typesense license, foundation and stars
Search and vector · GPL v3 (open source) · 26,593 stars
Open Source alternative to Algolia + Pinecone and an Easier-to-Use alternative to ElasticSearch ⚡ 🔍 ✨ Fast, typo tolerant, in-memory fuzzy Search Engine for building delightful search experiences
License history
LICENSE fileGPL v3 No license change recorded since the repository was created in 2017.
Latest release
No GitHub releases published; the project releases elsewhere (tags or its own site).
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About and history
- Repository
- typesense/typesense · created Jan 18, 2017
- Website
- typesense.org
- Language
- C++
- Foundation
- None; run by its maintainers
- GitHub detects
- GPL-3.0
- Stars per week
- From the second weekly snapshot
Weekly snapshots
| Week of | Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 21, 2026 | 26,593 |
Changes
| What changed | |
|---|---|
| Sep 25, 2026 | TrackedAdded: typesense/typesense |