10 Best Autocomplete & Typeahead JavaScript Plugins (2025 Update)

Autocomplete is a generic design pattern that is typically used in an input field, which displays a dropdown list containing predefined suggestions when typing.

In this blog post, we collected and listed here a list of 10 best JavaScript plugins to easily and quickly implement the Autocomplete & Typeahead functionalities on your modern web app. Have fun.

Originally Published Mar 12 2018, updated Jan 14 2025

Table Of Contents:

• jQuery Autocomplete & Typeahead Plugins
• Vanilla JS Autocomplete & Typeahead Libraries

Best jQuery Autocomplete & Typeahead Plugins:

jQuery Ajax Autocomplete Plugin For Input Fields - Autocomplete

A jQuery based autocomplete plugin that attaches autocomplete/autosuggest drop down list with ajax lookup to text input fields when your users input.

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Smart Autocomplete Component For Bootstrap 5/4

A lightweight and easy-to-use autocomplete component for Bootstrap 5 and Bootstrap 4 frameworks. It was written in ES 6 and is100% compliant with Twitter Bootstrap markup, styles, and API.

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Autocomplete Suggestions For Inputs - Bootstrap Autocomplete

A full-featured autocomplete plugin for Bootstrap framework that displays suggestions in a dropdown list as users type something in your input field.

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Full-featured Autocomplete Library For jQuery - Typeahead.js

Just another jQuery typeahead plugin which provides fully customizable and AJAX-enabled autocomplete functionalities on input fields with flexible APIs.

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Fast Autocomplete Plugin For Text Field - Autocomplete Choice Input

A powerful and high-performance jQuery autocomplete plugin that helps you creat editable combo boxes with smooth and efficient autocomplete experiences. This plugin enables users to quickly and easily select multiple entries from a dropdown list with thousands of options. Supports both input fields and native select boxes.

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Vanilla JS Autocomplete & Typeahead Plugins:

Fast Autocomplete/Typeahead Library For Bootstrap 5

This is the upgraded version of the Bootstrap 4 Autocomplete plugin that enables a blazing fast autocomplete/typeahead functionality on Bootstrap 5 inputs.

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Advanced Feature-rich Autocomplete JavaScript Library – awesomplete

A simple yet highly customizable, user-friendly, feature-rich autocomplete library written in pure JavaScript.

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Powerful Autocomplete With Asynchronous Data Fetch – autocomplete.js

A feature-rich, highly-customizable, fully accessible autocomplete library written in Vanilla JavaScript.

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Fast Autocomplete & Typeahead Library – autoComplete.js

A dynamic, blazing-fast,  dependency-free,  and easy-to-use autocomplete & typeahead JavaScript library for modern web development.

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Accessible Autocomplete Component In Vanilla JavaScript – Autocomplete

A fast, dynamic, accessible (WAI-ARIA) compliant autocomplete component written in vanilla JavaScript.

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Conclusion:

If you're looking to add some useful features to a form, autocomplete and typeahead are among the best tools to do so. If you need a component for autocomplete and/or typeahead, any of these 10 JavaScript plugins will likely do what you need.

Seeking more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Autocomplete & Typeahead component on the web & mobile? See jQuery Autocomplete and JavaScript Autocomplete sections for more details.

See also:

• Best Autocomplete Libraries In Vanilla JavaScript
• Best Autocomplete Components For Vue.js Applications
• Best Multiple Select Plugins
• Best Dropdown Plugins To Replace The Native Select Box
• Best Autocomplete Components For React And React Native Apps