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title: "SmartCarousel — Framer component · Best of Framer"
description: "$25.00 · Framer component · by 8ighty8  · Carousels. About this component 🎛️ SmartCarousel is an intelligent image carousel that automatically extracts and applies the dominant color…"
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# SmartCarousel

A different kind of carousel

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![SmartCarousel preview image 1](https://framer.elliotli.dev/og/component/smartcarousel/bc71b0e846267dda/1600x1200.jpg)

## Summary

About this component 🎛️ SmartCarousel is an intelligent image carousel that automatically extracts and applies the dominant color from each image as the background, creating a…

## Description

## About this component 🎛️

SmartCarousel is an intelligent image carousel that automatically extracts and applies the dominant color from each image as the background, creating a dynamic, cohesive visual experience. It features smooth blur transitions, customizable animations, and intuitive thumbnail navigation.

## Key Features ✨

-   Intelligent color extraction that identifies vibrant, representative colors from images and applies them as animated backgrounds
    
-   Highly customizable transitions with 6 animation directions, adjustable blur effects, and smooth spring-based animations
    
-   Flexible navigation options including auto-play, arrow controls, and interactive thumbnail previews with smart opacity states
    

## Perfect for 🔥

Photographers, designers, and creative professionals who want to showcase portfolios, product galleries, or visual content with a premium, interactive experience that adapts to each image’s unique color palette

## Questions❓

If you have any questions or need clarification, feel free to reach out before completing your order. [hello@8ighty8.studio](mailto:hello@8ighty8.studio)

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## Changelog ⚙️

Version 3: 2/18/26

-   Displays customizable, auto-changing text for each carousel image with adjustable position, colors, padding, and various animations like fade, slide, and scale
    

Version 2: 11/30/25

-   Added CSS filter controls (invert, grayscale, sepia, brightness, contrast, saturate, hueRotate) for a wider range of visual effects during transition
    
-   Added a vertical position property for thumbnails to control their offset from the top or bottom edge
    
-   Added a thumbnail spacing property to the thumbnails interface and implemented it in container styling and controls.
    

## Rank history [How rankings work →](/terms#rankings)

-   All · #10630

## Details

- **Author**: 8ighty8
- **Price**: $25.00
- **Published**: 2025-09-19
- **Updated**: 2026-02-19
- **Added**: 2025-09-11
- **Categories**: Carousels

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