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Sogou Input Method vs WeType: catalog facts
Sogou Input MethodWeType
Free

Free to download from the official site.

Free

Offered as a free download.

macOS macOS
  • Supports full and double pinyin
  • Large built-in vocabulary
  • Official input method from the WeChat team
  • Typing predictions for Chinese text
  • Website is in Chinese only
  • Closed source
  • Website and documentation in Chinese only
  • Closed source
Downloadable app Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
License not stated License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked October 1, 2026

Checked October 1, 2026

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