10 Best Multiple Select Plugins In JavaScript (2021 Update)

Tired of the native multiple select dropdown?

Styling a multiple select dropdown is NOT an easy task especially for beginners. 

This is why I create the list of 10 Best Multiple Select jQuery & Vanilla JavaScript plugins to save your Time and Money in development.

With these plugins, you're able to quickly create customizable, enhanced, user-friendly Multiple Select UI for easier options selection. Enjoy.

Originally Published Jan 17 2018, updated Jan 05 2021

Table of contents:

• jQuery Multiple Select Plugins
• Vanilla JavaScript Multiple Select Plugins

Best jQuery Multiple Select Plugins:

jQuery Multiple Select Plugin For Bootstrap - Bootstrap Multiselect

Bootstrap Multiselect is a plugin for jQuery and Bootstrap that allows the visitor to select multiple options from a dropdown select list containing the single options as checkboxes.

[Demo] [Download]

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User-friendly Multi Select Plugin For Bootstrap 4 - BsMultiSelect

Just another multi select plugin for Bootstrap 4 framework that converts a multi-select list into an easy to use dropdown with checkboxes.

[Demo] [Download]

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Searchable Multi-select Dropdown Plugin With jQuery - Dropdown.js

The Dropdown.js jQuery plugin converts the normal select box into a fast, performant, dynamic, multi-select dropdown list for better UX.

[Demo] [Download]

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jQuery Plugin For Multiple Select With Checkboxes - multi-select.js

Just another jQuery plugin that converts the regular multiselect box into an easy to use dropdown list with checkboxes to simplify the selection of multiple options.

[Demo] [Download]

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jQuery Plugin For Multi Select List with Checkboxes - MultiSelect

MultiSelect is a jQuery plugin that transforms a normal multi-select list into a multi-column dropdown list with checkboxes.

[Demo] [Download]

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Vanilla JavaScript Multiple Select Plugins

Multiselect Dropdown List With Checkboxes – multiselect.js

multiselect.js is an unobtrusive JavaScript plugin that converts the native select box into a multi-select control with checkboxes and check all button.

[Demo] [Download]

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Elegant Multi-Select Component With Autocomplete – SelectPure

SelectPure is a pure JavaScript (es6) library to create elegant single or multiple select controls with support for autocomplete and dynamic data rendering.

[Demo] [Download]

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Multiple Select With Dropdown List – multiselect

A vanilla JavaScript multi-select plugin that transforms the normal multi-select element into a user-friendly tags input.

[Demo] [Download]

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Multi-select Dropdown Component For JavaScript – slim-select

slim-select is a small and dependency-free JavaScript plugin for creating a searchable, multi-selectable dropdown list from a regular select element.

[Demo] [Download]

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Custom Single/Multi Select In Pure JavaScript – vanillaSelectBox

A Vanilla JavaScript library that transforms the regular select element into a customizable, searchable, checkable dropdown list.

[Demo] [Download]

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Conclusion:

Want more jQuery plugins or JavaScript libraries to create awesome Multiple Select interfaces on the web & mobile? Check out the jQuery Multiple Select and JavaScript Multiple Select sections.

More Resources:

• 10 Best Tags Input Plugins In JavaScript
• 10 Best Dual List Box Plugins In JavaScript
• 10 Best Dropdown Plugins To Replace The Native Select Box
• 5 Best Multiple Select Components For Vue.js
• 10 Best Multiple Select Components For React & Reacti Native
• 10 Best Multiple Select Libraries For Angular Apps