# typesense

- Page: https://shared.btbytes.com/p/typesense
- Date: 2023-04-30
- Tags: vectordb, elasticsearch

[Typesense](https://typesense.org/) <q> is a modern, privacy-friendly, open source search engine built from the ground up using cutting-edge search algorithms, that take advantage of the latest advances in hardware capabilities. Typesense can be used to build blazing-fast search experiences, faceted navigation experiences, geo-search, vector search, semantic search, similarity search and much more. The Open Source Alternative to Algolia, The Easier To Use Alternative to Elasticsearch</q>

- written in C++. [github](https://github.com/typesense/typesense)
- [typesense/SHOWCASE.md](https://github.com/typesense/typesense/blob/main/SHOWCASE.md) -- who is using it
- [Vector Search](https://typesense.org/docs/0.24.1/api/vector-search.html#what-is-an-embedding) related to [vector-databases](https://shared.btbytes.com/p/vector-databases)

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[https://bfritscher.github.io/typesense-dashboard/](https://bfritscher.github.io/typesense-dashboard/) via \@bigthingist

<img src="https://www.btbytes.com/screenshots/aaFnairr.png" alt="Typesense dashboard" width="600px">