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