# harvesthq/chosen

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

Repository: https://github.com/harvesthq/chosen
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/chosen
Homepage: http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/
Language: HTML
License: NOASSERTION
License Family: other
Topics: deprecated, not-maintained
Last push: 2024-12-02T12:10:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5616, "days_push": 639, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 21944, forks 4013 (observed 2026-08-28T04:11:32.233555+00:00)

## What it is
Chosen is a jQuery/Prototype plugin that enhances long, unwieldy HTML select boxes with search, filtering, and a more user-friendly interface. The project is officially deprecated and no longer under active development.

## Use cases
- make long select dropdowns searchable
- improve usability of large select boxes
- add autocomplete filtering to HTML selects
- replace native multi-select inputs with a friendlier widget
- style select boxes consistently across browsers

## When to choose
- maintaining a legacy jQuery codebase that already uses Chosen
- you need a battle-tested select enhancer for old browsers and jQuery 1.7+

## When to avoid
- starting a new project - the library is deprecated and unmaintained
- you need accessibility guarantees or ongoing bug/security fixes
- modern frameworks like React or Vue where alternatives like Select2 forks or native components fit better

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: abandoned
- function: ui-components, form-handling, search-engine
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: select-box, jquery-plugin, deprecated, autocomplete, dropdown, javascript

## Member repositories
- harvesthq/chosen (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.233555+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 2026-08-29T16:57:45.021305+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/harvesthq/chosen (fetched 2026-08-28T04:11:32.233555+00:00, sha 3400cd2eee3b)
  - homepage: http://harvesthq.github.io/chosen/ (fetched 2026-08-29T07:55:59.651677+00:00, sha bd4927e82400)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.