# algolia/autocomplete

🔮 Fast and full-featured autocomplete library

Repository: https://github.com/algolia/autocomplete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/autocomplete
Homepage: https://alg.li/autocomplete
Language: TypeScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: autocomplete, dropdown, suggestion, typeahead, algolia, search, modal, query, combobox, select, accessible, spotlight, alfred
Last push: 2026-08-26T10:41:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 96/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 99, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4070, "days_push": 7, "days_rel": 71, "gap_med": 20.0, "n_releases_24m": 17}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 5263, forks 341 (observed 2026-08-28T04:09:13.837349+00:00)

## What it is
A fast, full-featured, open-source JavaScript library for building accessible autocomplete experiences. It provides a headless core and a ready-to-use JS renderer that works with any virtual DOM solution and data source, including Algolia indices.

## Use cases
- add autocomplete search suggestions to a website
- build an accessible combobox or typeahead input
- create a command palette / spotlight-style search modal
- show recent searches and query suggestions as users type
- power documentation search with Algolia DocSearch
- build a custom search dropdown with React, Vue, or vanilla JS

## When to choose
- you need a production-ready, accessible (WAI-ARIA) autocomplete or combobox
- you want full control over rendered DOM while keeping interactivity handled for you
- you use Algolia or want pluggable custom data sources
- you need a command palette or modal search experience

## When to avoid
- you need a full search backend or indexing engine rather than a UI layer
- your project is not JavaScript-based
- you want a zero-dependency native HTML datalist
- you need server-side-only search rendering

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: search-engine, ui-components, frontend-framework
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser, cross-platform
- tags: autocomplete, typeahead, combobox, accessible, dropdown, suggestions, algolia, command-palette, search, nodejs

## Member repositories
- algolia/autocomplete (main) score 96

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.837349+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:59:30.438911+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/algolia/autocomplete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:09:13.837349+00:00, sha 5a3d2a286044)
  - homepage: https://alg.li/autocomplete (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:46.739720+00:00, sha 7897fa107a74)
  - site_page: https://www.algolia.com/doc/ui-libraries/autocomplete/introduction/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:46.748921+00:00, sha bccbb50e6f9a)
  - site_page: https://docsearch.algolia.com (fetched 2026-08-29T08:54:46.750928+00:00, sha 8532a84da44c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.