Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin)
Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin) is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. RIME (Rime Input Method Engine) support for Fcitx5. It has 5,807 GitHub stars and is released under the LGPL-2.1-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid and Google Play.
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About Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin)
Fcitx5 input method framework and engines ported to Android. You can also download the latest CI build on our Jeninks server:
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin) from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
No anti-features flagged on the latest F-Droid build.
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Is Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin) free and open source?
Yes. Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin)'s source code is public on GitHub under the LGPL-2.1-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid, which builds it from source, flags no anti-features such as ads or tracking on its latest build.
How do I install Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin)?
You can install Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin) from F-Droid (package org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.plugin.rime) and from Google Play; the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: 0.1.3).
Is Fcitx5 (RIME Plugin) still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 13, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Aug 1, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.