Chosen

Chosen is a select box enhancer for jQuery and Prototype that makes long, unwieldy select boxes much more user friendly.

According to our data, Chosen ranks 49th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 1.2% of the JavaScript library market share and is present on 0.8% of all websites.

💸 Pricing

Chosen is available for free.

Free ✔️Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Chosen Awards

⚡ Sites Using Chosen

We have data on 27,820 websites that use the Chosen JavaScript library. Here is a list of some of the top ranked ones.

The highest rated site using Chosen is bihar.gov.in.

#WebsiteRankCountryLanguage
1 bihar.gov.in #299 India English
2 argentina.gob.ar #1,062 Argentina Spanish
3 wizzair.com #2,379 English
4 sss.gov.ph #2,549 Philippines American English
5 ibge.gov.br #2,914 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
6 borsaitaliana.it #2,983 Italy Italian
7 alchemer.com #3,125 American English
8 transfermarkt.com.tr #4,358 Turkey Turkish
9 casinoscores.com #4,712 English
10 aruba.it #5,167 Italy British English
11 educamos.com #5,456 Spain European Spanish
12 oglaszamy24.pl #5,521 Poland Polish
13 hhs.gov #5,781 United States English
14 lightinthebox.com #5,907 Singapore English
15 blackbaud.com #6,296 United States American English
16 myisolved.com #6,977 English
17 uj.edu.pl #7,113 Poland Polish
18 jegy.hu #7,132 Hungary Hungarian
19 zennioptical.com #7,314 English
20 angel.com #7,315 English

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Chosen:

Most of the sites using Chosen are from the United States, the United Kingdom, and Germany.

  • United States 15.8%
  • United Kingdom 6.8%
  • Germany 5.2%
  • France 4.9%
  • Spain 4.2%
  • Italy 3.9%
  • Korea 3.7%
  • Australia 3.7%
  • Netherlands 3.7%
  • Other 48.1%

Most Chosen users speak English, Spanish, or French.

  • English 48.4%
  • Spanish 6.5%
  • French 5.3%
  • German 5%
  • Korean 3.3%
  • Portuguese 3.2%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Dutch 3%
  • Russian 3%
  • Other 19.2%

The Chosen JavaScript library is especially popular on .com and .org top-level domains.

  • .com 37.9%
  • .org 8.1%
  • .de 3.1%
  • .co.uk 2.3%
  • .it 2.3%
  • .com.au 2.2%
  • .nl 2.2%
  • .fr 2.1%
  • .net 1.9%
  • Other 37.9%

The primary market segments for websites utilizing Chosen include business, marketing and merchandising, and online shopping.

  • Business 20.9%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.3%
  • Online Shopping 9%
  • Education/Reference 8%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 4.8%
  • Health 4.4%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.8%
  • Travel 3.6%
  • Internet Services 3.3%
  • Other 30.9%

🔢 Chosen Versions

The most widespread version of Chosen is 1.8, used by 53% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 18.9% of sites use Chosen 1.4, and 14.3% use Chosen 1.1.

  • 1.8 53%
  • 1.4 18.9%
  • 1.1 14.3%
  • 1.6 4.8%
  • 1.5 3.7%
  • 1.7 2.5%
  • 1.0 1.8%
  • 2 1.4%
  • 0.9 1.2%
  • 1.3 0.9%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Chosen alternatives.

RankName
31
Select2

A jQuery based replacement for select boxes.

FreeOpen source
88
Typeahead.js
Bastrop, Texas, United States

A fast and fully-featured autocomplete library by Twitter.

FreeOpen source
134
Selectize

An extensible jQuery-based custom select with autocomplete and native-feeling keyboard navigation.

FreeOpen source
181
Choices.js

A vanilla, lightweight, configurable select box/text input JavaScript library.

FreeOpen source
245
Gijgo
Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria

An open-source set of JavaScript controls that includes grid, tree, dialog, dropdown, slider and date/time pickers.

FreeOpen source

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💬 Frequently Asked Questions

Is Chosen free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
It is also an open source solution and its code can be found on GitHub.

Which country uses Chosen the most?

The majority of Chosen users are from the United States.

Who uses Chosen?

According to our data, Chosen is used on thousands of sites, including such established ones as bihar.gov.in, argentina.gob.ar, and wizzair.com.

Is Chosen used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in, sss.gov.ph, and ibge.gov.br. Overall, we found Chosen on 39 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Chosen?

Yes. The most prominent of these is uj.edu.pl. In total, we know of 88 academic websites in the United States that use Chosen.

How does Chosen compare to its competitors?

Chosen is a fairly popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 261 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Chosen?

Alternatives and possible competitors to Chosen may include Select2, Typeahead.js, and Selectize.

👉 See Also

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