diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings.scss
index dbd89bf33..012b6be45 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings.scss
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@
     * {
       box-sizing: border-box;
     }
-    .listings-back-buton {
+    .listings-back-button {
       font-size: 0.8em;
       margin: 5px 0px 10px;
       display: block;
@@ -263,4 +263,52 @@
       font-size: 0.8em;
     }
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
+
+.field {
+  font-size: 18px;
+}
+
+.listingform__input {
+  margin-top: 10px;
+}
+
+.listingform__bodymarkdown {
+  width: 100%;
+  height: 300px;
+  padding: 5px;
+  font-size: 17px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  background: white;
+  background: var(--theme-container-background, white);
+  color: $black;
+  color: var(--theme-color, $black);
+  border: 1px solid $light-medium-gray;
+}
+
+.listingform__tagoptionrow {
+  padding: 10px;
+  cursor: pointer;
+  &:hover {
+    background: lighten($green, 27%);
+    color: $black;
+  }
+}
+
+.listingform__tagoptionrow--active {
+  background: $green;
+  color: $black;
+  &:hover {
+    background: darken($green, 10%);
+  }
+}
+
+.listingform__label {
+  width: 100%;
+  display: inline-block;
+  font-size: 0.7em;
+  margin: 8px 0px 3px 0px;
+  border-radius: 3px;
+  padding: 6px 0px;
+  font-weight: bold;
+}
diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings_form.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings_form.scss
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d73a900db
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/classified_listings_form.scss
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+@import 'variables';
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/elements/bodyMarkdown.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/elements/bodyMarkdown.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fbc3cebbc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/listings/elements/bodyMarkdown.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,26 @@
+import { h } from 'preact';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+const BodyMarkdown = ({ onChange, defaultValue }) => (
+  <div className="field">
+    <label className="listingform__label" htmlFor="body_markdown">
+      Body Markdown
+      <textarea
+        className="listingform__input listingform__bodymarkdown"
+        id="body_markdown"
+        name="classified_listing[body_markdown]"
+        maxLength="400"
+        placeholder="400 characters max, 12 line break max, no images allowed"
+        value={defaultValue}
+        onInput={onChange}
+      />
+    </label>
+  </div>
+)
+
+BodyMarkdown.propTypes = {
+  onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  defaultValue: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+}
+
+export default BodyMarkdown;
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/elements/categories.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/elements/categories.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..a2b9372bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/listings/elements/categories.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { h, Component } from 'preact';
+
+class Categories extends Component {
+  options = () => {
+    const { categoriesForSelect } = this.props
+    return categoriesForSelect.map(array => {
+      return(
+        <option value={array[1]}>{array[0]}</option>
+      )
+    })
+  }
+
+  details = () => {
+    const { categoriesForDetails } = this.props
+    const rules = categoriesForDetails.map(category => {
+      const paragraphText = `${category.name}: ${category.rules}`
+      return(
+        <p>
+          {paragraphText}
+        </p>
+      )
+    })
+
+    return(
+      <details>
+        <summary>
+          Category details/rules
+        </summary>
+        {rules}
+      </details>
+    )
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    return(
+      <div className="field">
+        <label className="listingform__label" htmlFor="category">
+          Category
+        </label>
+        <select className="listingform__input" name="classified_listing[category]">
+          {this.options()}
+        </select>
+        {this.details()}
+      </div>
+    )
+  }
+}
+
+Categories.propTypes = {
