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Fcitx5 Chewing Plugin vs RakuRaku IME: catalog facts
Fcitx5 Chewing PluginRakuRaku IME
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence.

Free

Free and open source under the GPL-3.0-or-later license.

Android Android
  • Adds Zhuyin/Bopomofo input through the Chewing engine
  • Shares the Fcitx5 framework used on Linux desktops
  • Bundled dictionary with prefix matching
  • Includes English predictions and an emoji keyboard
  • Requires the main Fcitx5 for Android app
  • Keyboard layout is not customizable yet
  • Focused on the EZ Input Method for Traditional Chinese
  • Android only
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 8, 2026

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