Apache Lucene
productSearch Library
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Founded1999
LicenseApache License 2.0
Open source✓ Open Source
Use casefull-text search and information retrieval
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Apache Lucene

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Open-source information retrieval library with vector search capabilities, foundation for Elasticsearch.

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full-text search and information retrievalUnverifiedHighFresh1
Full-text search indexing and retrievalUnverifiedHighFresh1

developed by

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Apache Software FoundationUnverifiedHighFresh1
Doug CuttingUnverifiedHighFresh1

open source

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freeUnverifiedHighFresh1

written in

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JavaUnverifiedHighFresh1

license type

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Apache License 2.0UnverifiedHighFresh1

maintained by

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Apache Software FoundationUnverifiedHighFresh1

integrates with

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Apache SolrUnverifiedHighFresh1
ElasticsearchUnverifiedHighFresh1

requires

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Java Runtime EnvironmentUnverifiedHighFresh1

supports protocol

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inverted indexUnverifiedHighFresh1

founded year

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1999UnverifiedHighFresh1

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Apache SolrUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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ElasticsearchUnverifiedModerateFresh1

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