# lou/multi-select

A user-friendlier drop-in replacement for the standard select with multiple attribute activated.

Repository: https://github.com/lou/multi-select
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/multi-select
Language: JavaScript
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2022-08-19T16:47:47+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5623, "days_push": 1475, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1888, forks 430 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:49.288512+00:00)

## What it is
A jQuery plugin that replaces the standard HTML multi-select element with a more user-friendly widget. It is a drop-in enhancement for select elements with the multiple attribute.

## Use cases
- replace ugly native multi-select dropdowns
- let users pick multiple options from a list
- improve form usability for multi-choice fields
- drop-in upgrade for existing select multiple elements

## When to choose
- you already use jQuery and need a friendlier multi-select control
- you want a simple drop-in replacement without a build step

## When to avoid
- you use React, Vue, or another modern framework with native component libraries
- you need an actively developed, dependency-free solution

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling
- domain: frontend, web-development
- platform: browser
- tags: jquery, multi-select, dropdown, form-widget, javascript

## Member repositories
- lou/multi-select (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.288512+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 2026-08-30T03:13:30.504179+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/lou/multi-select (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:49.288512+00:00, sha 2b2dcb312cb8)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.