# daipeihust/im-select

📟 Switch your input method through terminal

Repository: https://github.com/daipeihust/im-select
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/im-select
Language: C++
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: im, mac, windows, terminal, keyboard-layout, linux
Last push: 2024-05-25T08:30:24+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 3018, "days_push": 830, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1355, forks 90 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:29.015535+00:00)

## What it is
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
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, text-editors
- platform: windows, cli
- tags: input-method, keyboard-layout, vscode-vim, ime-switching, command-line, macos

## Member repositories
- daipeihust/im-select (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.015535+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:41:57.574118+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/daipeihust/im-select (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:29.015535+00:00, sha 51c8221e7789)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.