meilisearch
A lightning-fast search engine API bringing AI-powered hybrid search to your sites and applications.
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Decision brief
Meilisearch is a Rust-based, lightning-fast hybrid search engine that integrates easily into web and mobile applications. It supports both full-text and vector searches.
Good fit when
- - You require fast integration capabilities for your web or mobile application, as Meilisearch offers flexible deployment options.
- - Your projects demand AI-powered semantic and vector search along with traditional textual searching. The hybrid approach sets it apart from purely text-based or vector-only solutions.
Avoid when
- - When you specifically need language support for a large number of languages beyond what Meilisearch currently offers, as some specialized multilingual search engines might handle more languages nimb
- - If your application does not require real-time search-as-you-type or typo tolerance features which can add overhead and may slow down performance in less demanding scenarios.
Observed Jul 11, 2026 · Source: enrich:decision_facts
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- Very active (6d since push)
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- Not a fork · Organization account
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cargo add meilisearch crates.ioHow it fits your stack(42)
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Overview
Meilisearch is a Rust-based search engine designed for fast and flexible integration into various web and mobile applications, offering both full-text and vector search capabilities.
Capability facts
- Deploy
- Self-host
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 21, 2026
- Docker
- Dockerfile present
Source: dockerfile:Dockerfile · Aug 21, 2026
- Languages
- rust
Source: github.language · Aug 21, 2026
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README
🚀 Getting started
For basic instructions on how to set up Meilisearch, add documents to an index, and search for documents, take a look at our documentation guide.
🧾 Editions & Licensing
Meilisearch is available in two editions:
For agents
This page has a .md twin and JSON over the API.