A few months ago I came across my first lightbox. It was the modal message box on Dhtmlgoodies. Since then I’ve seen the emergence of Facebook, which is crazy about lightboxes and I’ve seen Google using them more and more.

Modal message script
This script displays a modal message at the center of the screen. You can choose between displaying static content inside the message box or content from an external file.

Drag, Drop Lightbox with YUI
Create a drag and drop light box with the yahoo user interface library.

Moo Slidebox
Small and slim ajax based extension or replacement of the common “lightbox”.

jQuery lightbox plugin
Click in the image on the demo and see the jQuery lightBox plugin in action.

YUI Based Lightbox - Revisited
A stylish lightbox that makes use of the new features in the Yahoo user interface.

gmaps overlay
Created using moo tools. Provides a lightbox like overlay for google maps.

Videobox: Lightbox for videos
Videobox is a 6kb script, which shows your videos in the page with an overlay.

Lightbox Definition
In computing, Lightbox JS, and the newer Lightbox 2, is a JavaScript application used to display large images using modal dialogs. The script has gained widespread popularity due to its simple yet elegant style and easy implementation. Lightbox uses the Prototype Javascript Framework and script.aculo.us for its animations and positioning.From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia