## 🇯🇵 New Meilisearch Cloud region

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![New Meilisearch Cloud region: Japan](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Ggs8g_MXXMA_Ar_GY_8_4134d2969a.jpeg)](https://cloud.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates)

Meilisearch Cloud is expanding! You can now **deploy Meilisearch in Japan**. Get faster, localized search today.

[Get started](https://cloud.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates)

## 🔔 Upgrade to v1.12

[![Meilisearch 1.12 release notes](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_12_7139b280d2.jpg)](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-12)

Last month, we shipped v1.12 which brings 2x faster document insertion, 4x faster incremental updates, and 1.5x faster embedding generation. Update now!

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-12)

## 📰 In the news

### 💬 Building a RAG system with Meilisearch

Learn the best practices for building a retrieval-augmented generation system.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/how-to-build-rag)

### 🔍 Semantic search with Mistral embeddings

Build semantic search with the latest Mistral Small 3 model from Anthropic.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/mistral)

### ✨ How personalization and recommendations enhance search and discovery

A case study of how Amazon, Reddit, Notion, and more build engaging search UX.

[Read the case study](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/personalization-recommendations)

### ⚛️ How to add AI-powered search to a React app

Learn to build a React movie search and recommendation app with Meilisearch.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/add-ai-powered-search-to-react)

### 🚀 Building docs search with Docs Crawler

Integrate search in your documentation website using the documentation crawler.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/documentation-crawler-release)

## 🤗 Made with Meilisearch

[LibreChat](https://www.librechat.ai/) is an open-source AI Conversation app compatible with all AI providers. Use a single, customizable UI to interact with any LLM models. LibreChat uses Meilisearch to search through conversation history.

[![LibreChat](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/demo_light_70288907aa.webp)](https://www.librechat.ai/)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the [#built-with-meilisearch](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates) channel!_


## 😏 Did you know?

The fastest way to get started is with Meilisearch Cloud.

[Start free trial](https://www.meilisearch.com/cloud)

---

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For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=january-25-updates).

Meilisearch January Updates

## 🚀 Meilisearch 1.12 release

![Meilisearch 1.12 release notes](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_12_7139b280d2.jpg)

Meilisearch 1.12 release notes
Meilisearch 1.12 significantly **improves indexing speed** and introduces new APIs to **disable prefix search and facet search** and retrieve **task batches**.

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-12)

## 💫 Recent releases wrap up 

![Group 143726039 (2).png](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Group_143726039_2_a316baf38d.png)

Catch up on everything we shipped recently—faster search, revamped search preview, new index settings UI, and more.

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/q4-2024-release-wrap-up)

## 📰 In the news

### ⚡ Indexing vector embeddings 7x faster

How integrating binary quantization allowed Meilisearch to be even faster.

[Read the blog post](https://blog.kerollmops.com/meilisearch-indexes-embeddings-7x-faster-with-binary-quantization)

### 🔍 Semantic search with OpenAI embeddings

Learn to use OpenAI embeddings to build semantic search.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/openai)

### 🛍️ Building ecommerce search with Nuxt

Learn how to integrate real time sorting, filtering, and faceted search with Nuxt 3.

[Read the guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/nuxt-ecommerce-search-guide)

### 🎓 A complete guide to predictive search

Key concepts, optimization techniques, and real-world examples to enhance UX.

[Read the blog post](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/predictive-search)

## 🤗 Made with Meilisearch

[Fintable](https://fintable.io/) enables syncing bank transactions to spreadsheets. On their [API Coverage page](https://fintable.io/coverage), they use Meilisearch to allow searching through more than 15,000+ bank API connections.

![Searching on Fintable](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/fintable_d4d4483e90.gif)

We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the [#built-with-meilisearch](https://discord.meilisearch.com/) channel!


## 🤓 Did you know?

The fastest way to get started is with Meilisearch Cloud. [Start a free trial](https://meilisearch.com/cloud).

---

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For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=december-24-updates).

Meilisearch December updates

## 🔍 Improved Search Preview

[![Meilisearch Search Preview](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_search_preview_v2_3b8196bc8b.gif)](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/getting_started/search_preview)

We’re improving the **Search Preview**. This new version allows further testing of your full-text search **filtering, sorting, and faceting configuration**. Plus, it now comes with a built-in **hybrid search** and **semantic ratio customization**.

