# hatashiro/kawa

A macOS input source switcher with user-defined shortcuts.

Repository: https://github.com/hatashiro/kawa
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/kawa
Language: Swift
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: swift, macos, input-method
Last push: 2022-08-20T18:41:17+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 23/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4056, "days_push": 1474, "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 1542, forks 110 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:01.155175+00:00)

## What it is
Kawa is a macOS application that lets users switch between input sources (keyboard layouts and input methods) using user-defined keyboard shortcuts. It runs as a lightweight menu bar utility and is installable via Homebrew.

## Use cases
- switch keyboard layouts with custom shortcuts on macOS
- quickly toggle between input methods while typing
- manage multiple keyboard layouts from the menu bar
- switch between English and CJK input sources
- replace slow macOS input source switching with hotkeys

## When to choose
- you frequently switch between keyboard layouts or input methods on macOS
- you want lightweight, shortcut-driven input source switching
- you prefer a simple menu bar utility over system settings navigation

## When to avoid
- you primarily use complex CJKV input sources, where a known macOS Carbon bug may break switching
- you need an actively developed tool with recent updates
- you are on a non-macOS platform

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: maintenance
- function: developer-tools
- domain: developer-tools, apple-ecosystem
- platform: -
- tags: input-source-switcher, keyboard-layout, shortcuts, menu-bar-app, swift, localization, macos

## Member repositories
- hatashiro/kawa (main) score 23

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.155175+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 2026-08-30T04:30:44.525507+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/hatashiro/kawa (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:01.155175+00:00, sha 16362ed2f615)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.