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CLUSTER INPUT-CHINESE-TYPING · 15 ENTRIES · EARLIEST ENTRY 2018-12-27

Chinese mobile keyboard input apps

This cluster comprises mobile keyboard and input method apps focused on Chinese text entry, covering Traditional and Simplified Chinese via methods such as Pinyin, Zhuyin, Wubi, Cangjie, and stroke sequences. Entries appeared sporadically from 2014 through 2026, with no clear acceleration, often separated by months to years. The traction leaders (曦码输入法, ReteKey, and 萊姆輸入法) each have 0 stars, indicating minimal external activity.

Entry timeline

ENTRY TIMELINE

DEC 2018: 1FEB 2019: 1JAN 2021: 1JAN 2022: 1FEB 2023: 1AUG 2023: 1JAN 2025: 1NOV 2025: 1MAR 2026: 1MAY 2026: 1JUL 2026: 1SEP 2026: 3OCT 2026: 1
DEC 2018OCT 2026

Each bar is the month a member carries, which is a creation date where the source published one and a crawl date otherwise. Nothing in the index was found before 11 August 2026, and coverage broadened sharply on 14–15 August, so a bar from then on reports how much we found that month, not how much was built; an earlier bar reports how far back a member's own source dated it — not how long we have been watching.

Members by activity

Activity signals, not revenue.

Build origin · 1 ai-built · 2 hand-coded · 12 unlabelled

Operator · 3 hobby · 2 indie · 10 open source

Two labels per entry, never collapsed into one: how it was built, and who stands behind it. Counted over the 15 listed below. Unlabelled means nothing has decided yet — not that the answer is small.

  1. 01pingzhu1★16 days—hobbyOpen-source Bopomofo input method that provides Zhuyin typing for Traditional Chinese users on Windows, macOS, Android, and HarmonyOS devices.
  2. 02Bongo0★3 daysliveindieNative Bangla phonetic keyboard for macOS that enables typing in Bengali across apps with suggestions and on-device privacy.
  3. 03Xime IME0★21 daysliveopen sourceAndroid keyboard that enters Chinese text through Wubi, Pinyin, or mixed input modes, with speech-to-text and emoji suggestions.
  4. 04lobster-input2★28 days—indieCross-platform voice input and Chinese keyboard app that provides speech recognition, user dictionaries, and account synchronization across devices.
  5. 05萊姆輸入法0★1 moliveopen sourceMobile input method keyboard supporting Zhuyin, Cangjie, Wubi, and Pinyin Chinese input without cloud-based typing features.
  6. 06Fcitx50★2 moliveopen sourceInput method app that offers virtual keyboards, symbol pickers, and clipboard tools for typing multiple languages including Chinese, Japanese, and Korean.
  7. 07UnicodePad0★21 daysliveopen sourceMobile app that enables typing any Unicode character with preview, favorites, and clipboard copy for input.
  8. 08Trime0★1 moliveopen sourceAndroid keyboard app for Chinese input supporting phonetic and shape-based typing.
  9. 09Cantonese Keyboard - Jyutping0★12 dayslivehand-codedopen sourceMobile keyboard app for typing Cantonese using romanized pronunciation input, with reverse lookup and a built-in pronunciation dictionary.
  10. 10Guileless Bopomofo Keyboard0★15 daysliveopen sourceSoftware keyboard app that provides Bopomofo input method editing for typing Hanyu Chinese, offering multiple layout options and phrase prediction from typing history.
  11. 11zh-assistant-app0★2 mo—hand-codedhobbyAndroid app that wraps an AI builder for mobile, enforces Traditional Chinese replies, and translates its entire interface.
  12. 12Kuaizi IME0★1 yrabandonedliveopen sourceAndroid input method app that offers swipe-based Pinyin typing and cursor editing tools to help users type Chinese characters efficiently.
  13. 13RakuRaku IME0★4 moliveopen sourceMobile keyboard app for typing Traditional Chinese using a shape-based radical input method, with English word prediction and emoji support.
  14. 14Stroke Input Method (筆畫輸入法)0★16 daysliveopen sourceChinese character keyboard that inputs via stroke sequences, supporting thousands of characters in traditional and simplified forms.
  15. 15CustomTypingTest-Support-CHS-and-ENG0★10 mostaleliveai-builthobbyTyping practice app that lets users customize test text and supports both Chinese and English input.

Ranked by traction, highest first, and paged 20 at a time — this is a window on the cluster, never the whole of it. Ties are broken by a stable id so a product cannot appear on two pages or fall between them. Browse every cluster.