The lightbox WordPress photographers have been waiting for.
Meow Lightbox displays your photos with EXIF data and gorgeous themes, plus GPS maps in Pro, all in a fast, lightweight package. Built by a photographer who knows what matters.
EXIF Data Display
Shows camera, lens, aperture, shutter speed, ISO, and keywords beautifully beneath each photo.
Photography Themes
Five built-in visual themes crafted to showcase your images without distraction.
Works With Your Galleries
Core galleries, image blocks, Meow Gallery and most gallery plugins open in it, no shortcode needed.
Maps and Deep-Linking
Pro shows where each photo was taken and gives every image its own shareable link.
Right-Click Control
Turn off right-click to discourage casual saving of your photography.
Built for Speed
Lightweight engine, instant open, zero layout shift.
Meow Gallery and Meow Lightbox were born the same afternoon: their first lines of code were written eight minutes apart, on August 8, 2016.
It can show the camera, lens, aperture, shutter speed and ISO of every photo. It was made by a photographer, for photographers.
When a photo carries GPS data, Pro shows where it was taken on a map.
It opens images from the core gallery, image blocks and most gallery plugins on its own, thanks to CSS selectors you can adjust.
How Meow Lightbox works
Most lightboxes are built for shops. They open an image, dim the page, and give you an arrow. That is fine for a product photo and completely wrong for a photograph, where the shot has technical detail worth showing and deserves to fill the screen without a loading spinner in the way.
Meow Lightbox is built for photographs. It opens instantly, fills the frame, and can show the EXIF data alongside the image: camera body, lens, focal length, shutter speed, aperture and ISO, pulled straight from the file. If the shot carries GPS coordinates, Pro can place them on a map, which turns a gallery of a trip into something closer to a record of it.
It runs on PhotoSwipe, tuned for photographs: smooth zoom, swipe on mobile, keyboard on desktop. On top you get five themes, an adjustable backdrop, fullscreen, magnification and a download button, all free. Pro adds the slideshow, the location map, deep links you can share and a zoom animation when it opens.
It works out of the box with the core WordPress gallery, Gutenberg, Meow Gallery and most other gallery plugins, without shortcodes or per-image configuration. Drop it in and your existing galleries simply open better.
Good to know: Meow Lightbox needs PHP 8.1+. The location map (Pro) also needs an API key from Google Maps, MapBox or MapTiler.
The Lightbox
This demo is using Meow Gallery with the Meow Lightbox:
Free & Pro Versions
Free Version
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Five Themes
Dark Glass, Light Glass, Plain Dark, Flat Dark and Flat Light, to match your site.
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EXIF information
Nicely displays information about your photos, such as camera, lens, aperture, description, etc.
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Optimized
We keep everything light and well-coded. We love everything to be optimized. Caching insures that the data always loads fast.
Pro Version
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Everything from the Free Version
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Slideshow
Perfect to showcase your photos during exhibitions, with friends! That is also a feature your visitors will enjoy using.
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Location Map
Adds a button which, when clicked, turns your photo into a map of the location.
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Deep Linking
Would you like to share a link to a specific image on your website? Deep Linking is the feature you need. Please have a look at the tutorial.
Get Pro, from $29/year
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Reviews from WordPress
Easy to set up, beautiful output
Great plugin, easy to set up and configure CSS selectors. Works seamlessly with WordPress Media Library and integrates perfectly with the Meow Lightbox plugin.
Smashing!!
This innovative tool has truly transformed how I engage with digital media. The sleek design, responsive interface, and smooth transitions with no lag boost productivity. Customizable settings allow for a personalized experience. The customer support is always ready to help with quick responses.
Finally, a Lightbox that works as expected
Meow Lightbox offers by far the most versatile settings to fine-tune the look and feel of my images. I can choose from various themes, set up slideshows, enable download, and incorporate EXIF metadata. Even a map that shows where images were taken can be displayed. Works perfectly on all devices.