+  categoriesForSelect: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+  categoriesForDetails: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
+}
+
+
+export default Categories;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/elements/organizationField.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/elements/organizationField.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e69de29bb
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/elements/tags.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/elements/tags.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1a525e262
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/listings/elements/tags.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,335 @@
+import { h, Component } from 'preact';
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+
+const KEYS = {
+  UP: 38,
+  DOWN: 40,
+  LEFT: 37,
+  RIGHT: 39,
+  TAB: 9,
+  RETURN: 13,
+  COMMA: 188,
+  DELETE: 8,
+};
+
+const MAX_TAGS = 8;
+
+class Tags extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.state = {
+      selectedIndex: -1,
+      searchResults: [],
+      cursorIdx: 0,
+      prevLen: 0,
+    };
+
+    const algoliaId = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-id']")
+      .content;
+    const algoliaKey = document.querySelector("meta[name='algolia-public-key']")
+      .content;
+    const env = document.querySelector("meta[name='environment']").content;
+    const client = algoliasearch(algoliaId, algoliaKey);
+    this.index = client.initIndex(`Tag_${env}`);
+  }
+
+  get selected() {
+    return this.props.defaultValue
+      .split(',')
+      .map(item => item !== undefined && item.trim())
+      .filter(item => item.length > 0);
+  }
+
+  componentDidUpdate() {
+    // stop cursor jumping if the user goes back to edit previous tags
+    if (
+      this.state.cursorIdx < this.textArea.value.length &&
+      this.textArea.value.length < this.state.prevLen + 1
+    ) {
+      this.textArea.selectionStart = this.textArea.selectionEnd = this.state.cursorIdx;
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    let searchResultsHTML = '';
+    const searchResultsRows = this.state.searchResults.map((tag, index) => (
+      <div
+        tabIndex="-1"
+        className={`listingform__tagoptionrow listingform__tagoptionrow--${
+          this.state.selectedIndex === index ? 'active' : 'inactive'
+        }`}
+        onClick={this.handleTagClick}
+        data-content={tag.name}
+      >
+        {tag.name}
+      </div>
+    ));
+    if (
+      this.state.searchResults.length > 0 &&
+      document.activeElement.id === 'tag-input'
+    ) {
+      searchResultsHTML = (
+        <div className="listingform__tagsoptions">{searchResultsRows}</div>
+      );
+    }
+
+    return (
+      <div className="listingform__tagswrapper">
+        <label htmlFor="Tags">Tags</label>
+        <input
+          id="tag-input"
+          name="classified_listing[tag_list]"
+          type="text"
+          ref={t => (this.textArea = t)}
+          className="listingform__input listingform__tagsinput"
+          placeholder="8 tags max, comma separated, no spaces or special characters"
+          value={this.props.defaultValue}
+          onInput={this.handleInput}
+          onKeyDown={this.handleKeyDown}
+          onBlur={this.handleFocusChange}
+          onFocus={this.handleFocusChange}
+        />
+        {searchResultsHTML}
+      </div>
+    );
+  }
+
+  handleTagClick = e => {
+    const input = document.getElementById('tag-input');
+    input.focus();
+
+    this.insertTag(e.target.dataset.content);
+  };
+
+  handleInput = e => {
+    let { value } = e.target;
+    // If we start typing immediately after a comma, add a space
+    // before what we typed.
+    // e.g. If value = "javascript," and we type a "p",
+    // the result should be "javascript, p".
+    if (e.inputType === 'insertText') {
+      const isTypingAfterComma =
+        e.target.value[e.target.selectionStart - 2] === ',';
+      if (isTypingAfterComma) {
+        value = this.insertSpace(value, e.target.selectionStart - 1);
+      }
+    }
+
+    if (e.data === ',') {
+      value += ' ';
+    }
+
+    this.props.onInput(value);
+
+    const query = this.getCurrentTagAtSelectionIndex(
+      e.target.value,
+      e.target.selectionStart - 1,
+    );
+
+    this.setState({
+      selectedIndex: 0,
+      cursorIdx: e.target.selectionStart,
