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Fcitx5 for Android vs Kuaizi IME: catalog facts
Fcitx5 for AndroidKuaizi IME
Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-2.1 licence.

Free

Free and open source under the LGPL-3.0 licence.

Android Android
  • Many Chinese input schemes built in
  • RIME plugin with custom schema import
  • Input model designed around Pinyin syllable structure
  • Built for touchscreen typing
  • Keyboard layout is not customizable yet
  • Google Play builds use a different signature from GitHub and F-Droid builds
  • Documentation is mostly in Chinese
  • Different input style takes time to learn
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: LGPL-2.1 License: LGPL-3.0
No account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 2, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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