# Image compare A React component in [Beamline](https://beamline.io/)'s [Content & display](https://beamline.io/components/display) category. Live demo: https://beamline.io/components/image-compare Two images in one frame with a divider: drag anywhere, or arrow keys on the handle; horizontal or vertical, with captions. ## Use it for - Before and after: edits, grades, renders. ## Not for - Comparing numbers (charts or [diff-table](https://beamline.io/components/diff-table)). ## Anatomy - frame (media: the look's surface edge only, drawn over the pictures) - after layer - before layer (clipped) - captions (inverse tooltip pair, read the same over any picture) - divider line - handle (knob role, the slider) ## States - rest - focus (handle ring) - dragging (handle 8% larger at once, divider follows the pointer) ## Keyboard - Arrows move 1% (Shift 10%) - Home / End ## Motion Divider follows the pointer or key with no easing; the handle grows at once when grabbed and settles over --pui-motion-out when released. ## Props | Prop | Type | Default | Description | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `before / after` | `ReactNode` | — | | | `position / defaultPosition / onPositionChange` | `0–100` | — | | | `orientation` | `"horizontal" \| "vertical"` | — | | | `labels` | `[string, string] \| false` | — | | | `label / aspectRatio` | `string` | — | | | `style / ref` | `CSSProperties / native Ref` | — | | | `classNames` | `ImageCompareClassNames` | — | | ## Dependencies `lucide-react` ## Import ```tsx import { ImageCompare } from "@/components/image-compare/image-compare"; ``` ## Get it Image compare is part of Beamline: 190 React components and screens your coding agent (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor or any MCP client) installs into your app through Beamline's MCP server, as a ready-built package or as plain React source you can change. $49 one payment (regular $200), no subscription, a year of updates, one licence for your whole team. 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