| Screenshot | Fcitx.png |
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| Author | Yuking |
| Developer | Yuking, CSSlayer |
| Released | August 28, 2002 (age 24) |
| Latest release version | 5.1.12 |
| Programming language | |
| Operating system | Linux, FreeBSD |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | Input method |
| License | LGPL |
| Website | fcitx-im.org |
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'Fcitx ([ˈfaɪtɪks], ') stands for Flexible Context-aware Input Tool with eXtension support, is an input method framework with extension support for the X Window System that supports multiple input method engines including Pinyin transcription, table-based input methods (e.g. Wubi method), fcitx-chewing for Traditional Chinese, fcitx-keyboard for layout-based ones, fcitx-mozc for Japanese, and fcitx-hangul for Korean.[1]
It supports UTF-8, GBK and GB 18030 character encodings, can run in Linux and FreeBSD, and supports XIM protocol, GTK+ (both 2 and 3) and Qt input method modules.[2]
Before version 3.6, Fcitx used GBK encoding internally, which has been changed to UTF-8 in the 4.0 release. Since version 4.1, it has become highly modular, and has added support for Google Pinyin (which was ported from the Android version), fbterm, and KDE. The license was changed in the 5.0 release, from GPL to LGPL.
Features
- Theme support
- Systray support
- Kimpanel support (A D-Bus based protocol for input method user interface, oriented from KDE)
- KDE Configuration Module Support
- Global Simplified and Traditional Chinese Conversion support[3]
Available input method engines
| Fcitx 4 | Fcitx 5 | Description |
|---|---|---|
| fcitx-anthy | fcitx5-anthy | A Japanese IME using the Anthy engine |
| fcitx-googlepinyin | A Chinese IME using Google Pinyin which is ported from Android | |
| fcitx-handwriting | A handwriting IME using Zinnia as its backend | |
| fcitx-hangul | fcitx5-hangul | A Korean IME |
| fcitx-keyboard | An IME based on keyboard layouts | |
| fcitx-kkc | fcitx5-kkc | A Japanese IME using the Kana to Kanji conversion (KKC) engine |
| fcitx-mozc | fcitx5-mozc | A Japanese IME using the mozc engine |
| fcitx-m17n | fcitx5-m17n | An engine allowing to use the large number of m17n input methods |
| fcitx-pinyin | fcitx5-pinyin | A Chinese IME |
| fcitx-rime | fcitx5-rime | A Chinese IME using the Rime engine |
| fcitx-qw | Flexible Input Method Framework – QuWei engine | |
| fcitx-skk | fcitx5-skk | A Japanese IME, using the Simple Kana to Kanji conversion (SKK) engine |
| fcitx-sunpinyin | A Chinese IME using Sunpinyin as its backend | |
| fcitx-table | fcitx5-table | For many table-based Chinese IMEs, e.g. Wubi and Zhengma |
| fcitx-unikey | fcitx5-unikey | A Vietnamese IME using the Unikey engine |
Available separate modules
- punc: provides full-width punctuation support for CJK users.
- chttrans: provides simplified Chinese conversion to traditional Chinese.
- fullwidth: provides full-width character support.
- cloudpinyin: provides an extra candidate word from web for all Hanyu Pinyin input methods.
- fcitx-configtool: A GTK+ application for configuring fcitx.[4]
See also
References
- ^ "History of Fcitx". Fcitx Official Wiki. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Fcitx Architecture". Fcitx Official Wiki. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Fcitx User Guide". Fcitx Official Wiki. Retrieved 2025-05-09.
- ^ "Fcitx: The Flexible Input Method Framework for Linux". LinuxHint. Retrieved 2025-05-09.