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SimeTrime
Free

Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

 Free

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

macOS, Linux, Android Android
  • Supports full Pinyin and T9 layouts
  • Phrase learning and candidate ranking run locally
  • Built on the configurable RIME input framework
  • Supports shape-based and phonetic input schemes
  • F-Droid build omits the optional handwriting recognizer
  • Linux frontend is documented for Arch Linux
  • Android only
  • Setup of RIME schemas can take some learning
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Open source Open source
License: Apache-2.0 License: GPL-3.0-or-later
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Works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 8, 2026

Checked October 2, 2026

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