The best Swiper alternatives
5 tools that do a similar job to Swiper, 5 of them open source. Each entry says what it does and who it suits, so you can pick the one that fits instead of the most famous.
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SwiperA free JavaScript touch slider for mobile-friendly carousels and image galleries.
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interact.js
Open source · MIT · ★ 12.9k
JavaScript library for drag, drop, resize and multi-touch gestures in web pages.
Best for: Web developers building drag-and-drop interfaces; Developers who need touch and mouse gesture support in one library
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PhotoSwipe
Open source · MIT · ★ 25.3k
A JavaScript image gallery and lightbox that works on mobile and desktop and is not tied to any framework.
Best for: Web developers who want a photo gallery or lightbox on a site; Sites that need touch and mobile-friendly image viewing
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react-slick
Open source · MIT · ★ 11.9k
A carousel (image or content slider) component for React, ported from slick carousel.
Best for: React developers who need a slideshow or carousel on a web page; Teams that want a known, MIT-licensed carousel component
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react-native-swiper
Open source · MIT · ★ 10.5k
A swipeable carousel component for React Native apps, with looping, autoplay and pagination dots.
Best for: React Native developers who need a swipeable image or content carousel; Teams building onboarding or welcome screens with several pages
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Sortable
Open source · MIT · ★ 31.2k
A small JavaScript library for drag-and-drop reordering of lists, with no framework required.
Best for: Web developers adding reorderable lists to a site or app; Teams using React, Vue, Angular, or similar frameworks who want a framework-specific wrapper
How we pick: tools in the same category that solve the same problem, projects that name each other as alternatives, and open-source projects that describe themselves as an alternative to Swiper. We don't take payment for placement.