# downshift-js/downshift

🏎 A set of primitives to build simple, flexible, WAI-ARIA compliant React autocomplete, combobox or select dropdown components.

Repository: https://github.com/downshift-js/downshift
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/downshift
Homepage: http://downshift-js.com/
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: react, autocomplete, combobox, select, autosuggest, multiselect, dropdown, accessible, wai-aria, taggroup, tags
Last push: 2026-06-30T07:36:06+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 92/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 90, release rhythm 90, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3326, "days_push": 64, "days_rel": 64, "gap_med": 9, "n_releases_24m": 14}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 12307, forks 936 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:52.327537+00:00)

## What it is
Downshift is a set of React primitives (hooks and a render-prop component) for building accessible autocomplete, combobox, select, and tag-group components. It implements the WAI-ARIA 1.2 combobox and select design patterns while leaving full control of the UI to the developer.

## Use cases
- build an accessible autocomplete input in React
- create a custom combobox following WAI-ARIA patterns
- implement a select dropdown with full styling control
- add a multi-select combobox with tags
- build a typeahead search box with keyboard navigation
- make a tag group input where users can add and remove items

## When to choose
- you need WAI-ARIA compliant combobox or select behavior in React
- you want headless primitives so you can fully customize markup and styling
- you need keyboard navigation, focus management, and screen reader support out of the box
- you are building multi-select or tag input experiences

## When to avoid
- you are not using React or Preact
- you want pre-styled, ready-made dropdown components with visuals included
- you need a simple native select and don't require custom behavior

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: ui-components, state-management, form-handling, accessibility
- domain: web-development, frontend, accessibility
- platform: browser
- tags: react, autocomplete, combobox, select-dropdown, wai-aria, hooks, render-props, multiselect, typeahead, web-server, nodejs

## Member repositories
- downshift-js/downshift (main) score 92

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.327537+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 2026-08-29T17:14:10.196886+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/downshift-js/downshift (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:52.327537+00:00, sha 3c924a6b13c4)
  - homepage: http://downshift-js.com/ (fetched 2026-08-29T08:11:47.778552+00:00, sha b9df3dda565d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.