What it does

Want your web app to look brighter, slicker, and more attractive? Check out GlassBox. This Javascript library allows you to create outstanding effects for any of your web projects. You’ve got transparent borders, shiny skins, fades and drags, and more. Besides that, GlassBox is designed fore ease of use; it’s customizable; it comes with a fully operable and coherent API with documentation; it works on multiple browsers; and it’s open source. You’d think you were working with Flash. GlassBox works with Prototype and Script.aculo.us. It’s licensed under MIT. You can see it at work on the site itself. Have a look yourself.

In their own words

“Create Clear and Colorful Web Applications

GlassBox is a compact Javascript User Interface (UI) library, which use Prototype and Script.aculo.us for some effects. With GlassBox you can build transparent border, colorful layouts and "Flash-like" effects.”

Why it might be a killer

This lets you create Flash like effects without Flash. It looks good. It’s a lightweight download that will make your site shine.

Some questions

Is this going to be monetized in any way? How effective is it?

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