Chris Hayes :: hayes.software

Archived due to being out-of-date.

This post was written in late 2021, going into 2022.

It's a bit too outdated to look like a recent tech recommendation. Though Swiper and Splide remain dominant libraries.

This post was archived on May 27, 2026.

I find I'm always looking for a new JS slider library for one reason or another. Here's a roughly ordered list of the top libraries that I've come across going into 2022.

SwiperJS (opens in a new window)

👍 Very mature project with long-term backing.

👍 Mobile slider experience feels native.

💯 Framework support for React, Vue, Angular, and Svelte.

👎 On the larger side at nearly 40KB.

😕 Browser support limited to latest browsers, exact support not documented.

SplideJS (opens in a new window)

👍 Mobile slider experience feels native.

👍 About half the size of SwiperJS.

💯 Framework support for React, Vue, and Svelte.

GlideJS (opens in a new window)

👍 Very mature slider library.

👍 Only 7KB

👎 Touch experience suffers. GlideJS ignores user input while mid-transition.

TinySlider (opens in a new window)

👍 Feature rich.

💯 Very good browser support, includes IE 8+.

👎 Project hasn't received any commits in over a year. (As of Dec 2020, last commit was July 2020)

👎 Mobile user experience isn't as good as other libraries. Transitions don't feel as smooth and page vertically scrolls a lot.

Flickity (opens in a new window)

👍 Good mobile experience.

👎 Project hasn't received any commits in nearly a year. (As of Dec 2020, last commit was Jan 2021)

👎 Commercial pricing at $25 per a dev.

FYI - I did not include JQuery sliders in this list. I rarely use JQuery in 2022, so pulling in JQuery for a single component would be a deal-breaker.