+      prevLen: this.textArea.value.length,
+    });
+
+    return this.search(query);
+  };
+
+  insertSpace(value, position) {
+    return `${value.slice(0, position)} ${value.slice(position, value.length)}`;
+  }
+
+  getCurrentTagAtSelectionIndex(value, index) {
+    let tagIndex = 0;
+    const tagByCharacterIndex = {};
+
+    value.split('').map((letter, index) => {
+      if (letter === ',') {
+        tagIndex++;
+      } else {
+        tagByCharacterIndex[index] = tagIndex;
+      }
+    });
+
+    const tag = value.split(',')[tagByCharacterIndex[index]];
+
+    if (tag === undefined) {
+      return '';
+    }
+    return tag.trim();
+  }
+
+  search(query) {
+    if (query === '') {
+      return new Promise(resolve => {
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          this.resetSearchResults();
+          resolve();
+        }, 5);
+      });
+    }
+
+    return this.index
+      .search(query, {
+        hitsPerPage: 10,
+        attributesToHighlight: [],
+        filters: 'supported:true',
+      })
+      .then(content => {
+        this.setState({
+          searchResults: content.hits.filter(
+            hit => !this.selected.includes(hit.name),
+          ),
+        });
+      });
+  }
+
+  resetSearchResults() {
+    this.setState({
+      searchResults: [],
+    });
+  }
+
+  handleKeyDown = e => {
+    const component = this;
+
+    if (component.selected.length === MAX_TAGS && e.keyCode === KEYS.COMMA) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      return;
+    }
+
+    if (
+      (e.keyCode === KEYS.DOWN || e.keyCode === KEYS.TAB) &&
+      !this.isBottomOfSearchResults &&
+      component.props.defaultValue != ''
+    ) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.moveDownInSearchResults();
+    } else if (e.keyCode === KEYS.UP && !this.isTopOfSearchResults) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.moveUpInSearchResults();
+    } else if (e.keyCode === KEYS.RETURN && this.isSearchResultSelected) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+      this.insertTag(
+        component.state.searchResults[component.state.selectedIndex].name,
+      );
+
+      setTimeout(() => {
+        document.getElementById('tag-input').focus();
+      }, 10);
+    } else if (e.keyCode === KEYS.COMMA && !this.isSearchResultSelected) {
+      this.resetSearchResults();
+      this.clearSelectedSearchResult();
+    } else if (e.keyCode === KEYS.DELETE) {
+      if (
+        component.props.defaultValue[
+          component.props.defaultValue.length - 1
+        ] === ','
+      ) {
+        this.clearSelectedSearchResult();
+      }
+    } else if (
+      (e.keyCode < 65 || e.keyCode > 90) &&
+      e.keyCode != KEYS.COMMA &&
+      e.keyCode != KEYS.DELETE &&
+      e.keyCode != KEYS.LEFT &&
+      e.keyCode != KEYS.RIGHT &&
+      e.keyCode != KEYS.TAB
+    ) {
+      e.preventDefault();
+    }
+  };
+
+  moveUpInSearchResults() {
+    this.setState({
+      selectedIndex: this.state.selectedIndex - 1,
+    });
+  }
+
+  moveDownInSearchResults() {
+    this.setState({
+      selectedIndex: this.state.selectedIndex + 1,
+    });
+  }
+
+  get isTopOfSearchResults() {
+    return this.state.selectedIndex <= 0;
+  }
+
+  get isBottomOfSearchResults() {
+    return this.state.selectedIndex >= this.state.searchResults.length - 1;
+  }
+
+  get isSearchResultSelected() {
+    return this.state.selectedIndex > -1;
+  }
+
+  clearSelectedSearchResult() {
+    this.setState({
+      selectedIndex: -1,
+    });
+  }
+
+  insertTag(tag) {
+    const input = document.getElementById('tag-input');
+
+    const range = this.getRangeBetweenCommas(input.value, input.selectionStart);
+    const insertingAtEnd = range[1] === input.value.length;
+    const maxTagsWillBeReached = this.selected.length === MAX_TAGS;
+    if (insertingAtEnd && !maxTagsWillBeReached) {
+      tag += ', ';
+    }
+
+    // Insert new tag between commas if there are any.
+    const newInput =
+      input.value.slice(0, range[0]) +
+      tag +
+      input.value.slice(range[1], input.value.length);
+
+    this.props.onInput(newInput);
+    this.resetSearchResults();
+    this.clearSelectedSearchResult();
+  }
+
+  // Given an index of the String value, finds the range between commas.
+  // This is useful when we want to insert a new tag anywhere in the
+  // comma separated list of tags.
