugins

Responsive Image/Video Lightbox Gallery - jQuery LBT-Lightbox

A responsive and easy-to-use jQuery gallery lightbox plugin that provides a user-friendly way to showcase images and videos on your website or web application.

Responsive Image/Video Lightbox Gallery - jQuery LBT-Lightbox

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive HTML5 Video Popup Plugin With jQuery - videopopup.js

videopopup.js is a lightweight video lightbox plugin which displays and plays your HTML5 video in a responsive, configurable modal popup.

Responsive HTML5 Video Popup Plugin With jQuery - videopopup.js

[Demo] [Download]


Play Youtube Videos In A Responsive Modal - jQuery YT Player

YT Player is a fast and minimalistic video player web app for YouTube videos. It's written in JavaScript (jQuery) and allows the user to play any Youtube Video in a modal popup. Just insert the Youtube Video URL inside the input field and then click the Play button.

Play Youtube Videos In A Responsive Modal - jQuery YT Player

[Demo] [Download]


Minimal Youtube/Vimeo Modal Plugin For jQuery - modal-video

A simple, accessible, customizable jQuery video lightbox plugin that allows to play Youtube/Vimeo videos in an animated modal window as you click on the video link.

Minimal Youtube/Vimeo Modal Plugin For jQuery - modal-video

[Demo] [Download]


Open And Play Youtube Videos In A Modal - jQuery GRT Youtube Popup

Yet another jQuery Youtube popup plugin which allows you to place the YouTube video inside a responsive modal window with autoplay support.

Open And Play Youtube Videos In A Modal - jQuery GRT Youtube Popup

[Demo] [Download]


Best vanilla JS Video Lightbox Plugins

Responsive & Touch-Friendly jQuery Gallery Lightbox Plugin - lightGallery

A lightweight, elegant, responsive, mobile-friendly jQuery JavaScript plugin for displaying an image/video gallery in a fullscreen lightbox with CSS3 transition effects.

Responsive & Touch-Friendly jQuery Gallery Lightbox Plugin - lightGallery

[Demo] [Download]


Responsive Youtube/Vimeo Video Lightbox With Vanilla JavaScript – MediaBox

An easy and lightweight vanilla JavaScript library which displays and plays Youtube or Vimeo videos in a fullscreen, responsive, modal-like lightbox popup.

Responsive Youtube/Vimeo Video Lightbox With Vanilla JavaScript – MediaBox

[Demo] [Download]


Customizable Multi-media Lightbox Library – Lightbox.js

The Lightbox.js JavaScript library allows media content (images, text, Youtube/Vimeo videos, etc) to be displayed in an elegant modal dialog. Also supports gallery mode which enables you to navigate through the media content in the lightbox.

Customizable Multi-media Lightbox Library – Lightbox.js

[Demo] [Download]


Tiny Gallery Lightbox For Images & Videos – MK Lightbox

A dead-simple JavaScript library to display your images and videos in a lightbox popup or a navigatable gallery lightbox without having to write any JS code.

Tiny Gallery Lightbox For Images & Videos – MK Lightbox

[Demo] [Download]


Video/Iframe/Gallery/Inline Content Lightbox Library – Tobii

A feature-rich, responsive, accessible, mobile-friendly lightbox library that makes it possible to display any content type (HTML5/Youtube video, iframe content, inline HTML, and even image gallery) in a modal popup.

Video/Iframe/Gallery/Inline Content Lightbox Library – Tobii

[Demo] [Download]


More Resources:

Want more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create video lightbox on the web & mobile? Check out the jQuery Video Lightbox and JavaScript Video Lightbox sections.

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