TarekRaafat/autoComplete.js

Simple autocomplete pure vanilla Javascript library.

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autoComplete.js ✨

100% Javascript npm

Simple autocomplete pure vanilla Javascript library. 🚀 Live Demo v10

autoComplete.js is a simple, pure vanilla Javascript library progressively designed for speed, high versatility, and seamless integration with a wide range of projects & systems. _{^{(Made for a better developer experience)}}

Features

Pure Vanilla Javascript
Zero Dependencies
Simple & Lightweight
Powerful Search Engine with two different modes
Diacritics Support
Debounce Support
Life Cycle Events
Useful plugin API
WAI-ARIA Compliant
Highly Customizable
Works on anything (<input>, <textarea> and contentEditable elements)
Well Documented

How It Compares

Library	Size (gzip)	Dependencies	Framework	Drop-in
autoComplete.js	~3.7 KB	0	None (vanilla JS)	Yes
Downshift	~8 KB	5	React only	No
Tom Select	~16 KB	1	None	Yes
Select2	~17 KB	jQuery	jQuery	Yes
Choices.js	~20 KB	0	None	Yes
Algolia Autocomplete	~25 KB	5	Any (Preact core)	Yes
react-select	~27 KB	9	React only	Yes

autoComplete.js is the smallest full-featured option in the category. See the full comparison for details.

Getting Started

Installation:

CDN

JS

<script src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tarekraafat/autocomplete.js@10.2.10/dist/autoComplete.min.js"></script>

CSS

<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/@tarekraafat/autocomplete.js@10.2.10/dist/css/autoComplete.min.css">

Package Manager

npm install (Node Package Manager)

npm i @tarekraafat/autocomplete.js

Yarn install (Javascript Package Manager)

yarn add @tarekraafat/autocomplete.js

Documentation:

For usage & configuration details check out autoComplete.js docs 📔
For upcoming releases and planned improvements check out the Roadmap

Used By

IBM Carbon, The Guardian, Snapcraft (Canonical), Weblate, Blockscout, Eclipse Ditto, and 2,400+ more projects across many industries and ecosystems.

Support

Technical questions and support, please post your question on Stack Overflow using the below tag

Stack Overflow autoCompletejs

General questions or new ideas for autoComplete.js please start a discussion on Github using the below link

Github Discussions

Author

Tarek Raafat

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License

Released under the Apache 2.0 license.

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autocomplete

autocomplete-component

autocomplete-functionality

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autocompletejs

autocomplete-library

autocomplete-search

autocompletion-engine

autosuggestion

customizable

dropdown

fast

hacktoberfest

javascript

lightweight

suggestion-engine

suggestions

vanilla-javascript

Project health

Overall

4.3/10

Maintained

0/10

Code review

1/10

OpenSSF Scorecard

npm

@tarekraafat/autocomplete.js

Latest release

10.2.10 · Apr 12, 2026

Releases this year

Significant stargazers

Justin Le

494 followers · starred May 2020

Vladimir Krivosheev

408 followers · starred Jun 2021

Eyüp Can Akman

51 followers · starred Feb 2023

Paulina Kalicka

25 followers · starred Jun 2023

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