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/getting_started/search_preview)

## ✨ Revamped index settings

[![Meilisearch index settings](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_index_settings_v2_c5c37c4b21.gif)](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/configuration/configuring_index_settings)

Our new index settings UI allows easier, **less error-prone configuration** of your  Meilisearch settings. We want to **make Meilisearch welcoming for everyone on your team**—even for those who don't speak JSON fluently.

[Learn more](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/configuration/configuring_index_settings)

## 💫 Release week recap

[![Meilisearch Q4 2024 release wrap-up](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/q4_2_24_blog_1_ee4e231bba.png)](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/q4-2024-release-wrap-up)

Missed our release week? We get it—it happens! Sure, we’re a little sad (we worked hard to ship all this), but no worries. You can catch up on everything you missed in our latest blog post. 

[Read the blog post](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/q4-2024-release-wrap-up)

## 📰 In the news

### 🔧 [Opt-out settings in v1.12](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/4979)

New settings to opt out of prefix search and facet search to get 15% faster indexing.

### ⚡ [6.5x faster document ingestion](https://x.com/Kerollmops/status/1859635534626201993)

[Meilisearch was too slow](https://blog.kerollmops.com/meilisearch-is-too-slow) for [@kerollmops](https://x.com/Kerollmops). So we fixed it. 

### 🔌 [Support for Strapi v5](https://github.com/meilisearch/strapi-plugin-meilisearch/releases)

Our Strapi plugin now supports Strapi v5. Shout-out to our contributors [@zoran995](https://github.com/zoran995) and [@candidosales](https://github.com/candidosales) for the awesome work. 🙌

### 🛍️ [Laravel SaaS search demo + repository](https://github.com/meilisearch/saas-demo)

Get started building with Laravel using this demo of multi-index, federated search.

### 🍿 [The greatest Meilisearch ad ever](https://x.com/meilisearch/status/1852030676813378042) (0% clickbait)

It appears our Head of Product [@ledoublegui](https://x.com/ledoublegui) has multiple... talents.

## 🤗 Made with Meilisearch

The [UTMB Index](https://utmb.world/fr/utmb-index/runner-search) allows you to search for any runner who participated in a trail running event. The site uses Meilisearch to power its instant search (with a short debounce!) Thanks to [@CartGauthier](https://x.com/CartGauthier/status/1852025207839449191) for sharing this with us.

[![UTMB index runner search](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/utmb_runner_search_9b060121f2.gif)](https://x.com/CartGauthier/status/1852025207839449191)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the [#built-with-meilisearch](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=november-24-updates) channel!_

## 🦸 We're hiring

See our open positions:

- [Chief of Staff](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers)

## 🤓 Did you know?

The fastest way to get started is with Meilisearch Cloud. [Start a free trial.](https://meilisearch.com/cloud)

---

Stay in the loop of everything Meilisearch by subscribing to our [monthly newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=november-24-updates). To learn more about Meilisearch's future and help shape it, take a look at our [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=november-24-updates) and participate in our [Product Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions).

For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://dub.sh/meili-discord?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=november-24-updates).

Meilisearch November updates

We've been busy working on things you've asked for, and the team is excited to share what's new in Meilisearch this quarter.

## A revamped search preview 🔍

The [search preview](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/getting_started/search_preview) has been one of our most-used features, but it didn't let you test everything Meilisearch can do. We've now rebuilt our search preview to make it more useful to assess test search result relevancy when you are tweaking an index's settings.

What's included:

- Show/hide the results' [ranking score](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/relevancy/ranking_score):

![ranking score.png](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/image_38_9583f10fe8.png)

- Check and customize search options
- Configure filterable attributes as facets
- Test [AI-powered searches](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/ai_powered_search/getting_started_with_ai_search) if this functionality has been enabled for your project.

An updated preview allows you to test everything in real-time, making it easier to get your search working exactly how you want.

## New index settings in the UI ⚙️

We've fixed one of your biggest frustrations - you and your team no longer need to rely on JSON input to [change your index settings](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/configuration/configuring_index_settings). Instead of typing JSON code, you'll now see straightforward controls in the UI for adjusting settings like:

- Add and delete searchable attributes:
![searchable attributes/index settings.png](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/image_37_5bea152778.png)

- Change the ranks of your searchable attributes
- Reset to default

Now anyone on your team can get access to user-friendly modification of the index settings without needing to understand JSON syntax.