+  getRangeBetweenCommas(value, index) {
+    let start = 0;
+    let end = value.length;
+
+    const toPreviousComma = value
+      .slice(0, index)
+      .split('')
+      .reverse()
+      .indexOf(',');
+    const toNextComma = value.slice(index).indexOf(',');
+
+    if (toPreviousComma !== -1) {
+      start = index - toPreviousComma + 1;
+    }
+
+    if (toNextComma !== -1) {
+      end = index + toNextComma;
+    }
+
+    return [start, end];
+  }
+
+  handleFocusChange = e => {
+    const component = this;
+    setTimeout(() => {
+      if (document.activeElement.id === 'tag-input') {
+        return;
+      }
+      component.forceUpdate();
+    }, 100);
+  };
+}
+
+Tags.propTypes = {
+  defaultValue: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+};
+
+export default Tags;
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/elements/title.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/elements/title.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..1f234b311
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/listings/elements/title.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+import PropTypes from 'prop-types';
+import { h } from 'preact';
+
+const domId = 1;
+
+const Title = ( { onChange, defaultValue }) => (
+  <div className="field">
+    <label className="listingform__label" htmlFor={domId}>
+      Title
+      <input
+        type="text"
+        className="listingform__input"
+        id={domId}
+        name="classified_listing[title]"
+        maxLength="128"
+        size="128"
+        placeholder="128 characters max, plain text"
+        autoComplete="off"
+        value={defaultValue}
+        onInput={onChange}
+      />
+    </label>
+  </div>
+)
+
+Title.propTypes = {
+  onChange: PropTypes.func.isRequired,
+  defaultValue: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
+}
+
+
+export default Title;
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/javascript/listings/listingForm.jsx b/app/javascript/listings/listingForm.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d8c02f66d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/listings/listingForm.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+import { h, Component } from 'preact';
+import linkState from 'linkstate';
+import Title from './elements/title';
+import BodyMarkdown from './elements/bodyMarkdown';
+import Categories from './elements/categories';
+import Tags from './elements/tags';
+
+export default class ListingForm extends Component {
+  constructor(props) {
+    super(props);
+
+    this.listing = JSON.parse(this.props.listing);
+    this.categoriesForDetails = JSON.parse(this.props.categoriesForDetails);
+    this.categoriesForSelect = JSON.parse(this.props.categoriesForSelect);
+
+    const organizations = this.props.organizations
+      ? JSON.parse(this.props.organizations) : null;
+
+    this.url = window.location.href;
+
+    this.state = {
+      id: this.listing.id || null,
+      title: this.listing.title || '',
+      tagList: this.listing.cached_tag_list || '',
+      bodyMarkdown: this.listing.body_markdown || '',
+      organizations: organizations || null,
+      categoriesForSelect: this.categoriesForSelect,
+      categoriesForDetails: this.categoriesForDetails,
+    }
+  }
+
+  render() {
+    const {
+      id,
+      title,
+      bodyMarkdown,
+      tagList,
+      organizations,
+      categoriesForDetails,
+      categoriesForSelect,
+    } = this.state;
+
+    if (id === null) {
+      return(
+        <div>
+          <Title defaultValue={title} onChange={linkState(this, 'title')} />
+          <BodyMarkdown defaultValue={bodyMarkdown} onChange={linkState(this, 'bodyMarkdown')} />
+          <Categories categoriesForSelect={categoriesForSelect} categoriesForDetails={categoriesForDetails} />
+          <Tags defaultValue={tagList} onInput={linkState(this, 'tagList')} />
+          {/* add contact via connect checkbox later */}
+        </div>
+      )
+    }
+    return(
+      <div>
+        <Title defaultValue={title} onChange={linkState(this, 'title')} />
+        <BodyMarkdown defaultValue={bodyMarkdown} onChange={linkState(this, 'bodyMarkdown')} />
+        <Tags defaultValue={tagList} onInput={linkState(this, 'tagList')} />
+        {/* add contact via connect checkbox later */}
+      </div>
+      )
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/packs/listingForm.jsx b/app/javascript/packs/listingForm.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..0f815ccc2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/packs/listingForm.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+import { h, render } from 'preact';
+import ListingForm from '../listings/listingForm';
