# 萊姆輸入法 (open-source keyboard)

> 萊姆輸入法 is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. A smaller better Lime (Lightweight Input Method Editor). It has 165 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

Sweetlime is a fork of lime removing the cloud functions and improving the UX. Sweetlime supports Zhuyin/Bopomofo, Cangjie, Wubi, Pinyin and more Chinese input methods.

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/plateaukao/sweetlime |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Java |
| GitHub stars | 165 |
| License | GPL-3.0-only (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/net.toload.main.hd/ (package net.toload.main.hd) |
| F-Droid anti-features | none flagged |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | none listed |
| Official | no |
| Category | Keyboards |
| Latest release | v7.6.0 (Aug 14, 2026) |
| Last commit | Aug 14, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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