Webflow Sliders

Along with the specific slider examples listed in the main part of this post, there are catalogues online of hundreds of cloneable options at several quality websites.  For your convenience, we’ve linked to three of the biggest and most comprehensive Webflow based project libraries below!

Webflow has their own library here of sliders that are very straightforward to implement, customize, and integrate within Webflow projects. No additional code is required, and they are good for basic image or content sliders.  Also as a core Webflow feature it’s likely to be supported and improved long-term and it is structured in an SEO friendly way.  Their one drawback is due to their simplistic nature, they may not offer some advanced features found elsewhere.  It all depends on the needs of your project!

Flowbase is another company with a digital library of options here.  Their designs are modern, minimal, and versatile, staying easy to use while suitable for multiple types of projects. Flowbase has a paid plan, but there is a large amount of content available at the free tier.  Their slider templates can be copied directly into your project and they are designed to integrate seamlessly with Webflow. 

Relume provides clean, functional sliders that emphasize smooth animations and responsiveness in their library here. Their sliders fit well with sleek, professional websites. Relume does have a free tier plan that includes 7 slider options, as well as paid content. Relume’s slider components can be copied and pasted into Webflow. They focus on design and responsiveness, though it may require some styling tweaks for custom use cases.

How Do Sliders Work?

In Webflow, slider components have four children elements: a mask containing the slides, left and right arrows (or something that fills this roll), and a navigation menu (often along the bottom of the slider). Slides themselves function similarly to div blocks or containers in that they can hold other elements, often images and text.

For a quick review of how Sliders work in Webflow, you can visit here. With a little bit of extra code and some creative design tricks, sliders can breathe new life into your projects.  I’ve highlighted 20 slider cloneables, many of which make use of specially-designed JS libraries that take the component to the next level and will make your project pop. The sliders were chosen (and are listed in no particular order) based on results from 3 search categories: general popularity, ease of implementation/usage and design appeal.

1. Slider-dash

This is one of the most popular and versatile slider options and is known for its smooth animations and responsive design.   Swiper.js offers a strong selection of highly customizable code, written in JS, for sliders. With this template from Timothy Ricks, you can modify not only the appearance of each slide but also the appearance of the transition buttons and the slider items. In the example below, Swiper.js was used to place and size the slider items, customize the slider buttons, and modify the progress displays along the bottom.

For an in-depth look at how you can use Swiper.js, check out this video from Timothy Ricks. To learn more about the Swiper.js project as a whole, visit https://swiperjs.com/.  To see more Timothy Ricks creations you can visit his website here.  

2. Splide Slider

This is a lightweight and flexible slider style that is easy to set up using some custom code.  It supports various slide styles and responsive layouts.  It may require additional styling for complex layouts and allow for limited built-in themes.  This template from Nigel Payne allows you to easily slide through the items you include.  To view other work from the same designer, see his website here.

3. Slick Slider

Slick Slider is a long-standing favorite, known for its simplicity and extensive customization options.  It is a well-established jQuery-based slider with many pre-built examples to customize in Webflow.  It is super responsive and can be touch-enabled to work well with mobile devices.   They allow for smooth animations and transitions, but over-use can lead to clutter or impact page load speed if not optimized.  This example comes from Tinyflow.

4. Glide.js

A dependency-free JavaScript slider that's popular for its small file size and smooth performance.  It works well for image galleries in Webflow and gives a very crisp and refreshing feel to a page, with just the right amount of “wow factor”.  It is touch friendly and highly customizable but has a higher learning curve for the level of modification needed for implementation and manual updating.   This example was created by Alem Bukvich and other examples of his work can be found here.  

5. Carousel Gallery

lightGallery is a feature-rich, modular JavaScript gallery plugin for building beautiful image and video galleries and is a customizable slider that's growing in popularity due to its flexibility and mobile-friendly design.   Carousel galleries are space-efficient, interactive, and versatile.   However, there are notable drawbacks.  Many users don't interact with carousels beyond the first slide causing potential content oversight, and galleries with many images may slow load times.  

6.  Tiny Slider

As the name suggests, it's a lightweight minimalistic and performance oriented option that's popular for its small footprint.  Tiny Slider is easy to use, highly customizable and there is little to no styling and how you structure your content is up to you. Images, videos, or any other element will work. The slider works well with touch and keyboard controls.  Another example of a tiny slider can be found here by ganlanyuan.

