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A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
Date Change Sources Jul 29, 2025 MIT to MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts Meilisearch added Enterprise Edition code under the Business Source License, keeping the core MIT. LICENSE commit LICENSE commit Nov 12, 2019 MIT License with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to MIT Meilisearch dropped the Commons Clause and became plain MIT. LICENSE commit LICENSE commit
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More in search and vector About and history Repository meilisearch/meilisearch · created Apr 23, 2018 Website meilisearch.com Language Rust Foundation None; run by Meilisearch Company Meilisearch GitHub detects NOASSERTION (a custom or multi-license file; the license above is read from the file itself) Stars per week From the second weekly snapshot Weekly snapshots Week of Bar Stars Sep 21, 2026 59,405
Changes Date What changed Sep 25, 2026 Relicensed MIT to MIT for most code, Business Source License 1.1 for Enterprise Edition parts Sep 25, 2026 Relicensed MIT License with Commons Clause License Condition v1.0 to MIT Sep 25, 2026 Tracked Added: meilisearch/meilisearch
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