## Speed up your search  with feature opt-out 🚀

We've got some updates for those of you working with massive datasets. To **reduce disk usage** and **speed up indexing by up to 15%**, you can now optimize Meilisearch's performance: 

- Choose to opt-out of prefix search and facet search features
- Reduce indexing time and save disk space

This has been one of our most requested features from users dealing with large-scale deployments, and we're excited to see how you'll use it.

## What else is cooking? 🎯
#### New Japan region is coming in Q4! 🇯🇵
Soon, you’ll be able to host your Meilisearch projects in Japan. This means much faster searches for users in Asia-Pacific - instead of connecting to Singapore, they'll connect directly to servers in Japan. The difference? A search that used to take 80+ milliseconds will happen almost instantly.

To use it, you’ll just need to pick Japan when you create a new project in the [cloud](https://cloud.meilisearch.com) dashboard. Keep an eye on our updates to know exactly when it’s released!


We are not stopping here. Our team is already working on our early 2025 releases. Here's a quick spoiler:

- AI-powered hybrid search general availability
- New Cloud dashboard features
- Even better performance optimizations

## Try it out!

Want to test these features? [Sign up for Meilisearch Cloud](https://cloud.meilisearch.com/) to experience these new features firsthand.

---

We built these changes based on your feedback, and we'd love to know if they help. Try them out and tell us what you think.

For  a more in-depth look at these updates, visit our [documentation](https://docs.meilisearch.com/).

Meilisearch Q4 2024 release wrap-up

##  🐿️ Meilisearch 1.11 release

![Release notes - Meilisearch 1.11](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_11_59ea013828.jpg)

Meilisearch 1.11 introduces key **improvements** in **AI-powered search**, including **binary quantization**. This release also **enhances federated search** functionality based on user feedback and introduces a **new filter operator**.

[Discover updates](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/meilisearch-1-11)

***


## 🌎 TutKit's journey with Meilisearch 

[![Meilisearch powers multilingual learning at scale for Tutkit](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Tut_Kit_516315e429.png)](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/tutkit-multilingual-learning-at-scale)

Discover how Tutkit.com scaled its learning platform to handle search across **15,000+ resources in 26 languages**.

[Read case study](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/tutkit-multilingual-learning-at-scale)

***

## 🎥 Webinar recording
[![October 9th.png](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/October_9th_b09a084f13.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvutT64u0fE)


Missed our October event? No worries—we've got you covered with the full recording!

 

Discover Meilisearch's **roadmap** and latest **updates**, learn more about **federated search and its benefits** and see a live demo of the **new Cloud functionality**.

[Watch it now!](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CvutT64u0fE)

***

## 📰 In the news
### ⚛️  [Add AI-powered search to React](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/add-ai-powered-search-to-react)
Build a React movie search and recommendation app with Meilisearch's AI-powered search.

### 🔍 [Federated search guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/multi_search/performing_federated_search)

Learn how to create separate indexes for different CRM data types and query them simultaneously for a unified results list.

### ✨ [Semantic search with Cloudflare embeddings](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/cloudflare)

Learn how to set up Meilisearch with Cloudflare Worker AI embeddings to enable semantic search capabilities.

### 🛍️ [Shopify storefront guide for Next.js](https://www.meilisearch.com/blog/next-js-shopify-storefront-with-blazity)

Learn to build a Shopify storefront with Next.js and the [Blazity commerce starter](https://github.com/Blazity/enterprise-commerce), using Meilisearch hybrid search to serve all front-end data.

### 🔒 [Laravel multitenancy guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/security/laravel_multitenancy)

How to implement search in a multitenant Laravel application.

***

## 🤗 Made with Meilisearch

A community member built [Firebits.io](https://firebits.io) and shared it with the Discord community. Firebits is a modern online Second Brain that helps you organize and share your online learning resources. Its search is, of course, powered by Meilisearch 🎉 

![firebits-2.gif](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/firebits_2_869f9caaa0.gif)

We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the [#built-with-meilisearch](https://discord.meilisearch.com/) channel!

***

## 🦸‍♀️ We’re hiring!

See our open positions:

- [Chief of Staff](https://jobs.lever.co/meili/4abb7650-a5ca-4aac-9f35-e2fe5144b78d)

***

## 🤓 Did you know?

The fastest way to try Meilisearch is our [Cloud free trial](https://www.meilisearch.com/cloud).