7.  Owl Carousel

While originally a jQuery plugin, it has Webflow-compatible versions and remains popular due to its feature set which includes over 60 customizable options, touch and drag support, and almost all options are very responsive and include intuitive breakpoint settings.  You also benefit from the possibility of auto play and regular updates, new features, and bug fixes.  The downsides are potential lag and performance impact as well as conflict with other JavaScript libraries or custom code you may use on your site.  

8. Finsweet CMS Slider

This slider is great for dynamic content from the CMS. While setup might take a bit longer, it's ideal for more complex projects where CMS integration is necessary. Finsweet also provides tutorials to simplify implementation so you can make your project as simple or as complicated as your needs and time constraints dictate.   Designed specifically for Webflow and requiring no custom code makes it super accessible for non-designers and developers.  Finsweet provides a thorough tutorial on their website here.  Further, there are demos of 21 different styles of sliders they provide here.  Cons are limited, but mostly center around the fact that once you go Finsweet, it's hard to go back.  Dependency on the Finsweet library, and on Finsweet itself for updates and bug fixes can throw some people’s timelines out of whack.    

9. CMS Slider by Webflow University

This is a native Webflow slider connected to CMS items. It's simple and elegant design makes it a versatile choice for blog posts, testimonials, or product displays.  Made specifically for Webflow, you can browse multiple CMS Slider templates pre-made here.  I would like to add a caveat to differentiate this section from the earlier mention of the Webflow native sliders library in the introduction:  both types of sliders use Webflow's native slider functionality at their core, but they differ in how content is managed and updated. The CMS slider offers more flexibility and ease of management for dynamic content, while the native slider is simpler for static content that doesn't change often.  Also, the earlier mention is mostly just a broad template library where as this is a specific example of a slider template.  

10. Circular Slider with Animated Panels

This offers high-end, trendy slider designs with smooth interactions and motion effects and is perfect for eCommerce or portfolio sites.  These do require a little more effort and some custom coding but definitely provide some “wow” factor!  To visit their entire line up of templates (not limited to just sliders) visit them at Webflow here.  This demo showcases a circular slider with animated panels in the background. The panels were created in After Effects and activated by a slider element in Webflow. The main slider links to a secondary slider that showcases text. The sliders were then linked together via custom code.

11. Hero Slider

“Hero animations” are a transition technique where the edge of an image “flies” across the screen to transition to the next. This hero slider template from Aaron Grieve uses native Webflow functionality and some jQuery to give a full-screen transition between both images and text.  These types of sliders offer a striking first impression upon load, and give a depth and breadth to both creativity and storytelling options.  They work well on mobile screens and animation has been shown to increase engagement with a site.  However, they can slow down page load times affecting both the user experience and SEO.  Further there is the risk of content overload and/or distraction from the main focus depending on the actual design of the page.

12. Minimalist

This minimalist slider is used as an example on a testimonial page.  Minimalist sliders are often preferred when you want to let the content speak for itself, and have little to detract from the main message.  They allow for a cleaner design, better user focus and an increased performance by the website.  This particular one was developed in Webflow by Will Taoui. Minimalist style sliders may be affected by a lack of visual interest or stimulation or through a lack of information, leaving viewers with more questions than answers.  Also, if starting off your website with a minimalist slider, you need to make sure to keep the aesthetic across the board, or risk some awkward design inconsistencies that can affect interactions with your site.  

13. CMS Pricing Slider

This functional slider from Timothy Ricks gives visitors to your site the ability to toggle numerical choices on a sliding scale. Using a bit of JS before the </body> tag, it gives you the ability to represent numerical information to users in an interactive way.   This could easily be argued the most “fun” of the sliders for the way in which you use it.  Visual appeal, user engagement and customization rank high in the pros column.  The downsides can be the complexity of the setup compared to a simple table as well as a lack of precision at being able to select an exact value, depending on exactly what your slider does and how it functions.  

14. Card Slider Using Slick Slider Library

This card slider template lets you put CMS data or static information into a slider component with customizable navigation features and filter categories. Also built using the Slick Slider JS library, it offers a clean way to display information from a CMS collection list.  They are fully customizable, mobile friendly and typically can be made to work on an autoplay function.  However, their complexity may affect load time and potentially be overkill for some more basic websites or their developers.  