+
+const root = document.getElementById('listingform-data');
+const { listing, organizations, categoriesForSelect, categoriesForDetails } = root.dataset;
+
+render(
+  <ListingForm
+    organizations={organizations}
+    listing={listing}
+    categoriesForSelect={categoriesForSelect}
+    categoriesForDetails={categoriesForDetails}
+  />,
+  root,
+);
diff --git a/app/models/classified_listing.rb b/app/models/classified_listing.rb
index e1fa5ebf5..c8203c4ed 100644
--- a/app/models/classified_listing.rb
+++ b/app/models/classified_listing.rb
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ class ClassifiedListing < ApplicationRecord
       "collabs" => { cost: 1, name: "Contributors/Collaborators Wanted" },
       "education" => { cost: 1, name: "Education/Courses", rules: "Educational material and/or schools/bootcamps" },
       "jobs" => { cost: 10, name: "Job Listings", rules: "Companies offering employment right now." },
-      "products" => { cost: 1, name: "Products/Tools", rules: "Must be availabel right now" },
+      "products" => { cost: 1, name: "Products/Tools", rules: "Must be available right now" },
       "events" => { cost: 1, name: "Upcoming Events", rules: "Live or online events with date included" },
       "misc" => { cost: 1, name: "Miscellaneous", rules: "Must not fit in any other category." }
     }
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ class ClassifiedListing < ApplicationRecord
   end
 
   def validate_tags
-    errors.add(:tag_list, "exceed the maximum of 4 tags") if tag_list.length > 8
+    errors.add(:tag_list, "exceed the maximum of 8 tags") if tag_list.length > 8
   end
 
   def validate_category
diff --git a/app/views/classified_listings/_form.html.erb b/app/views/classified_listings/_form.html.erb
index 35eefc1a9..044524fec 100644
--- a/app/views/classified_listings/_form.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/classified_listings/_form.html.erb
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <%= form_with(model: classified_listing, local: true) do |form| %>
-  <a href="/listings" class="listings-back-buton">< go back to listings</a>
+  <a href="/listings" class="listings-back-button">< go back to listings</a>
   <% if classified_listing.errors.any? %>
     <div class="classified-errors">
       <h2><%= pluralize(classified_listing.errors.count, "error") %> prohibited this classified_listing from being saved:</h2>
@@ -11,32 +11,14 @@
       </ul>
     </div>
   <% end %>
-  <div class="field">
-    <%= form.label "title", "Title" %>
-    <%= form.text_field "title", maxlength: 128, placeholder: "128 characters max, plain text" %>
-  </div>
-  <div class="field">
-    <%= form.label "body_markdown", "Body Markdown" %>
-    <%= form.text_area "body_markdown", maxlength: 400, placeholder: "400 characters max, 12 line break max, no images allowed" %>
-  </div>
-  <div class="field">
-    <%= form.label "category" %>
-    <%= form.select :category, options_for_select(ClassifiedListing.select_options_for_categories, ClassifiedListing.select_options_for_categories.first) %>
-    <details>
-      <summary>
-        Category details/rules
-      </summary>
-      <% ClassifiedListing.categories_available.keys.each do |key| %>
-        <p>
-          <%= ClassifiedListing.categories_available[key][:name] %>: <%= ClassifiedListing.categories_available[key][:rules] %>
-        </p>
-      <% end %>
-    </details>
-  </div>
-  <div class="field">
-    <%= form.label "tag_list", "Tags" %>
-    <%= form.text_field "tag_list", placeholder: "8 tags max, comma separated, no spaces or special characters" %>
+  <div id="listingform-data"
+       data-listing="<%= classified_listing.to_json(only: %i[id title slug cached_tag_list]) %>"
+       data-organizations="<%= @organizations.to_json %>"
+       data-categories-for-select="<%= ClassifiedListing.select_options_for_categories.to_json %>"
+       data-categories-for-details="<%= ClassifiedListing.categories_available.transform_values{ |value_hash| value_hash.except(:cost) }.values.to_json %>"
+       >
   </div>
+  <%= javascript_pack_tag "listingForm", defer: true %>
   <% if false # Put connect button (future feature) %>
   <div class="field">
     <%= form.label "contact_via_connect" %>
diff --git a/app/views/classified_listings/new.html.erb b/app/views/classified_listings/new.html.erb
index 4f9f63bc5..ea227503e 100644
--- a/app/views/classified_listings/new.html.erb
+++ b/app/views/classified_listings/new.html.erb
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-<div class="classifieds-container">
+<div class="classifieds-container" id="classifieds-container">
   <%= render 'form', classified_listing: @classified_listing %>
 </div>