harvesthq/chosen
Deprecated - Chosen is a library for making long, unwieldy select boxes more friendly. observed · 2026-10-16
Health v2 · maintenance only
23/100
- Activity 0
- Release rhythm 8
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_license
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-10-21. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 5664
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 687
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
21926 stars · 4002 forks observed · 2026-10-16
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-10-19, confidence 0.97
Chosen is a jQuery plugin that transforms long, unwieldy HTML select boxes into more user‑friendly, searchable dropdowns. It provides a styled UI and keyboard navigation for better form interactions.
Use cases
- enhance HTML select elements with searchable dropdowns
- replace native multi‑select boxes with a more user‑friendly UI
- add keyboard navigation to large select lists in web forms
- improve the usability of long option lists in legacy jQuery projects
When to choose
- you are maintaining an older jQuery‑based web application and need a quick way to improve select boxes
- the project already depends on jQuery and you want a lightweight, no‑dependency solution
- you need a simple, drop‑in enhancement without a full‑blown UI framework
When to avoid
- building a new application with modern frameworks like React, Vue, or Angular
- requiring accessibility compliance beyond what Chosen provides
- needing active maintenance, security updates, or support for newer browsers
Facets
library · maturity abandoned
ui-components form-handling web-development frontend browser jquery-plugin select-enhancement deprecated
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/harvesthq/chosen · fetched 2026-10-16 · 4e73235caa6b
- homepage: http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/ · fetched 2026-10-05 · bd4927e82400
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| harvesthq/chosen | main | 23 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="harvesthq/chosen")
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