Shadowbox is a cross-browser, cross-platform, cleanly-coded and fully-documented media viewer application written entirely in JavaScript.

Using Shadowbox, website authors can display pictures and movies in all major browsers without navigating away from the linking page.

Supports the following browsers:

  • Firefox 1.5+
  • Camino
  • Safari 2+
  • Opera 9+
  • Internet Explorer 6+

Shadowbox supports many different media formats via the Flash, QuickTime, and Windows Media Player browser plugins. Windows media files are supported on the Mac via the Flip4Mac QuickTime plugin.

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Shadowbox Project page