A picture says a thousand words, and a larger image is easier to see, track, love, and comment on. This makes zoom-in/zoom-out effect a perfect solution for webpages and blogs hosting photos.
When comes to displaying images on your website, you may want that your reader can see them in a big size. Some of the readers will be having small resolutions and others with huge screens. With this in mind, you need to provide tools that will enable everyone to enjoy pictures.
Interestingly, there is a lot of image zoom JavaScript libraries that can provide this exact functionality.
This is a list of the 10 best JavaScript libraries to zoom your images within the document for a better user experience. I hope you like it and don’t forget to spread the world.
Originally Published Dec 17 2017, updated Jan 25 2022
1. Lightense.js
Lightense.js is a lightweight and simple to use JavaScript library for image zooming as you seen on Medium.com.
2. Zoom Image On Hover – js-image-zoom
A lightweight and zero-dependency JavaScript image zoom library to enlarge part of your image and display the zoomed image in a specific container on mouse hover.
3. Touch-enabled Image Zoom Plugin With JavaScript
A simple and cross-platform image zoom library written in pure JavaScript.
4. medium-zoom
medium-zoom is a lightweight and dependency-free JavaScript library used for creating a responsive, user-friendly image zoom / lightbox effect as seen on Medium.com pages.
5. Drag To Move & Mouse Wheel To Zoom Library – wheel-zoom
A vanilla JavaScript zoom & pan library which applies drag to move and mouse wheel to zoom functionalities on the image or any HTML content within a container.
6. Image Zoom & Pan On Hover – Detail View
A vanilla JavaScript approach to zooming and panning an image on hover.
7. Image Zoomer For Moible – pinchzoom
A mobile-first image zoom library that allows the user to zoom, pan an image with touch gestures.
8. JavaScript Library For Panning & Zooming Elements – Panzoom
A lightweight JavaScript library (ES6) for panning & zooming any elements within a container.
9. SVG Object Panning And Zooming Library – svg-pan-zoom-container
A lightweight vanilla JavaScript plugin that enables zoom and pan functionalities on an SVG object.
10. Magnify And Zoom Images Using JavaScript And CSS3
A tiny script that applies a magnifying glass effect to an image and allows the user to zoom in/out the image with mouse wheel.
Conclusion:
Hopefully, this article was able to shed some light on the currently available JavaScript libraries out there for image zooming.
Remember, no matter which you choose, it’s not just about picking the most popular libraries. Instead, consider your audience and requirements, so that you can choose the right library for your needs.
That way, you will be able to get the results you need without any frustration or unnecessary time spent trying to make a JavaScript library work with your project.
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