[Get started!](https://www.meilisearch.com/cloud)

***

Stay in the loop of everything Meilisearch by subscribing to our [monthly newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=october-24-updates). To learn more about Meilisearch's future and help shape it, take a look at our [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/) and participate in our [Product Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions).

For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/).



Meilisearch October updates

📅 Save the date: October 9th
-----------------------------

[![What's new in Meilisearch: roadmap, v1.10, federated search, and Cloud news!](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/October_9th_2_f41b190f00.png)](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu2gqT4pHtcB0Wh8P-aIUd3e4LF-T-UX#/registration)

Join us on October 9th for a **Meilisearch webinar** featuring:

*   A **live demo** of Meilisearch Cloud's latest capabilities
*   A sneak peek at our **product roadmap** and vision
*   Insights on **federated search**
*   **Q&A session** with our experts

We look forward to seeing you there!

<Callout>
  Wednesday, October 9th  
4PM CEST | 3PM BST | 10AM EDT
</Callout>

[Register now](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcu2gqT4pHtcB0Wh8P-aIUd3e4LF-T-UX#/registration)

👀 Meilisearch 1.11 pre-release
-------------------------------

[![Release candidate - Meilisearch 1.11](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/146_1_12d5d22c9f.jpg)](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.0)

Meilisearch 1.11 RC: Major improvements to **hybrid search performance** and usability, plus enhanced **federated search**

❗️Not production-ready. Your feedback is crucial!

[Preview updates](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/tag/v1.11.0-rc.0)

🤔 Choosing the best model for semantic search
----------------------------------------------

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/best_sematic_model_8490bd88d2.png)](/blog/choosing-the-best-model-for-semantic-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

A **comparison** of model performance, cost, and relevancy.

[Read guide](/blog/choosing-the-best-model-for-semantic-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

🎉 Join Meilisearch's referral program
--------------------------------------

[![New referral program](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Referral_program_804eb40f12.png)](https://help.meilisearch.com/en/article/join-meilisearch-referral-program-and-earn-rewards-t3m5rl/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Earn **rewards** while helping grow the community! 🤝 It's a **limited-time** program—don't miss it!

[Learn more](https://help.meilisearch.com/en/article/join-meilisearch-referral-program-and-earn-rewards-t3m5rl/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

📰 In the news
--------------

💡 [What is federated search?](/blog/what-is-federated-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Learn how it surpasses multi-index search, and elevates both user experience and developer efficiency.

🎮 [Meilisearch playground](https://playground.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Explore and compare Meilisearch with other search engines. Test multiple search modes and AI models and evaluate their performance!

📣 [RFC: Similar Documents API](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/issues/4736)

Join the discussion to help us shape the future of the similar  documents API in Meilisearch.

📣 [RFC: Improving the search preview](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/766)

We want your feedback: how can we make it easier to test your search settings?

✨ [Semantic search with Mistral embeddings](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/guides/ai/mistral?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

Learn how to set up Meilisearch with Mistral embeddings to enhance your search experience and retrieve more relevant results.

🤗 Made with Meilisearch
------------------------

Discover how [Bookshop.org](https://bookshop.org/) increased search-bases purchases by 43% after switching to Meilisearch. 

[![Bookshop.org success story, +43% search-based purchases with Meilisearch](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/59_fc6540f28f.png)](/blog/bookshop-increases-search-based-purchases/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

[Read case study](/blog/bookshop-increases-search-based-purchases/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.gg/uB94t8PGV4) _channel!_

🦸 We're hiring!
----------------

See our open positions:

*   [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)
*   [Founding Sales & Business Developer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates)  
    

* * *

Stay in the loop of everything Meilisearch by subscribing to our [monthly newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates). To learn more about Meilisearch's future and help shape it, take a look at our [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates) and participate in our [Product Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=september-24-updates).

Meilisearch September updates

🦩 Meilisearch 1.10 release
---------------------------

[![Meilisearch 1.10 release notes](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_10_2b7000d5bd.jpg)](/blog/meilisearch-1-10/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

Meilisearch 1.10 introduces federated search and new language settings, and paves the way for AI-powered search stabilization.

