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Baidu Input vs Fcitx5 for Android: catalog facts
Baidu Input	Fcitx5 for Android
Free Free download; no price is listed on the site.	Free Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS	Android
Large rare-character support to the GB18030-2022 standard AI continuation and writing assistant built in	Many Chinese input schemes built in RIME plugin with custom schema import
Interface and documentation are in Chinese AI features likely send text to Baidu's servers	Keyboard layout is not customizable yet Google Play builds use a different signature from GitHub and F-Droid builds
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Closed source	Open source
License not stated	License: LGPL-2.1
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026

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