# jamieholst/selectToAutocomplete

Turns any select tag into an autocomplete field with weighted options, synonyms and loose matching

Repository: https://github.com/jamieholst/selectToAutocomplete
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/selecttoautocomplete
Homepage: http://baymard.com/labs/country-selector
Language: JavaScript
License Family: other
Last push: 2019-03-20T16:22:34+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": 5450, "days_push": 2723, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1337, forks 141 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:25.602281+00:00)

## What it is
A JavaScript library that converts any HTML select tag into an autocomplete text field with loose partial matching, synonym support, and weighted result prioritization. It was designed as a redesigned country selector for web forms, handling typos and various spelling sequences.

## Use cases
- turn a country dropdown into an autocomplete field
- handle typos in form autocomplete inputs
- add synonym matching to select fields
- prioritize certain autocomplete results
- improve checkout form country selection UX
- replace dropdown lists with typeahead inputs

## When to choose
- you need fuzzy, typo-tolerant autocomplete on existing select elements
- you want a lightweight drop-in improvement for country selectors in checkout forms
- you need synonym and weighted matching without a heavy dependency

## When to avoid
- you need a modern, actively maintained autocomplete solution
- your project requires a library with an explicit license
- you need a full-featured combobox with ARIA compliance out of the box

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: maintenance
- function: ui-components, form-handling, search-engine
- domain: web-development, frontend, e-commerce
- platform: browser
- tags: autocomplete, jquery-plugin, country-selector, typo-tolerance, synonyms, weighted-matching, ux, javascript

## Member repositories
- jamieholst/selectToAutocomplete (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.602281+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 2026-08-30T04:44:02.996908+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jamieholst/selectToAutocomplete (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:25.602281+00:00, sha 5816e0a33209)
  - homepage: http://baymard.com/labs/country-selector (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:40.038494+00:00, sha 45c661abf15d)
  - site_page: https://baymard.com/about (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:40.041462+00:00, sha 4f7bfd423b28)
  - site_page: https://baymard.com/roadmap (fetched 2026-08-29T12:03:40.043527+00:00, sha 3d34b0c131fc)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.