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React Image Gallery

A responsive, customizable image gallery component for React



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Features

Feature Description
Mobile Swipe Native touch gestures for smooth mobile navigation
Thumbnails Customizable thumbnail navigation with multiple positions
Fullscreen Browser fullscreen or CSS-based fullscreen modes
Theming CSS custom properties for easy styling
Keyboard Nav Arrow keys, escape, and custom key bindings
RTL Support Right-to-left language support
| Vertical Mode Slide vertically instead of horizontally
Custom Slides Render videos, iframes, or any custom content

Getting Started

npm install react-image-gallery
import { useRef } from "react";
import ImageGallery from "react-image-gallery";
import "react-image-gallery/styles/image-gallery.css";
import type { GalleryItem, ImageGalleryRef } from "react-image-gallery";

const images: GalleryItem[] = [
{
original: "https://picsum.photos/id/1018/1000/600/",
thumbnail: "https://picsum.photos/id/1018/250/150/",
},
{
original: "https://picsum.photos/id/1015/1000/600/",
thumbnail: "https://picsum.photos/id/1015/250/150/",
},
{
original: "https://picsum.photos/id/1019/1000/600/",
thumbnail: "https://picsum.photos/id/1019/250/150/",
},
];

function MyGallery() {
const galleryRef = useRef<ImageGalleryRef>(null);

return (
<ImageGallery
ref={galleryRef}
items={images}
onSlide={(index) => console.log("Slid to", index)}
/>
);
}

For more examples, see example/App.jsx


Props

  • items: (required) Array of objects. Available properties:
    • original - image source URL
    • thumbnail - thumbnail source URL
    • fullscreen - fullscreen image URL (defaults to original)
    • originalHeight - image height (html5 attribute)
    • originalWidth - image width (html5 attribute)
    • loading - "lazy" or "eager" (HTML5 attribute)
    • thumbnailHeight - image height (html5 attribute)
    • thumbnailWidth - image width (html5 attribute)
    • thumbnailLoading - "lazy" or "eager" (HTML5 attribute)
    • originalClass - custom image class
    • thumbnailClass - custom thumbnail class
    • renderItem - Function for custom rendering a specific slide (see renderItem below)
    • renderThumbInner - Function for custom thumbnail renderer (see renderThumbInner below)
    • originalAlt - image alt
    • thumbnailAlt - thumbnail image alt
    • originalTitle - image title
    • thumbnailTitle - thumbnail image title
    • thumbnailLabel - label for thumbnail
    • description - description for image
    • srcSet - image srcset (html5 attribute)
    • sizes - image sizes (html5 attribute)
    • bulletClass - extra class for the bullet of the item
  • infinite: Boolean, default true - loop infinitely
  • lazyLoad: Boolean, default false
  • showNav: Boolean, default true
  • showThumbnails: Boolean, default true
  • thumbnailPosition: String, default bottom - options: top, right, bottom, left
  • showFullscreenButton: Boolean, default true
  • useBrowserFullscreen: Boolean, default true - if false, uses CSS-based fullscreen
  • useTranslate3D: Boolean, default true - if false, uses translate instead of translate3d
  • showPlayButton: Boolean, default true
  • isRTL: Boolean, default false - right-to-left mode
  • showBullets: Boolean, default false
  • maxBullets: Number, default undefined - max bullets shown (minimum 3, active bullet stays centered)
  • showIndex: Boolean, default false
  • autoPlay: Boolean, default false
  • disableThumbnailScroll: Boolean, default false - disable thumbnail auto-scroll
  • disableKeyDown: Boolean, default false - disable keyboard navigation
  • disableSwipe: Boolean, default false
  • disableThumbnailSwipe: Boolean, default false
  • onErrorImageURL: String, default undefined - fallback image URL for failed loads
  • indexSeparator: String, default ' / ', ignored if showIndex is false
  • slideDuration: Number, default 550 - slide transition duration (ms)
  • swipingTransitionDuration: Number, default 0 - transition duration while swiping (ms)
  • slideInterval: Number, default 3000
  • slideOnThumbnailOver: Boolean, default false
  • slideVertically: Boolean, default false - slide vertically instead of horizontally
  • flickThreshold: Number, default 0.4 - swipe velocity threshold (lower = more sensitive)
  • swipeThreshold: Number, default 30 - percentage of slide width needed to trigger navigation
  • stopPropagation: Boolean, default false - call stopPropagation on swipe events
  • startIndex: Number, default 0
  • onImageError: Function, callback(event) - overrides onErrorImageURL
  • onThumbnailError: Function, callback(event) - overrides onErrorImageURL
  • onThumbnailClick: Function, callback(event, index)
  • onBulletClick: Function, callback(event, index)
  • onImageLoad: Function, callback(event)
  • onSlide: Function, callback(currentIndex)
  • onBeforeSlide: Function, callback(nextIndex)
  • onScreenChange: Function, callback(isFullscreen)
  • onPause: Function, callback(currentIndex)
  • onPlay: Function, callback(currentIndex)
  • onClick: Function, callback(event)
  • onTouchMove: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide
  • onTouchEnd: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide
  • onTouchStart: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide
  • onMouseOver: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide
  • onMouseLeave: Function, callback(event) on gallery slide
  • additionalClass: String, additional class for the root node
  • renderCustomControls: Function, render custom controls on the current slide
  • renderItem: Function, custom slide rendering
  • renderThumbInner: Function, custom thumbnail rendering
  • renderLeftNav: Function, custom left nav component
  • renderRightNav: Function, custom right nav component
  • renderTopNav: Function, custom top nav component (vertical mode)
  • renderBottomNav: Function, custom bottom nav component (vertical mode)
  • renderPlayPauseButton: Function, custom play/pause button
  • renderFullscreenButton: Function, custom fullscreen button
  • useWindowKeyDown: Boolean, default true - use window or element for key events

Functions

The following functions can be accessed using refs

  • play(): starts the slideshow
  • pause(): pauses the slideshow
  • togglePlay(): toggles between play and pause
  • fullScreen(): enters fullscreen mode
  • exitFullScreen(): exits fullscreen mode
  • toggleFullScreen(): toggles fullscreen mode
  • slideToIndex(index): slides to a specific index
  • getCurrentIndex(): returns the current index

Contributing

Pull requests should be focused on a single issue. If you're unsure whether a change is useful or involves a major modification, please open an issue first.

  • Follow the eslint config
  • Comment your code

Build the example locally

Requires Node.js >= 18.18

git clone https://github.com/xiaolin/react-image-gallery.git
cd react-image-gallery
npm install
npm start

Then open localhost:8001 in a browser.


License

MIT (c) Xiao Lin