[Read release notes](/blog/meilisearch-1-10/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

🚀 Meilisearch Next.js project starter
--------------------------------------

[![Developer Terminal with code: npx create-next-app -e with-meilisearch my-app](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/GV_6_J_Ld_W_Ws_A_Ar6_Cd_3723955f2a.jpeg)](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples/with-meilisearch)

Integrating Meilisearch in a Next.js application just got much easier. Use the create-next-app CLI to scaffold a Meilisearch example in your new Next.js application.

[Learn more](https://github.com/vercel/next.js/tree/canary/examples/with-meilisearch?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

🛍️ Shopify storefront guide for Next.js
----------------------------------------

[![Build your Shopify storefront with Next.js and Blazity](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/blazity_guide_14d74d3924.jpg)](/blog/next-js-shopify-storefront-with-blazity/utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

Learn to build a Shopify storefront with Next.js and the Blazity commerce starter, using Meilisearch hybrid search to serve all front-end data.

[Read guide](/blog/next-js-shopify-storefront-with-blazity/utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

📰 In the news
--------------

🎮 [Federated search demo](https://saas.meilisearch.com/deals?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

See how federated search can power app-wide search in our example CRM.

🐇 [Integrating Meilisearch Indexing with Directus](https://docs.directus.io/blog/integrating-meilisearch-indexing-with-directus.html)

Learn to build a custom Directus hook extension to index your data in Meilisearch.

🍿 [From Hackathon to Success: The Meilisearch Story](https://thebootstrappedfounder.com/kerollmops-from-hackathon-to-success-the-meilisearch-story/)

Listen to Arvid Kahl's interview of Meilisearch's founder and lead developer, Kero.

📢 [RFC: Query Suggestions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/740)

Join the discussion to help us shape the future of query suggestions in Meilisearch.

📢 [RFC: Improving the search preview](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/766)

We want your feedback: how can we make it easier to test your search settings?

🤗 Made with Meilisearch
------------------------

Discover how Symfony implemented search in their documentation with Meilisearch PHP. This enables developers to search for guides across 30 different versions—more than 12 million words.

[![Symfony's search solution for 12M words of documentation with Meilisearch](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/image_67e9f20ca0.png)](/blog/symfonys-solution-for-documentation-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

[Read case study](/blog/symfonys-solution-for-documentation-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.com/invite/hTD5hU2yWV) _channel!_

🦸‍♀️ We’re hiring!
-------------------

See our open positions:

*   [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates&utm_content=senior-full-stack-software-engineer)
*   [Founding Sales & Business Developer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates&utm_content=founding-sales-and-business-developer)

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Stay in the loop of everything Meilisearch by subscribing to our [monthly newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates). To learn more about Meilisearch's future and help shape it, take a look at our [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates) and participate in our [Product Discussions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

For anything else, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=august-24-updates).

Meilisearch August updates

🦎 Releasing Meilisearch 1.9
----------------------------

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_1_9_d1239d3d00.jpg)](/blog/meilisearch-1-9/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-24-updates)

Meilisearch 1.9 brings **similar documents**, **ranking score threshold**, **grouping by attribute**, and **improved AI-powered search**.

[Discover updates](/blog/meilisearch-1-9/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-24-updates)

⚖️ Algolia comparison
---------------------

![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/meilisearch_vs_algolia_cover_5c7691f971.jpg)

We published a **comparison of the key features** between Meilisearch and Algolia to help you choose search engine that fits your needs.

[Read comparison](/blog/meilisearch-vs-algolia/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-24-updates)

📌 Community picks
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### 📢 [RFC: Database synchronization tooling](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/765)

We're collecting feedback on tooling to synchronize Meilisearch with your database.

### 📢 [RFC: Improving the search preview](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/766)

We want to make testing your search easier, and we need your feedback!

### 🎮 [A better way to build Meilisearch filters in TypeScript](https://levelup.gitconnected.com/a-better-way-to-build-meilisearch-filters-d88846c280d1)

Check out the meilisearch-helper package to build filters with a fluent API.

### ⚡️ [Lightning-fast Laravel search with Meilisearch](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FY_x9_eX1AQ)

Watch this video to learn how to build full-text search for Laravel with Meilisearch.

### 📽️ [Product live event](/blog/heres-what-you-missed-q2-2024/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-updates-24#check-out-the-recording-of-the-event-for-more-details)

Watch the replay to learn more about our recent releases and what's coming next.

