Ross ROSS = Recommend OSS · open-source software intelligence for agents

google/mozc

Mozc - a Japanese Input Method Editor designed for multi-platform observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/google/mozc · C++ · NOASSERTION (other) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

77/100

  • Activity 99
  • Release rhythm 35
  • Longevity 100

Flags: no_releases no_license

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: 4151
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 7
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

2970 stars · 513 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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

Mozc is an open-source Japanese Input Method Editor (IME) originating from Google Japanese Input, released under a BSD license. It supports multiple platforms including Android, macOS, Chromium OS, Linux, and Windows.

Use cases

  • type Japanese text on Linux
  • Japanese IME for macOS
  • convert romaji to kana and kanji
  • open source alternative to Google Japanese Input
  • embed Japanese input in Android apps
  • build a custom IME from source

When to choose

  • you need Japanese text input on a supported desktop or Android platform
  • you want an open-source IME you can build and modify yourself
  • you are packaging an IME for a Linux distribution

When to avoid

  • you need official Google support or QA guarantees
  • you need input methods for languages other than Japanese
  • you want a turnkey binary with stable release channel

Facets

application · maturity active

nlp internationalization cross-platform windows cpp ime japanese-input input-method-editor text-conversion natural-language-processing localization android macos linux

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
google/mozcmain77

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="google/mozc")

Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00 · Report a problem