Nuxt Swiper

[!IMPORTANT] Nuxt Swiper utilizes Swiper.js as its foundation using its web components. Please ensure that you read the Swiper.js documentation before utilizing this module and reporting any issues that are not directly related to Nuxt Swiper. If there is an underlying bug, please submit an issue to the Swiper.js repository.

[!NOTE] If you want to learn how to use web components in Vue.js please refer to the docs here: Vue.js Web Components

Features

• 📖 Open Source
• 🪄 TypeScript Support
• ✅ Auto Imports Enabled
• ✨ Just Works Out of the Box like Magic

Setup

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Step 1: Install module

npx nuxi@latest module add swiper

Usage

[!NOTE] Since these are web components, they use the kebab-case naming convention vs the camelCase naming convention that Vue uses.

| Swiper Components (WebComponent) | | -------------------------------- | | <swiper-container/> | | <swiper-slide /> |

Module Options

interface ModuleOptions {
  /**
   * Enable custom Swiper composables to help you access Swiper instance.
   * @example ```vue
   * <script setup>
   * const swiperRef = ref<null>(null)
   * const swiper = useSwiper(swiperRef, { loop: true, autoplay: { delay: 5000 })
   *
   * const next = () => swiper.next()
   * </script>
   *
   * <template>
   *  <swiper-container ref="swiperRef" :init="false">
   *    <swiper-slide>Slide 1</swiper-slide>
   *    <swiper-slide>Slide 2</swiper-slide>
   *  </swiper-container>
   * </template>
   * ```
   * @default true
   */
  enableComposables?: boolean

  /**
   * Bundle Swiper custom elements.
   * if disabled, you need to import swiper css and modules manually.
   * @see https://swiperjs.com/element#core-version--modules
   * @default true
   */
  bundled?: boolean
}

Basic Usage

<script setup lang="ts">
// Create 10 slides
const containerRef = ref(null)
const slides = ref(Array.from({ length: 10 }))

const swiper = useSwiper(containerRef)

onMounted(() => {
  // Access Swiper instance
  // Read more about Swiper instance: https://swiperjs.com/swiper-api#methods--properties
  console.log(swiper.instance)
})
</script>

<template>
  <ClientOnly>
    <swiper-container ref="containerRef">
      <swiper-slide
        v-for="(slide, idx) in slides"
        :key="idx"
        style="background-color: rgb(32, 233, 70); color: white;"
      >
        Slide {{ idx + 1 }}
      </swiper-slide>
    </swiper-container>
  </ClientOnly>

  <!-- Go back one slide -->
  <button @click="swiper.prev()">
    Prev
  </button>
  <!-- Go forward one slide -->
  <button @click="swiper.next()">
    Next
  </button>
</template>

<style lang="css">
swiper-slide {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  height: 20vh;
  font-size: 4rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}
</style>

Advanced Usage

<script setup lang="ts">
const containerRef = ref(null)
const slides = ref(Array.from({ length: 10 }))
const swiper = useSwiper(containerRef, {
  effect: 'creative',
  loop: true,
  autoplay: {
    delay: 5000,
  },
  creativeEffect: {
    prev: {
      shadow: true,
      translate: [0, 0, -400],
    },
    next: {
      shadow: true,
      translate: [0, 0, -400],
    },
  },
})

onMounted(() => {
  console.log(swiper.instance)
})
</script>

<template>
  <ClientOnly>
    <swiper-container ref="containerRef" :init="false">
      <swiper-slide
        v-for="(slide, idx) in slides"
        :key="idx"
        style="background-color: rgb(32, 233, 70); color: white;"
      >
        Slide {{ idx + 1 }}
      </swiper-slide>
    </swiper-container>
  </ClientOnly>
</template>

<style lang="css">
swiper-slide {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: center;
  align-items: center;
  font-size: 18px;
  height: 20vh;
  font-size: 4rem;
  font-weight: bold;
  font-family: 'Roboto', sans-serif;
}
</style>

💻 Development

• Clone this repository
• Install the latest LTS version of Node.js
• Enable Corepack using corepack enable
• Install dependencies using pnpm install
• Generate type stubs using pnpm dev:prepare
• Run tests using pnpm dev

Credits

Swiper.js is developed by @nolimits4web.

Nuxt Swiper is developed by @cpreston321.

📧 Contact

X (formely knowned as Twitter) - @christian_ggg

Also, if you like my work, please feel free to buy me a coffee ☕️

Contributors

MIT License © 2025 CP