🤗 Made with Meilisearch
------------------------

A community member built [RemoteJobs.org](https://remotejobs.org) and shared it with the Discord community. It's a remote jobs board focussing on quality offers. It is, of course,  powered by Meilisearch. 🎉

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Screenshot_2024_08_01_at_18_55_39_59f37af3bf.png)](https://remotejobs.org)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.meilisearch.com) _channel!_

🦸‍♀️ We're hiring!
-------------------

See our open positions:

*   [Growth Marketing Manager](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-updates-24)
*   [Senior Full-Stack Software Engineer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-updates-24)
*   [Founding Sales & Business Developer](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-updates-24)

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Get these monthly updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our [newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=july-24-updates). 💌

For more things Meilisearch, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com). You can learn more about the product by checking out the [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com) and participating in [product discussions](https://github.com/meilisearch/product/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

Until next time!

Meilisearch July updates

🪼 Announcing Meilisearch 1.8
-----------------------------

[![Meilisearch 1.8 release notes](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/1_8_1fa2c43277.jpeg)](/blog/meilisearch-1-8/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=april-24-updates)

Meilisearch 1.8 brings **negative keyword search**, improvements to **search robustness**, and **new embedders** for AI search. It’s time to upgrade. 👇

[Read release notes](/blog/meilisearch-1-8/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=april-24-updates)� Join our June 11th webinar
-----------------------------

[![What's new in Meilisearch: v1.8, AI search updates, open source embedders, and more!](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/1f114ac0_8673_4b91_a4ea_d3f4467b2e59_43e7fe7365.png)](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudO-qpz8qGdDQ_MNn3NmGV0m8WLf1uECM?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates#/registration)

Join our product team as we dive into what our latest released features. You will learn more about the AI-powered search and get a sneak peek of what's coming soon. 👀

[Register now](https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZMudO-qpz8qGdDQ_MNn3NmGV0m8WLf1uECM?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates#/registration)

🤝 OCTO customer story
----------------------

[![Meilisearch is a partner of choice for OCTO Technology](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/octo_58ab726648.png)](/blog/meilisearch-is-a-partner-of-choice-for-octo/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates)

This customer story discusses why **OCTO Technology** chose Meilisearch to answer its client's complex needs.

[Read customer story](/blog/meilisearch-is-a-partner-of-choice-for-octo/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates)
-----------------------

### 💬 [RFC: Query suggestions](https://github.com/orgs/meilisearch/discussions/740)

We’re looking for feedback on our query suggestions proposal.

### 🤔 [Full-text search vs vector search](/blog/full-text-search-vs-vector-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates) comparative analysis of full-text, vector, and hybrid search.

### 💡 [Indexing best practices](/blog/best-practices-for-faster-indexing/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates)ll you need to know to speed up Meilisearch indexing.

### 🛍️ [Adding site search to your Nuxt 3 ecommerce](/blog/nuxt-ecommerce-search-guide/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates)earn to build sorting, filtering, and faceted search in Vue & Nuxt apps.

### 🍿 [Next.js hybrid search demo](https://where2watch.meilisearch.com/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=april-24-updates)

Find where to stream movies in our hybrid search demo for Next.js.

🥰 Made with Meilisearch
------------------------

[Arvid Kahl](https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1780350234410746084) is building [Podscan.fm](https://podscan.fm/?ref=meilisearch), a tool allowing users to subscribe to notifications when keywords are mentioned in podcasts. Meilisearch powers the app’s [full-text search over 2.8 million episode transcripts](https://twitter.com/arvidkahl/status/1780350234410746084).

[![Podscan.fm screenshot](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Screenshot_2024_05_14_at_17_27_59_514db7168c.png)](https://podscan.fm/?ref=meilisearch)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.com/invite/hTD5hU2yWV) _Discord channel!_

🏡 Life at Meili
----------------

Some Rust libraries are like oil and water, they just don't mix. Our very own [@dureuill](https://github.com/dureuill) learnt that the hard way. Read on to learn about the "funny" bug he created while working on Meilisearch.

[![Amateur scientist creating a mess by mixing products](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/dontmix_a951985054.gif)](https://blog.dureuill.net/articles/dont-mix-rayon-tokio/?ref=meilisearch)

[Read blog post](https://blog.dureuill.net/articles/dont-mix-rayon-tokio/?ref=meilisearch)

🦸 We're hiring!
----------------

See our open positions:

*   [Growth Marketing Manager](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=mailchimp&utm_medium=april-updates-24&utm_content=growth-marketing-manager)

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Get these monthly updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our [newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter).

