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Meilisearch

A search engine developers add to websites and apps for fast, typo-tolerant search, including AI-powered results.

What it does

Meilisearch is the engine behind a search box. Developers load their content, such as products, articles or listings, and Meilisearch returns matching results as the user types, even when words are misspelled.

It supports "hybrid search", which mixes ordinary keyword matching with AI-based semantic search that understands meaning, not just exact words. It can also answer questions in plain language using your own content, personalise results for each user, filter and sort by things like price or location, and handle many languages.

You can run it yourself or use the paid Meilisearch Cloud service. It connects to AI tools through LangChain and MCP.

Who it's for

Developers building search into websites, online shops and apps.

Can I use it without coding?

Developers only. A developer has to set it up and connect it to a website or app. New to this? Start here.

Can I run it?

Cost
Free, with optional paid extrasThe open-source version is free; the makers also sell a hosted or pro version.
Runs on
Cloud
API key
Not needed

Try it

Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?

Before you install

  • Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
  • No standard license listed. Check the GitHub page before using it for business.
  • More on staying safe

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