Best jQuery Zoom Plugins & Tutorials with Demo

    Touch Zoom : jQuery image zoom solution for touch devices

    Touch Zoom : jQuery image zoom solution for touch devices

    Touch Zoom is a jQuery plugin that allows your user to zoom into an image using their mouse or finger depending on the viewing device. It works well in all modern browsers, degrades gracefully in IE8 and IE7 and is optimized for responsive web design. There are a lot of features that are available if you purchase the full version including: customized gesture, borders, zoom and animation control and an optional parameter that allows the user to implement a conditional load for the large image, which is only called when the user interacts with it.

    SergeLand : jQuery Image Zoomer

    SergeLand : jQuery Image Zoomer

    SergeLand is a free jQuery plugin zoom the image with the magnifying glass.

    Features:

    • Supports all modern browsers
    • Smoothness of the animation in the browser IE8
    • Easy Organization gallery
    • Expanded functionality with the ability to fine-tune
    • Possibility to set their css classes to change the look

    jquery.snipe : Sniper-lens-style zoom on images

    jquery.snipe : Sniper-lens-style zoom on images

    Snipe is a jQuery plugin to add a sniper-lens-style zoom on images. Snipe makes zoom effect over images that follows the mouse.

    jKit : jQuery based UI Toolkit

    jKit : jQuery based UI Toolkit

    A very easy to use, cross platform, jQuery based UI toolkit, that’s still small in size, has the features you need, and doesn’t get in your way of doing things!

    Nivo Zoom : jQuery Image Zoomer Plugin

    Nivo Zoom : jQuery Image Zoomer Plugin

    Nivo zoom is jQuery plugin for image zooming

    Features:

    • 5 different zoom types
    • Optional overlay support
    • Supports HTML captions
    • Simple clean & valid markup
    • Loads of settings to tweak
    • Packed version only weighs 4kb
    • Free to use and abuse under the MIT license

    Literally Canvas : HTML5 drawing widget with jQuery

    Literally Canvas : HTML5 drawing widget with jQuery

    Literally Canvas is an extensible, open source (BSD-licensed), HTML5 drawing widget that currently supports a minimal set of drawing operations. You can draw, erase, set the color with the eyedropper, undo, redo, pan, and zoom. It depends on jQuery and Underscore.js.

    The instance at the top of this page uses the resizable feature of jQuery UI for its resize feature, to demonstrate that you can resize the container element with impunity. Resizing on the right edge of the canvas causes weirdness, but you get the idea.

    elevateZoom : jQuery Image Zoom Plugin

    elevateZoom : jQuery Image Zoom Plugin

    elevateZoom is a highly-customizable jQuery plugin for creating image-zoom interfaces with ease.It can work with a single high-quality image or two images (a thumb and a high-quality version).

    The zoom window can be placed on any part of the page (or image) and there is also an option for inline-zooming which saves space.

    Features:

    • Fully Customisable
    • Coloured Tints
    • Fancybox Gallery Support
    • External Controls
    • Window Zoom, Lens Zoom and Inner Zoom
    • Free to use under MIT and GPL Licenses

    SwinxyZoom : jQuery Takes the ImageZoom paradigm to the highest level

    SwinxyZoom : jQuery Takes the ImageZoom paradigm to the highest level

    SwinxyZoom takes the ImageZoom paradigm to the highest level, not content with a single level zoom and jerky movements we’ve packaged together everything you need for a myriad of effects whilst taking care performance and compatibility to ensure a consistent look and feel.

    Designed to work across a large range of designs, screens (mobile, tablets, laptops) and devices from the latest UltraBooks to memory constrained mobile devices SwinxyZoom you can be sure the largest number of people will be able to see your imagery the way it was intended.

    pp3Diso : jQuery plugin that allows Management of a 2D or 3D isometric map

    pp3Diso : jQuery plugin that allows Management of a 2D or 3D isometric map

    pp3Diso is a jQuery plugin that allows the display and management of a 2D isometric map (or 3D isometric misnomer).

    Here are some of the possibilities offered by pp3Diso:

    • map size limited to 500×500 for a map,
    • ability to display multiple maps without reloading the page
    • Layer to layer for buildings and objects,
    • management and display an avatar (or not)
    • management and display a cursor 2 states,
    • displaying a user interface,
    • display of color zones,
    • display bubble-d’infos on objects or buildings, with relative or absolute positioning,
    • Display dialogue with freely configurable buttons,
    • zoom (possibility to zoom with the wheel)
    • pathfinding,

    Etalage : jQuery Image Zooming plugin

    Etalage : jQuery Image Zooming plugin

    A ready to use jQuery image zooming plugin to present your images in the highest detail without leaving the page.Simply link to the JavaScript and CSS files and apply it to your HTML element like other jQuery plugins. Customize the settings and CSS to match your style and purpose.

    Features:

    • Customizable by CSS and plugin options
    • Precise positioning of all elements based on your image dimensions and CSS
    • The small thumbnails are automatically generated, sized and positioned
    • Low resolution preview (enlarged thumbnail) while downloading the zoomed image (except in IE)
    • Optional easing of the zoomed image movements
    • Optional autoplay
    • Optional descriptions/captions
    • Unlimited number of images
    • Align Etalage left/right, with the zoom area on the opposite side
    • Small thumbnails can be positioned below or on the left/right (vertically)
    • Multiple instances per page possible
    • Right-to-left language support
    • Optional external controls for previous/next/specific image
    • Advanced: customizable callback functions
    • Works in all common browsers (and IE6 )
    • Includes an “absolute basic” and 6 more example files to get you started