brianvoe/slim-select

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1329 stars · 226 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Slim Select is a lightweight, dependency-free JavaScript library that replaces the native HTML <select> element with an advanced dropdown supporting single/multi-select, search, optgroups, remote data, and modal mode. It is themeable via CSS variables, WCAG 2.1 AA accessible, and ships with official Vue 3 and React wrappers.

Use cases

• replace native select dropdown with searchable multi-select
• add search to a select box in vanilla javascript
• multi-select dropdown with tags for a form
• accessible select component with keyboard and screen reader support
• select dropdown with remote API search
• theme a select dropdown with css variables
• mobile-friendly select dropdown modal

When to choose

• you need a dependency-free, lightweight select replacement in any stack
• you want searchable single or multi-select with optgroups and remote data
• accessibility (WCAG 2.1 AA) and reduced-motion support are requirements
• you want CSS-variable theming without fighting class specificity
• you use Vue 3 or React and want an official wrapper

When to avoid

• you need a full UI component library with many other widgets
• you want a framework-native component tightly coupled to a specific framework's ecosystem
• you need extremely old browser support without transpilation

Facets

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ui-components form-handling search-engine accessibility frontend web-development accessibility browser select-dropdown multiselect vanilla-javascript zero-dependencies css-variables theming react-wrapper vue-wrapper wcag javascript typescript nodejs

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