10+ jQuery Preload Image Plugins

Sam Deering
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If you want your images loaded gracefully on your website, then you will have to check out these great jQuery Preload Image Plugins that we have collected for today’s post. Enjoy!

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Update 21/06/2013: Added PreloadJS, ImageLoader, PxLoader, UXResponsiveWebAppLoader.
Update 21/06/2013: Did a tutorial on how to preload your web app images.

PreloadJS

A Javascript library that lets you manage and co-ordinate the loading of assets.
preloadjs
Source + Demo Tutorial

ImageLoader

A JQUERY PLUGIN FOR PRELOADING IMAGES.
imageloadjs
Source + Demo

PxLoader

A JavaScript Preloader for HTML5 Apps.
pxloader
Source + Demo

UXResponsiveWebAppLoader

Responsive Webapp-like Preloader using jQuery and CSS3.
uxwebappresonlpreload
Source + Demo


The original 10!

1. jQuery Image Loader Plugin

This plugin simplifies the process of loading images. It is easily applied to wrappers so that it will load all of the images within it. Its main purpose is to assist web developers and designers in improving their user interfaces.
jQuery Image Loader Plugin
SourceDemo

2. QueryLoader2

Preload your image with ease.
QueryLoader2
SourceDemo

3. Smart Preloader

A small jQuery image preloading plugin that helps you preload all the required images.
Smart Preloader
SourceDemo

4. Preload Images with jQuery Preload Plugin

This plugin can also be useful when you want to add more images on the page through a ajax call.
Preload Images with jQuery Preload
Source + Demo

5. jQuery Cycle Plugin

A slideshow plugin that supports many different types of transition effects. It supports pause-on-hover, auto-stop, auto-fit, before/after callbacks, click triggers and much more.
jQuery Cycle Plugin
Source + Demo

6. Lazy Load Images jQuery Plugin

It delays loading of images in (long) pages. Images below the fold (far down in the page) wont be loaded before user scrolls down. This is exact opposite of image preloading. With long pages containing heavy image content end user result is the same
 Lazy Load Images
SourceDemo

7. jPreLoader

Is a jQuery plugin to create preloading screen to preload all the images in website and attached with customizable splash screen.
jPreLoader
SourceDemo

8. Caching Images With JavaScript and HTML5 progress Bars

This loader tells the user how long it will take for the page to load and display. If this page takes a long time to load, a loader will prevent users from thinking the page is not loading properly and go someplace else.
Caching Images With JavaScript
SourceDemo

9. jQuery Image Cache Plugin

Cache Images In Browser’s Local Storage.
jQuery Image Cache
SourceDemo