# loopj/jquery-tokeninput

jQuery plugin which allows your users to select multiple items from a predefined list

Repository: https://github.com/loopj/jquery-tokeninput
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/jquery-tokeninput
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Archived: true
Last push: 2023-08-03T17:00:16+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 10/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 6262, "days_push": 1126, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: archived, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 2344, forks 959 (observed 2026-08-28T04:06:39.626796+00:00)

## What it is
jQuery Tokeninput is a jQuery plugin that turns a text input into a tokenizing autocomplete field, letting users select multiple items from a predefined list. It supports JSON backends, keyboard navigation, client-side caching, and extensive customization via callbacks and CSS.

## Use cases
- select multiple recipients in a message form like facebook
- tag input field with autocomplete from server
- multi-select dropdown backed by a JSON API
- tokenizing text entry for assigning users to a task
- autocomplete picker with preselected readonly tokens
- search-as-you-type selector with client-side caching

## When to choose
- you have a legacy jQuery codebase needing multi-item autocomplete
- you want a lightweight, CSS-skinnable token input without images
- your backend can serve JSON search results via GET

## When to avoid
- you are building a modern app with React, Vue, or another framework
- you need accessibility features or active community maintenance
- you want a dependency-free vanilla JS solution

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling, search-engine
- domain: web-development, frontend
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery, autocomplete, token-input, multi-select, tagging, nodejs

## Member repositories
- loopj/jquery-tokeninput (main) score 10

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:39.626796+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 2026-08-30T02:37:04.815525+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/loopj/jquery-tokeninput (fetched 2026-08-28T04:06:39.626796+00:00, sha 1e8dcfa4131e)
  - registry_npm: https://registry.npmjs.org/jquery-tokeninput (fetched 2026-08-29T10:17:51.751078+00:00, sha e58e1f883450)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.