Fcitx5 for Android

Fcitx5 input method framework and engines ported to Android

Supported languages

English (with spellcheck)

Chinese (Pinyin, Shuangpin, Wubi, Cangjie and custom tables)

Vietnamese (Based on UniKey, supports Telex, VNI and VIQR)

Features

Virtual Keyboard (layout not customizable yet)

Expandable candidate view

Clipboard management (plain text only)

Theming (custom color scheme and background image)

Popup preview on key press

Long press popup keyboard for convenient symbol input

Symbol and Emoji picker

Work in progress

Customizable keyboard layout

More input methods

License: GNU Lesser General Public License v2.1 only
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Although APK downloads are available below to give you the choice, you should be aware that by installing that way you will not receive update notifications and it's a less secure way to download. We recommend that you install the F-Droid client and use that.

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Version 0.0.9-0-g8dc51356 (74) suggested Added on Apr 27, 2024

x86_64

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.9-0-g8dc51356 (73) - Added on Apr 27, 2024

x86

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.9-0-g8dc51356 (72) - Added on Apr 27, 2024

arm64-v8a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.9-0-g8dc51356 (71) - Added on Apr 27, 2024

armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 43 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.8-0-g4c8399ad (64) - Added on Nov 13, 2023

x86_64

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.8-0-g4c8399ad (63) - Added on Nov 13, 2023

x86

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.8-0-g4c8399ad (62) - Added on Nov 13, 2023

arm64-v8a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 44 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.8-0-g4c8399ad (61) - Added on Nov 13, 2023

armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 43 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.7-0-gac5720a1 (54) - Added on Sep 01, 2023

x86_64

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 43 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.7-0-gac5720a1 (53) - Added on Sep 01, 2023

x86

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 43 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.7-0-gac5720a1 (52) - Added on Sep 01, 2023

arm64-v8a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 43 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log
Version 0.0.7-0-gac5720a1 (51) - Added on Sep 06, 2023

armeabi-v7a

This version requires Android 6.0 or newer.

It is built and signed by F-Droid, and guaranteed to correspond to this source tarball.
Permissions
- show notifications
  
  Allows the app to show notifications
- control vibration
  
  Allows the app to control the vibrator.
- org.fcitx.fcitx5.android.permission.PLUGIN
Download APK 42 MiB PGP Signature | Build Log