Choices.js VS select2

Compare Choices.js vs select2 and see what are their differences.

select2

Select2 is a jQuery based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results. (by select2)
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Choices.js select2
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5,992 25,762
1.1% 0.0%
0.0 2.2
about 1 month ago 10 days ago
TypeScript JavaScript
MIT License MIT License
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Choices.js

Posts with mentions or reviews of Choices.js. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-10-21.

select2

Posts with mentions or reviews of select2. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2023-11-13.

What are some alternatives?

When comparing Choices.js and select2 you can also consider the following projects:

selectize.js - Selectize is the hybrid of a textbox and <select> box. It's jQuery based, and it has autocomplete and native-feeling keyboard navigation; useful for tagging, contact lists, etc.

JavaScript-autoComplete - An extremely lightweight and powerful vanilla JavaScript completion suggester.

typeahead.js - typeahead.js is a fast and fully-featured autocomplete library

laravel-simple-select - Laravel Simple Select inputs component for Blade and Livewire.

chosen - Deprecated - Chosen is a library for making long, unwieldy select boxes more friendly.

bootstrap-select - :rocket: The jQuery plugin that brings select elements into the 21st century with intuitive multiselection, searching, and much more.

jquery multi-select - A user-friendlier drop-in replacement for the standard select with multiple attribute activated.

django-select2 - This is a Django integration for Select2