Mirador is a configurable, extensible, and easy-to-integrate image viewer, which enables image annotation and comparison of images from repositories dispersed around the world. Mirador has been optimized to display resources from repositories that support the International Image Interoperability Framework (IIIF) API's. Mirador provides several workspaces for comparing image-based resources, suitable for use in both cultural heritage and research settings.
It allows you to:
- Load images from any IIIF-compliant repositories through manifests
- Annotate images
- Rotate and manipulate images
- Download selected region or entire image
- Compare images side by side
FEATURES
CLASSIC IMAGE VIEWER FEATURES
- Compare images
- Zoom and pan
- Book, gallery, and scroll views
RICH METADATA DISPLAY
- Item and canvas level metadata
- Table of contents
- Multiple sequences
FLEXIBLE CONFIGURATION
- Mosaic workspace for snap-to-grid window display
- Elastic workspace for free window arrangement
- Easily import and export your workspace state for later reuse
ANNOTATIONS
- Annotation creation available via plugin
- Supports viewing both OpenAnnotation and W3C Web Annotation standards
IIIF API SUPPORT
- v2 and v3 Image and Presentation
- Authentication
- Search
- Image Level 0
- Audio and Video support through Presentation v3
- IIIF Collection viewing and navigation
MULTILINGUAL SUPPORT
- Available in 12 languages
- Comprehensive right-to-left support
CUSTOMIZABLE OUT OF THE BOX
- Rich set of out-of-the-box configurations
- Themable
- Light / Dark mode
EXTENSIBLE
- Available as a single JS file or customizable build
- Plugin framework enables additional customization
OPEN SOURCE, COMMUNITY-DRIVEN SOFTWARE
- Built with an accessibility focus
- Friendly developer community
- Continuous integration and testing