Tom Select Alternatives

Tom Select is described as 'The hybrid of a textbox and select box. It has autocomplete and native-feeling keyboard navigation. Useful for tagging, contact lists, etc' and is an website in the development category. There are seven alternatives to Tom Select, not only websites but also apps for a variety of platforms, including jQuery, JavaScript, Self-Hosted and Mac apps. The best Tom Select alternative is Select2, which is both free and Open Source. Other great sites and apps similar to Tom Select are Chosen, Selectize.js, Bootstrap Multiselect and jQuery TokenInput.

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Tom Select alternatives page was last updated Jun 11, 2024
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  1. Select2 icon

    Select2

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    Select2 is a jQuery based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results. Look and feel of Select2 is based on the excellent Chosen library.

    7 Select2 alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery
    Select2 screenshot 1

    Select2 Features

    1.  Extensible by Plugins/Extensions
    2.  Skinnable

    Select2 VS Tom Select

     

    • Select2 is the most popular Web-based alternative to Tom Select.

    • Select2 is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Tom Select.

    • Select2 is Free and Open SourceTom Select is also Free and Open Source
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    Chosen

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    Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user-friendly. It is currently available as both jQuery Prototype plug-ins and with forks for supporting MooTools and Drupal.

    7 Chosen alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery
    Chosen screenshot 1

    Chosen VS Tom Select

     
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    Selectize.js

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    Selectize is a custom <select> UI control with autocomplete and native-feeling keyboard navigation. It's useful for tagging, contact lists, country selectors, and so on.

    7 Selectize.js alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery
    Selectize.js screenshot 1

    Selectize.js Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Stress Testing

    Selectize.js VS Tom Select

     
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    Bootstrap Multiselect

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    Bootstrap Multiselect is a JQuery based plugin to provide an intuitive user interface for using select inputs with the multiple attribute present. Instead of a select a bootstrap button will be shown as dropdown menu containing the single options as checkboxes.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Online
    • jQuery

    Bootstrap Multiselect VS Tom Select

     

  6. jQuery TokenInput

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    Tokeninput is a jQuery plugin which allows your users to select multiple items from a predefined list, using autocompletion as they type to find each item. You may have seen a similar type of text entry when filling in the recipients field sending messages on facebook.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Online
    • jQuery

    jQuery TokenInput Features

    1.  Autocompletion
    2.  Tagging

    jQuery TokenInput VS Tom Select

     

    • jQuery TokenInput is the most popular Windows & Mac alternative to Tom Select.

    • jQuery TokenInput is Free and Open SourceTom Select is also Free and Open Source

  7. Slim Select 2.0

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    Slim advanced select dropdown.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Self-Hosted
    • JavaScript
    Slim Select 2.0 screenshot 1

    Slim Select 2.0 VS Tom Select

     

    • Slim Select 2.0 is the most popular Self-Hosted alternative to Tom Select.

    • Slim Select 2.0 is Free and Open SourceTom Select is also Free and Open Source

  9. Selectr

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    A lightweight dependency-free select box replacement written in vanilla JavaScript. Similar to Select2 and Chosen without the dependencies.

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Online
    • JavaScript
    Discontinued

    The owner of Selectr has discontinued this project and is no longer under active development. A notice can also be seen on https://github.com/Mobius1/Selectr

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