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Xime IME vs Sime: catalog facts
Xime IME	Sime
Free Free and open source, with no ads.	Free Free and open source under the Apache-2.0 license.
Android	macOS, Linux, Android
Wubi 86, Pinyin, mixed and T9 schemes on the mature Rime engine Offline speech-to-text built in	Supports full Pinyin and T9 layouts Phrase learning and candidate ranking run locally
Website and documentation are in Chinese Android only	F-Droid build omits the optional handwriting recognizer Linux frontend is documented for Arch Linux
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0-only	License: Apache-2.0
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Works offline	Works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 8, 2026

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