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It is currently available in both jQuery and Prototype flavors. 3.0.0(5mo ago)27575.5k↓55.9%17[4 issues](https://github.com/JJJ/chosen/issues)[1 PRs](https://github.com/JJJ/chosen/pulls)2MITCoffeeScriptCI passing Since Jun 6Pushed 4mo ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/JJJ/chosen)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/jjj/chosen)[ Docs](https://jjj.github.io/chosen/)[ RSS](/packages/jjj-chosen/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1w ago READMEChangelog (1)DependenciesVersions (10)Used By (2) Chosen ====== [](#chosen) Chosen is a library for making long, unwieldy select boxes more user friendly. - jQuery support: 1.7+ - Prototype support: 1.7+ For **documentation**, usage, and examples, see: For **downloads**, see: ### Compiled Assets [](#compiled-assets) The compiled JavaScript and CSS files are located in the `/dist` directory. This directory contains: - `chosen.jquery.js` / `chosen.jquery.min.js` - jQuery version - `chosen.proto.js` / `chosen.proto.min.js` - Prototype version - `chosen.css` / `chosen.min.css` - Styles - `chosen.css.map` - CSS source map The `/docs` directory also contains copies of these files for use with GitHub Pages. ### Package managers [](#package-managers) To install with npm: ``` npm install chosen-jjj ``` To install with Composer: ``` composer require jjj/chosen ``` ### Contributing to this project [](#contributing-to-this-project) We welcome all to participate in making Chosen the best software it can be. The repository is maintained by only a few people, but has accepted contributions from over 50 authors after reviewing hundreds of pull requests related to thousands of issues. You can help reduce the maintainers' workload (and increase your chance of having an accepted contribution to Chosen) by following the [guidelines for contributing](contributing.md). - [Bug reports](contributing.md#bugs) - [Feature requests](contributing.md#features) - [Pull requests](contributing.md#pull-requests) ### Chosen Credits [](#chosen-credits) - Concept and development by [Patrick Filler](http://patrickfiller.com) for [Harvest](http://getharvest.com/) - Design and CSS by [Matthew Lettini](http://matthewlettini.com/) - 1.8.x and earlier maintained by [@pfiller](http://github.com/pfiller), [@kenearley](http://github.com/kenearley), [@stof](http://github.com/stof), [@koenpunt](http://github.com/koenpunt), and [@tjschuck](http://github.com/tjschuck) - 2.0.x and later maintained by [@JJJ](http://github.com/JJJ) and contributors - Chosen includes [contributions by many fine folks](https://github.com/harvesthq/chosen/contributors) ### Health Score 58 — FairBetter than 98% of packages Maintenance70 Regular maintenance activity Popularity50 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community31 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity69 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor2 2 contributors hold 50%+ of commits How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~460 days Recently: every ~495 days Total 7 Last Release 161d ago Major Versions v1.8.7 → 2.1.02020-07-29 2.2.1 → 3.0.02025-12-30 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/f8b3e78da513af70d22b0a942297a300eef15e3ce8080e877c054ebb83e24d82?d=identicon)[jjj](/maintainers/jjj) --- Top Contributors [![pfiller](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/545995?v=4)](https://github.com/pfiller "pfiller (554 commits)")[![JJJ](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/88951?v=4)](https://github.com/JJJ "JJJ (166 commits)")[![koenpunt](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/351038?v=4)](https://github.com/koenpunt "koenpunt (133 commits)")[![tjschuck](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/308724?v=4)](https://github.com/tjschuck "tjschuck (95 commits)")[![Copilot](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/in/1143301?v=4)](https://github.com/Copilot "Copilot (59 commits)")[![adunkman](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/14930?v=4)](https://github.com/adunkman "adunkman (39 commits)")[![stof](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/439401?v=4)](https://github.com/stof "stof (35 commits)")[![mixonic](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/8752?v=4)](https://github.com/mixonic "mixonic (18 commits)")[![cooperfellows](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/6798541?v=4)](https://github.com/cooperfellows "cooperfellows (12 commits)")[![justindujardin](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/101493?v=4)](https://github.com/justindujardin "justindujardin (11 commits)")[![aziz](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/3202?v=4)](https://github.com/aziz "aziz (11 commits)")[![craigmdennis](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/725067?v=4)](https://github.com/craigmdennis "craigmdennis (7 commits)")[![VanTanev](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/202527?v=4)](https://github.com/VanTanev "VanTanev (6 commits)")[![marcandre](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/33770?v=4)](https://github.com/marcandre "marcandre (5 commits)")[![liorcode](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1992187?v=4)](https://github.com/liorcode "liorcode (4 commits)")[![juanolalla](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/329818?v=4)](https://github.com/juanolalla "juanolalla (4 commits)")[![Mikk3lRo](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/12961879?v=4)](https://github.com/Mikk3lRo "Mikk3lRo (4 commits)")[![jameskoster](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/846565?v=4)](https://github.com/jameskoster "jameskoster (4 commits)")[![alademann](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/348643?v=4)](https://github.com/alademann "alademann (4 commits)")[![matflores](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/4701?v=4)](https://github.com/matflores "matflores (3 commits)") --- Tags uiformdropdowninputselectmultiselect ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/jjj-chosen/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/jjj-chosen/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/jjj-chosen) ``` ### Alternatives [harvesthq/chosen Chosen is a JavaScript plugin that makes select boxes user-friendly. 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