MacAIM

MacAIM (MacOS Automatic Input Method) is a lightweight utility that seamlessly switches your input method based on the application you’re using.

Whenever you switch apps, MacAIM automatically adjusts your input method, aiming to provide you with a smooth and efficient multilingual typing experience.

Installation

Manual Installation

Please visit the release page to get the latest release version and move the unzipped app into your Applications folder.

Note

If macOS notifies you that it can’t open the app, please go to 'Settings' -> 'Privacy & Security' -> scroll down and click 'Open'.

Homebrew

(We will have a homebrew tarball once the repo is qualified enough)

Features/Roadmap

User Interface

• Status bar item
• Settings window
• Menubar

Functionality

• Automatic input method change based on current app
• Automatic input method change based on current webpage

Hotkeys

• Status bar menu hotkey
• Enable/disable MacAIM
• Show/completely hide MacAIM

Languages

• English
• Simplified Chinese
• French
• Germany
• Russian
• Spanish
• Arabic
• Traditional Chinese
• Japanese
• Korean

Other

• Launch at login
• Silent launch
• Debug mode
• Automatic updates
• Status bar icon image (instead of text)

Gallery

Main Window

Settings Window

Status Bar Item

License

MacAIM is available under the GPL-3.0 license.

Credits

• README.md is templated by jordanbaird/Ice.