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Chosen vs Select2

A side-by-side look at Chosen and Select2. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Chosen

Chosen

Development

Chosen is a popular jQuery plugin that enhances standard select elements by making them searchable, stylable, and allowing multiple value selection. It improves usability for long lists and helps collect multiple values in a form.

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Select2

Select2

Development

Select2 is a jQuery-based replacement for select boxes. It supports searching, remote data sets, and infinite scrolling of results. Select2 aims to make selects more user-friendly.

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