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24 alternatives to Fuse.js

A lightweight JavaScript fuzzy-search tool

Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Fuse.js launched in 2016; newer entries below may have overtaken it.

1. 1FS
   Fuzzy search in 400B of JavaScript▲25

   2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

2. 2UJ
   uFuzzy.js – A tiny, efficient fuzzy search that doesn't suck▲251

   Hello HN! I became frustrated with the unpredictible/poor match quality and opaqueness of "relevance scores" in existing fuzzy and fulltext search libs, so I tried something different and this is the result. The main selling point is the result quality / ordering, with best-in-class memory overhead and excellent performance being bonuses. The API is pretty stable at this point, but looking for feedback before committing to 1.0. TL;DR The test corpus is a 4MB json file with 162k words/phrases, so give it a second for initial download. You can also drag/drop your own…

   2022 · github.com · its alternatives →

3. 3AJ
   A JavaScript Handbook▲239

   2018 · jshandbook.com · its alternatives →

4. 4AI
   An Isomorphic JavaScript Framework Faster Than React▲337

   2015 · jsblocks.com · its alternatives →

5. 5WJ
   Wiv.js – A library for a more wiggly div▲265

   2018 · jjkaufman.github.io · its alternatives →

6. 6JA
   jTools – a collection of JavaScript web components with MIT license▲106

   2019 · bossanova.uk · its alternatives →

7. 7FA
   Fez, a file-based build tool for JavaScript▲70

   2014 · isaacbw.com · its alternatives →

8. 8OA
   OxJS - a JavaScript Library for Web Applications▲44

   2012 · oxjs.org · its alternatives →

9. 9SA
   Scraperjs – A versatile web scraper▲192

   2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

10. 10EA
    Expounder – A small JavaScript library for more engaging tutorials▲134

    2016 · skorokithakis.github.io · its alternatives →

11. 11MA
    Monkberry – a JavaScript library for building web user interfaces▲115

    2016 · monkberry.js.org · its alternatives →

12. 12
    NotebookJS▲109

    Scientific computation for JavaScript

    2016 · its alternatives →

13. 13AS
    A search widget for static web sites▲88

    2017 · webtigerteam.com · its alternatives →

14. 14TA
    TopLevel – A New Way to JavaScript Your HTML▲79

    2014 · github.com · its alternatives →

15. 15FF
    Frontend Fuzzy Search▲120

    I have spent several years working on search engines in the backend and have now utilized that experience to develop a fuzzy search library for the frontend. It's fast, accurate and can be used for all languages. It should be easy to integrate into your Javascript / Typescript projects. If you test it and find any edge cases that did not work for you please let me know. The implementation is based on 3-grams by the book, augmented with a novel trick of sorting the characters within the 3-grams for enhanced accuracy. For a detailed explanation you may refer to my related blog post at…

    2024 · github.com · its alternatives →

16. 16MM
    Mastering Modular JavaScript▲94

    2018 · github.com · its alternatives →

17. 17FF
    Fuzzy finder for Chrome tabs and windows▲41

    2016 · github.com · its alternatives →

18. 18AE
    An experimental code search engine▲88

    2018 · codegrep.com · its alternatives →

19. 19NA
    nunjucks, a better templating system for javascript (jinja2 inspired)▲38

    2012 · nunjucks.jlongster.com · its alternatives →

20. 20MJ
    Matches.js -- Powerful Pattern Matching for Javascript▲96

    2012 · github.com · its alternatives →

21. 21HA
    Happyfinder – A fuzzy file finder like Helm, for the command line▲27

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

22. 22CT
    CandyJS – transparent bridge between Go and JavaScript▲72

    2015 · github.com · its alternatives →

23. 23RS
    Recalll – Search Engine for programmers and developers▲69

    2015 · recalll.co · its alternatives →

24. 24IQ
    Introducing Q.js, a library for modern web apps▲44

    2013 · github.com · its alternatives →

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