Chosen

Milan, Italy

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

According to our data, Chosen ranks 65th among the JavaScript libraries we track.
It has 0.7% of the JavaScript library market share and is present on 0.5% of all websites.

It appears on 4.4% of all websites in Korea, 0.8% in France, and 0.8% in Spain.

Statistics based on 4M+ analyzed websites. About this data

💸 Pricing

Chosen is available for free.

Free ✔️ Open source

📊 Rankings and Market Share

🏆 Chosen Awards

⚡ Sites Using Chosen

We have data on 21,294 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 #99 India English
2 afip.gob.ar #305 Argentina Spanish
3 alchemer.com #1,649 United States American English
4 borsaitaliana.it #3,062 Italy Italian
5 ros.ie #4,065 Ireland English
6 classificadosx.net #4,813 Portugal European Portuguese
7 hhs.gov #5,418 United States English
8 oglaszamy24.pl #5,550 Poland Polish
9 educamos.com #5,552 Spain European Spanish
10 myisolved.com #5,682 English
11 illuminatehc.com #6,526 English
12 undip.ac.id #7,262 Indonesia Indonesian
13 uum.edu.my #8,359 Malaysia British English
14 concentrix.com #9,068 United States American English
15 ipb.ac.id #9,110 Indonesia Indonesian
16 campusfaso.bf #9,601 Burkina Faso French
17 ibge.gov.br #9,740 Brazil American English
18 kwestiasmaku.com #9,882 Poland Polish
19 conjur.com.br #10,153 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese
20 sociedademilitar.com.br #10,304 Brazil Brazilian Portuguese

📈 Usage Statistics

Most of the sites that use Chosen:

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

  • United States 13.8%
  • Korea 7.2%
  • Germany 5.6%
  • United Kingdom 5.1%
  • France 5.1%
  • Spain 4.3%
  • Italy 3.8%
  • Russia 3.2%
  • Brazil 3%
  • Other 48.9%

Most Chosen users speak English, Spanish, or Korean.

  • English 42.4%
  • Spanish 7.3%
  • Korean 6.1%
  • French 6.1%
  • German 5.8%
  • Russian 3.8%
  • Portuguese 3.5%
  • Italian 3.1%
  • Dutch 2.3%
  • Other 19.6%

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

  • .com 36%
  • .org 6.4%
  • .de 3.8%
  • .co.kr 2.6%
  • .fr 2.5%
  • .ru 2.5%
  • .it 2.2%
  • .co.uk 2.1%
  • .com.br 1.9%
  • Other 40%

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

  • Business 19.6%
  • Online Shopping 11.7%
  • Marketing/Merchandising 11.4%
  • Education/Reference 7.4%
  • Health 4.1%
  • Travel 4%
  • Non-Profit/Advocacy/NGO 3.9%
  • Blogs/Wiki 3.5%
  • Sports 3.3%
  • Other 31.1%

🔢 Chosen Versions

The most widespread version of Chosen is 1.8, used by 58.2% of sites where versions were detected. In addition, 18.4% of sites use Chosen 1.4, and 11.5% use Chosen 1.1.

  • 1.8 58.2%
  • 1.4 18.4%
  • 1.1 11.5%
  • 1.6 4.4%
  • 1.5 3.1%
  • 1.7 2.7%
  • 1.0 2.1%
  • 2 1%
  • 0.9 0.8%
  • 1.3 0.8%

🕵️ Similar Technologies

These are some of the best Chosen alternatives.

RankName
28
Select2
Boston, Massachusetts, United States

A jQuery-based replacement for HTML select elements that enhances dropdown inputs with advanced search and selection capabilities.

FreeOpen source
93
Typeahead.js
Bastrop, Texas, United States

A fast and fully-featured autocomplete library by Twitter.

FreeOpen source
140
Selectize

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

FreeOpen source
175
Choices.js

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

FreeOpen source
249
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

Where is Chosen from?

Chosen is from Milan, Italy.

Is Chosen free?

Yes, it is a free JavaScript library.
Moreover, it is 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, afip.gob.ar, and alchemer.com.

Is Chosen used on government websites?

Yes, for example, it is used by bihar.gov.in, hhs.gov, and ibge.gov.br. Overall, we found Chosen on 31 government sites in the United States.

Do academic institutions use Chosen?

Yes. The most prominent of these are undip.ac.id, uum.edu.my, and ipb.ac.id. In total, we know of 50 academic websites in the United States that use Chosen.

How does Chosen compare to its competitors?

Chosen is a moderately popular JavaScript library, ranking ahead of 252 other JavaScript libraries we track.

What are the alternatives to Chosen?

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

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