15.  3D Cube Rotation Slider

These sliders offer a unique and eye-catching way to present content, potentially increasing user engagement by allowing the display of multiple content pieces in a compact space.  A 3D Cube rotation provides an interactive element that can make browsing more memorable and allows for content organization in a spatial manner that may appeal more to a certain group of users.  However, these can cause lag on less powerful devices and SEO concerns for non-indexable content.  Further, overuse, complicated development and even the possibility of motion sickness or discomfort are aspects that must be considered before implementation.  

16.  Parallax Image Gallery (Horizontal Scroll Version)

As the example shows, this is a beautiful horizontal image portfolio parallax effect for Webflow. When a user scrolls down the page the images move from right to left and provides a parallax style effect as the image behind the visible section is moved as well. This technique utilizes Webflow's native interactions and doesn't rely on extra Javascript or CSS. It creates a dynamic and  engaging visual experience that can capture users' attention, adds a sense of depth to web pages, and makes them feel more immersive and interactive.  This format can also be used to guide users through a narrative or product showcase, separate different sections of content visually and improve overall page structure.   Like many of the more complex options, this can raise performance issues, have issues with mobile compatibility and have SEO considerations if not implemented correctly.  Finally, there is the worry of interfering with normal scrolling behavior potentially frustrating some users if they are less technologically savvy.  

17. Testimonial Slider with Logos & Photos

This Testimonial Slider combines logos, photos, and text creating an engaging and professional look that showcases real customer feedback, and builds trust and credibility with potential clients.   The personalization adds a human touch, making testimonials more relatable and authentic, and promotes brand recognition, leveraging the reputations of logos from well known companies you’ve worked with.  The high SEO potential is also a win because you can include relevant keywords in a natural context, and showcase the diversity of your client structure from various industries and backgrounds.  However, you must remain aware of content overload if not properly designed, as well as complexity arising from the design balance of all elements.  Finally, consent and privacy issues due to client permissions, names, photos and corporate logos must be dealt with appropriately ahead of publishing.

18. Product Showcase Carousel

Another Timothy Rick’s creation, this slider allows you to store products in an array of objects, each containing the product's name, category, image URL, and description.  It has visual appeal, spatial efficiency, and an organized presentation, allowing for detailed categorization which helps users quickly find the product or products of interest.  It also highlights one product at a time, allowing for a detailed presentation without overwhelming the user.   It encourages users to explore products they might not have initially considered.  These types of carousels can be more complex to implement and maintain compared to a static product list, and have performance considerations if not optimized, as well as discoverability issues if the user doesn’t interact and explore all the categories.  As always, you must also consider the SEO implications, as search engines might have difficulty indexing all products if they're loaded dynamically.

19. Vertical Split Slider

This unique vertical slider from Loic Baumea offers a vertical version of the traditional slider display. Splitting the image widthwise, the two halves move opposite one another when the slide transition is triggered. It also features custom code which allows the slider transition to be triggered with a scroll in addition to the slider arrows at the top and bottom of the screen.  These are space efficient for showing vertical content and very useful for before and after highlights of design changes and edits.  However, they can be challenging for mobile devices and might not work well with all sorts of content.  

20. Slider Revolution Webflow Integration

Slider Revolution is a popular WordPress plugin for creating responsive sliders, carousels, and other interactive content.  Beyond the basic options like the example first pictured, it offers highly customizable, visually striking sliders that can significantly enhance a website's appearance by using a wide range of animations, transitions, and effects to create dynamic content.  They adapt well to screen size and different types of devices, and can be used to create more of your page than just sliders, like hero sections, presentations and interactive content.  They can handle all types of media and allow for advanced layered animations and timing controls.  However, it can significantly slow down loading times if not properly optimized, and raises SEO concerns because content in sliders may not be properly indexed by search engines unless very specifically designed.  

Schlussfolgerung

These sliders focus on different aspects of visual design—some lean towards minimalism, while others emphasize boldness or high functionality.  Some are individual types or styles, and others are template libraries.  Each offers a polished user experience, customizable to specific brand aesthetics.  For basic needs, the native Webflow slider is the easiest to implement, while more advanced projects might benefit from something out of the Flowbase or Finsweet libraries, or even a rotating 3D Cube!