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daipeihust/im-select

📟 Switch your input method through terminal observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/daipeihust/im-select · C++ · MIT (permissive) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

23/100

  • Activity 0
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
How is this computed?

round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.

  • gap_med: n/a
  • age_days: 3018
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 830
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1355 stars · 90 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

A small command-line utility that reports and switches the current keyboard input method on macOS and Windows. It was built primarily to power VSCodeVim's autoSwitchInputMethod feature.

Use cases

  • switch input method from the terminal
  • automatically switch IME when entering vim normal mode in VSCode
  • get the current keyboard layout identifier in a shell script
  • toggle between English and CJK input methods while coding
  • script input method changes on macOS or Windows

When to choose

  • you use VSCodeVim and want automatic input method switching between insert and normal modes
  • you need a simple scriptable way to query or set the system input method on macOS or Windows

When to avoid

  • you are on Linux, which already has native tools like ibus or fcitx for input method switching
  • you need a GUI input method switcher rather than a command-line tool

Facets

cli-tool · maturity active

cli developer-tools developer-tools text-editors windows cli input-method keyboard-layout vscode-vim ime-switching command-line macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
daipeihust/im-selectmain23

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