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Comparing the top 3 React lightbox libraries

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Sheriff Quadri
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The guide compares three popular React lightbox libraries—React Photoswipe Gallery, Simple React Lightbox, and React Lightgallery—based on their installation methods, features, and limitations to help developers choose the most suitable option for their projects. React Photoswipe Gallery is known for its touch gestures and responsive image support but lacks video and audio file support. Simple React Lightbox is the most popular and customizable, providing support for images, and in its paid version, audio and video files, although the paid version is currently on hiatus. React Lightgallery offers features like inline galleries and cross-device functionality but also does not support video and audio out-of-the-box. The choice among these libraries should be guided by the specific requirements of the project, with Simple React Lightbox having the largest community for support.