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Contrary to popular belief, <a href="https://wordpress.org/plugins/jetpack/" rel="ugc">Jetpack</a> does not require you to connect your website to WordPress.com before you can use it at all.
Several Jetpack modules are self-contained and do not require a WordPress.com connection to function:
<ul>
<li>Asset CDN</li>
<li>Beautiful Math</li>
<li>Carousel</li>
<li>Contact Form</li>
<li>Copy Post</li>
<li>Custom CSS</li>
<li>Custom content types</li>
<li>Extra Sidebar Widgets</li>
<li>Gravatar Hovercards</li>
<li>Infinite Scroll</li>
<li>Lazy Images</li>
<li>Markdown</li>
<li>Sharing</li>
<li>Shortcode Embeds</li>
<li>Site verification</li>
<li>Sitemaps</li>
<li>Tiled Galleries*</li>
<li>Widget Visibility</li>
</ul>
The Development Mode for Jetpack plugin enables (wait for it…) <a href="https://jetpack.com/support/development-mode/" rel="nofollow ugc">Jetpack Development Mode</a>, which does two things:
<ul>
<li>Eliminates “nags” to connect a Jetpack-enabled site to WordPress.com.</li>
<li>Allows usage of modules that do not require a WordPress.com connection.</li>
</ul>
It also means you can stop using individual Jetpack modules that have been forked out into standalone plugins by random people. These plugins tend to be unsupported and out of step with the latest version of the official Jetpack equivalent.
Please note that this plugin requires Jetpack to be activated alongside it to be of any use, and will not help with the following modules that do require a WordPress.com connection:
<ul>
<li>Ads</li>
<li>Backups and Scanning</li>
<li>Comment Likes</li>
<li>Comments</li>
<li>Enhanced Distribution</li>
<li>Google Analytics</li>
<li>Image CDN</li>
<li>JSON API</li>
<li>Likes</li>
<li>Monitor</li>
<li>Notifications</li>
<li>Post by email</li>
<li>Protect</li>
<li>Publicize</li>
<li>Related posts</li>
<li>SEO Tools</li>
<li>Search</li>
<li>Secure Sign On</li>
<li>Site Stats</li>
<li>Subscriptions</li>
<li>VideoPress</li>
<li>WP.me Shortlinks</li>
<li>WooCommerce Analytics</li>
<li>WordPress.com Toolbar</li>
</ul>
Lists of Jetpack modules in this plugin description should not be considered comprehensive or authoritative, and may change at any time.
<ul>
<li>According to the previously linked documentation page for Jetpack Development mode:</li>
</ul>
<blockquote>
Tiled Galleries requires the WordPress.com Photon CDN; however, in Development Mode, Jetpack provides a fallback so developers can have a similar experience during development and testing.
</blockquote>
Other modules may also have “reduced functionality” but retain “a good-faith representation of the feature.”

Development Mode for Jetpack

This plugin enables Jetpack Development Mode, which allows usage of certain Jetpack modules without connecting to WordPress.com.

ThemePacific

themepacific

Working on Gutenberg version of Tiled Gallery. Soon, We’ll Release it. Until then, You can use this Tiled Gallery Plugin with Classi WP Editor.
There is no doubt that JetPack packed with tons of features. However, many users don’t want all that monstrous codes in their blog for one or two modules. Also, You should connect your blog to wordpress.com to get the JetPack features.
I really like that Tiled Gallery with Full Screen carousel module in JetPack and don’t want other modules. That’s why I’ve made the this Tiled Gallery Carousel Without JetPack Plugin from JetPack.
Tiled Gallery with carousel will completely transform your galleries to new look and your users will love this. Tiled Gallery allows you to display image galleries in following styles, a rectangular mosaic, a square mosaic, and a circular grid.
Demo Tiled Gallery : <a href="http://demo.themepacific.com/plugin-tiled-gallery-carousel/2013/10/13/tiled-gallery-carousel-without-jetpack-wordpress-plugin/" title="Demo Link" rel="nofollow ugc">Demo link</a>
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Tiled Gallery Carousel Without JetPack

I agree entirely with the premise of this plugin - Jetpack is too bulky and adds bloat to your website.

This plugin does add a CSS file and 2 JS files, but somehow manages to only do it if you're using the gallery on a page. I'm using it, for example, with Advanced Custom fields and while I call the shortcode, that is in my theme...yet the proper CSS and JS files are loaded so the plugin just works, but not loaded on all of the other pages.

So, in short, great plugin.

It gets 4 stars because it adds a menu item in WordPress which is unnecessary and against WordPress best practices. 

See https://codex.wordpress.org/Adding_Administration_Menus#Determining_Location_for_New_Menus

It is rare that a plugin would require the creation of a top-level menu. If the plugin introduces an entirely new concept or feature to WordPress, and needs many screens to do it, then that plugin may warrant a new top-level menu.

This just adds clutter on the backend, but otherwise this plugin is written really well.

Flexible Plugin that is Built Correctly

This is by far my favorite gallery plugin. I love what it does, and I love that I can get it without Jetpack.  Really looking forward to the gutenberg version, it's going to be epic.

Love it like crazy

Tiled Gallery with Full Screen Carousel slideshow without Jetpack.

Development Mode for Jetpack vs Tiled Gallery Carousel Without JetPack