Charles vs Lightbox 2
A side-by-side look at Charles and Lightbox 2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.
Charles
Development
Charles is an HTTP proxy / HTTP monitor / Reverse Proxy that enables a developer to view all of the HTTP and SSL / HTTPS traffic between their machine and the Internet. This includes requests, responses and the HTTP headers (which contain the cookies and caching information).
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Lightbox 2
Photos & Graphics
Lightbox 2 is a popular, customizable JavaScript lightbox script used to overlay images on top of web page content. It provides a slick way to showcase photos, videos, galleries, and more with minimal setup.
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