Misstype 隨打注音

Type Zhuyin. Skip the tones.

Wrong key, swapped keys, a missed key: usually you still get the sentence you meant.

Download for macOS Linux Free & Open Source · macOS 13+ & Linux
今天天氣很好
No tonesㄐㄧㄣㄊㄧㄢㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄏㄣㄏㄠ

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Like this

No tones anywhere. Mistakes in red.

  • No tones ㄐㄧㄣㄊㄧㄢㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄏㄣㄏㄠ → 今天天氣很好
  • Swapped ㄧㄐㄣㄊㄧㄢㄊㄧㄢㄑㄧㄏㄣㄏㄠ → 今天天氣很好
  • Missed one ㄇㄧㄥㄊㄧㄢㄗㄠㄕㄤㄐ‸ㄡㄉㄧㄢㄎㄞㄏㄨㄟ → 明天早上九點開會
  • Next key over ㄒㄧㄝㄒㄧㄝㄎㄧㄅㄤㄇㄤ → 謝謝你幫忙

If it guesses wrong, press ↓ and pick another character.

See it typing

Every character in the video is real output from the input method, not an edit.

Narration by elevenlabs.io. Music created in collaboration with ElevenLabs (Eleven Music).

Also

  • Same keyboard layout as regular Zhuyin. Tones still work if you type them.
  • No internet needed. What you type stays on your computer.
  • Characters you pick come first next time.
  • Add your own words: select with Shift+←, press Return.
  • Tap Shift to switch between Chinese and English.
  • Updates itself.

Install

macOS

  1. Download the .dmg.

  2. Open it and double-click “Install Misstype”. No password needed.

  3. Log out and back in, then pick “Misstype Bopomofo” from the input menu.

    Not there? System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → +

Linux (fcitx5)

  1. Install the package for your distribution (prebuilt packages for x86_64 and aarch64):

    Arch Linux / Omarchy

    Install from the AUR (recommended):

    yay -S fcitx5-misstype-bin

    Without an AUR helper: git clone https://aur.archlinux.org/fcitx5-misstype-bin.git && cd fcitx5-misstype-bin && makepkg -si (or use fcitx5-misstype-git to build from latest Git master).

    Ubuntu 24.04 / Fedora

    Download the matching package from the latest Release:

    sudo apt install ./Misstype-*-ubuntu24.04-*.deb

    sudo dnf install ./Misstype-*-fedora*.rpm

    Arch packages can also be installed directly from a Release: sudo pacman -U ./Misstype-*-arch-*.pkg.tar.zst

  2. Log out and back in (or restart fcitx5), open fcitx5-configtool, add “Misstype” to your input methods, and switch with your fcitx5 shortcut.

Build from source

If no package matches your system, build directly from source:

# 1. Install build tools
# Arch Linux / Omarchy:
sudo pacman -S --needed base-devel cmake ninja git

# Ubuntu 24.04:
sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y git
script/linux/bootstrap.sh

# 2. Clone and install
git clone https://github.com/Yukaii/misstype.git && cd misstype
script/linux/install_ime.sh
Use IBus instead (GNOME and others, experimental)

The IBus engine shares the same core and has a Preferences window; do not install it alongside the fcitx5 package. On Arch, use yay -S ibus-misstype-bin; or download MisstypeIBus-* from the latest Release:

# Ubuntu 24.04
sudo apt install ./MisstypeIBus-*-ubuntu24.04-*.deb

# Fedora
sudo dnf install ./MisstypeIBus-*-fedora*.rpm

# Arch Linux
sudo pacman -U ./MisstypeIBus-*-arch-*.pkg.tar.zst

# Or build from source without a package:
# script/linux/build.sh && sudo cmake --install build/ibus

After installation, run ibus restart, then add Misstype (Chinese) under Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources. Preferences are in ibus-setup, or run /usr/libexec/ibus-setup-misstype. See the IBus port notes.

Copy this prompt for a coding agent 
Install Misstype on this Linux computer:
1. Detect the distro and architecture; ask before running commands that need sudo.
2. On Arch/Omarchy prefer the AUR package fcitx5-misstype-bin (x86_64 and aarch64; yay or paru); otherwise use the matching Ubuntu 24.04 or Fedora package from the latest Release; if none matches, clone https://github.com/Yukaii/misstype.git.
3. For a source install, use base-devel, cmake, ninja, and git on Arch/Omarchy; on Ubuntu 24.04 run script/linux/bootstrap.sh.
4. From the project root, run script/linux/install_ime.sh.
5. Confirm fcitx5 is running and add Misstype to the input-method group with fcitx5-configtool.
6. Restart or log in again, switch to Misstype with the fcitx5 shortcut, and type su3cl3 to verify the preedit is “你好”.
If the environment is unsupported, explain why and stop without removing existing input methods.

One more thing

I made this for myself. It's new and it will have rough edges.

If you want a solid everyday Zhuyin input method, use vChewing. If you want to try typing this way, go ahead, and tell me what breaks on GitHub.

This input method is shaped around my own typing habits. It focuses on the standard Zhuyin layout, with no plans to add other input methods or Simplified Chinese.