For more things Meilisearch, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com). You can learn more about the product by checking out the [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com) and participating in [product discussions](https://github.com/meilisearch/product/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

Until next time!

Meilisearch April Updates

🚀 Announcing Meilisearch 1.7
-----------------------------

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/138_84d37ea815.jpg)](/blog/meilisearch-1-7/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Meilisearch 1.7 **stabilizes ranking score details**, adds **GPU support for Hugging Face embeddings**, and integrates the **latest OpenAI embedding models**. It’s time to upgrade. 👇

[Read release notes](/blog/meilisearch-1-7/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

⚖️ Introducing hybrid search
----------------------------

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/Group_143725858_1cf2d7de65.png)](/blog/introducing-hybrid-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Meilisearch 1.7 introduced new OpenAI embedders, adding to Meilisearch's **AI-enhanced hybrid search capabilities**. Read the blog post to learn more about hybrid search and [**sign up to our waiting list**](https://share-eu1.hsforms.com/1RN-rGYhHQPu5BNivfknlwAfg3aq?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24).

[Read announcement](/blog/introducing-hybrid-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

🍿 Watch our launch event
-------------------------

On March 7th, we discussed our roadmap, our recent releases and **showcased** Meilisearch Cloud’s new features, including **monitoring metrics** and **hybrid search**.

[Watch it!](https://youtu.be/Lgv8iTdWDQc?si=GOZ7HiV0jM0KJQ7y)

🤔 Full-text search vs vector search
------------------------------------

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/fts_vs_vs_71fd339c9c.jpg)](/blog/full-text-search-vs-vector-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Join [@StriftCodes](https://twitter.com/StriftCodes) in this **comparative analysis** as he delves into the pros and cons of each solution and how **hybrid search** might offer the best of both worlds.

[Read blog post](/blog/full-text-search-vs-vector-search/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

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🖇️ Links, links, links
-----------------------

### 🟧 [Laravel multitenancy guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/cookbooks/laravel_multitenancy?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Implement search in a multitenant Laravel application.

### 💻 [Computing Hugging Face embeddings with the GPU](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/cookbooks/computing_hugging_face_embeddings_gpu?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Learn to compile a Meilisearch binary that leverages an Nvidia GPU to generate Hugging Face embeddings.

### 🔢 [From ranking to scoring](/blog/from-ranking-to-scoring/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Our journey to add relevancy scores to search results in Meilisearch.

### 🪼 [Meilisearch v1.8 release candidate](https://github.com/meilisearch/meilisearch/releases/tag/v1.8.0-rc.0)

Get a preview of what’s coming next (and give your feedback!)

### 🚀 [Strapi v4 guide](https://www.meilisearch.com/docs/learn/cookbooks/strapi_v4?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

Learn how to integrate Meilisearch with Strapi.

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🥰 Made with Meilisearch
------------------------

The folks at **Blazity** have created this impressive **Next.js storefront** designed for high-performance eCommerce, featuring AI capabilities and one-click deployment.

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/blazity_e97c54672a.png)](https://github.com/Blazity/enterprise-commerce)

_We’re always looking to promote new projects from the community. Post yours in the_ [_#built-with-meilisearch_](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com) _Discord channel!_

🏡 Life at Meili
----------------

Join our Head of Engineering, [@clurquizar](https://twitter.com/clurquizar), as she walks us through key points of Meilisearch’s history and our evolution as an open-source company.

[![](https://unable-actionable-car.media.strapiapp.com/clem_itw_af4c14f089.png)](/blog/how-meilisearch-became-open-source-a-retrospective/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

[Read blog post](/blog/how-meilisearch-became-open-source-a-retrospective/?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

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🦸 We're hiring!
----------------

See our open positions:

*   [Growth Marketing Manager](https://www.meilisearch.com/careers?utm_campaign=newsletter&utm_source=blog&utm_medium=march-updates-24)

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Get these monthly updates straight to your inbox by subscribing to our [newsletter](https://dub.sh/meili-newsletter).

For more things Meilisearch, join our developers community on [Discord](https://discord.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com). You can learn more about the product by checking out the [roadmap](https://roadmap.meilisearch.com/?ref=blog.meilisearch.com) and participating in [product discussions](https://github.com/meilisearch/product/discussions?ref=blog.meilisearch.com).

Until next time!

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