Xime IME
Xime IME is a free, open-source keyboard for Android. A Rime-based Chinese IME for Wubi and Pinyin input. It has 1,289 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
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About Xime IME
Xime (曦码) is a Chinese IME built on the Rime engine for Wubi and Pinyin input, focused on a simple and efficient typing experience. Features: * Multiple input schemes - Wubi 86, Wubi 98, Pinyin, and mixed Wubi/Pinyin * Rime engine - mature and stable Rime input method engine * Speech-to-text - built-in voice recognition (FunAsr and local models) * Emoji plugins - supports extendable emoji plugins * Material Design 3 style with light/dark themes
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds Xime IME from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.
- Relies on a non-free network service
Screenshots
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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Is Xime IME free and open source?
Yes. Xime IME's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.
How do I install Xime IME?
You can install Xime IME from F-Droid (package com.kingzcheung.xime); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v3.4.1).
Is Xime IME still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 22, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.