macOS
Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install librimelocal Homebrew formula metadata
MacPortsverified · 94%
sudo port install librimeMacPorts ports tree · devel/librime/Portfile · source: api.github.com
brew
Install librime with Homebrew, apk, apt, dnf, MacPorts, Nix, pacman, zypper
Rime Input Method Engine. Version 1.17.0 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-01.
install
Additional install commands
Linux
Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add librimeAlpine Linux edge package indexes · librime · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org
Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install librime-binDebian stable package indexes · librime-bin · source: deb.debian.org
Fedora dnfverified · 92%
sudo dnf install librimeFedora Rawhide package metadata · librime · source: dl.fedoraproject.org
Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#librimenixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/li/librime/package.nix · source: api.github.com
Arch Linux pacmanverified · 92%
sudo pacman -S librimeArch Linux sync databases · librime · source: geo.mirror.pkgbuild.com
openSUSE zypperverified · 92%
sudo zypper install librime-developenSUSE Tumbleweed package metadata · librime-devel · source: download.opensuse.org
overview
Package summary
Rime Input Method Engine
Project links
Commands and aliases
- rime_deployer
- rime_dict_manager
- rime_patch
- rime_table_decompiler
history
Project history and usage
librime is the core C++ library for RIME, the Rime Input Method Engine. It provides a modular, extensible Chinese input-method engine with YAML-based schemas, support for shape-based and phonetic input, Traditional Chinese output, OpenCC-based Simplified Chinese conversion, and wrappers for platform input-method front ends.
Project history
The RIME project presents librime as the core library and lists surrounding projects such as plum for configuration recipes, ibus-rime for Linux/IBus, Weasel for Windows, and Squirrel for macOS. The librime README describes the engine as cross-platform C++ code built on open source technologies and designed around customizable schemas.
Release history visible on GitHub shows active 1.x maintenance from at least 2018 onward, including 1.3.2 on November 12, 2018, 1.5.x releases in June 2019, 1.7.x releases in early 2021, and 1.13.1 released on February 16, 2026.
Adoption history
librime's adoption comes from users who want a portable, deeply configurable Chinese input method rather than separate platform-specific engines. The same core can support Linux desktops through IBus or Fcitx, macOS through Squirrel, and Windows through Weasel, while user dictionaries and schemas remain part of the broader RIME ecosystem.
For package managers, the library is the reusable dependency underneath desktop IME packages and command-line maintenance tools. That makes it visible not just to end users choosing an input method, but also to packagers dealing with dictionaries, OpenCC, YAML schemas, and desktop integration paths.
How it is used
Packaged users normally configure RIME by editing schema and dictionary files in the platform-specific Rime user directory, then triggering deployment through the platform front end or tools such as rime_deployer and rime_dict_manager. Developers use librime when building or packaging an input-method front end.
Why package nerds care
librime is package-nerd significant because it splits an input method into a reusable engine, platform adapters, schemas, dictionaries, and recipe management. That architecture makes it unusually hackable for language input: the package is not just an app, but the core of a configurable typing system.
Timeline
- 2018-11-12: librime 1.3.2 released.
- 2019-06-06: librime 1.5.0 released.
- 2021-01-17: librime 1.7.0 released.
- 2024-02-10: librime 1.10.0 released.
- 2026-02-16: librime 1.13.1 released.
Related projects
- Related projects include RIME, plum, ibus-rime, fcitx-rime, fcitx5-rime, Squirrel, Weasel, OpenCC, YAML schema collections, and RIME dictionaries.
Sources
security posture
Risk level: green
library-like package without higher-risk signals.
Risk classifier
green risk · low confidence · appliance
Why
- library-like package without higher-risk signals
Signals
- metadata:library-like
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 8 runtime dependencies.
- Build metadata lists 4 build dependencies.
Recommended review
Before unattended agent use, check whether the tool reads plaintext credentials, writes remote state, publishes artifacts, or shells out to plugins.
local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.config/ibus/rime~/.config/fcitx/rime~/.local/share/fcitx5/rime/- macOS
~/Library/Rime- Windows
%APPDATA%\Rime
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
rime_deployer | cli | global executable | |
rime_dict_manager | cli | global executable | |
rime_patch | cli | global executable | |
rime_table_decompiler | cli | global executable |
freshness
Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-08
manager version1.17.0
manager updated2026-07-01
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/rime/librime
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/rime/librimenone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:librime |
|---|---|
| Version | 1.17.0 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/librime |
| Homepage | https://rime.im |
| Repository | https://github.com/rime/librime |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/rime/librime#readme |
| License | BSD-3-Clause |
| Source archive | https://github.com/rime/librime.git |
| Last updated | 2026-07-01T22:54:50Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | capnp, gflags, glog, leveldb, lua, marisa, opencc, yaml-cpp |
| Build dependencies | boost, cmake, icu4c@78, pkgconf |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | librime |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 1 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source database matches
Other package-manager records
Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.
Debian apt95%
librime-bin 1.13.1+dfsg1-1
Rime Input Method Engine - utilities
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime-bin- Section: utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Debian apt95%
librime-dev 1.13.1+dfsg1-1
Rime Input Method Engine, the core library - development files
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime-dev- Section: libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Debian apt95%
librime-plugin-charcode 1.13.1+dfsg1~git20240319-1
Rime Input Method Engine - charcode plugin
https://github.com/rime/librime-charcode
sudo apt install librime-plugin-charcode- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Debian apt95%
librime-plugin-lua 1.13.1+dfsg1~git20241221-1
Rime Input Method Engine - Lua extension plugin
https://github.com/hchunhui/librime-lua
sudo apt install librime-plugin-lua- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 8 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Debian apt95%
librime-plugin-octagram 1.13.1+dfsg1~git20241118-1
Rime Input Method Engine - octagram plugin
https://github.com/lotem/librime-octagram
sudo apt install librime-plugin-octagram- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 6 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Debian apt95%
librime1t64 1.13.1+dfsg1-1
Rime Input Method Engine - core library
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime1t64- Section: libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Nix95%
librime
nix profile install nixpkgs#librime- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime-bin 1.10.0+dfsg1-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine - utilities
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime-bin- Section: universe/utils
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 6 dependencies
- 1 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime-dev 1.10.0+dfsg1-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine, the core library - development files
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime-dev- Section: universe/libdevel
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime-plugin-charcode 1.10.0+dfsg1~git20230904-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine - charcode plugin
https://github.com/rime/librime-charcode
sudo apt install librime-plugin-charcode- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime-plugin-lua 1.10.0+dfsg1~git20230917-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine - Lua extension plugin
https://github.com/hchunhui/librime-lua
sudo apt install librime-plugin-lua- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 7 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime-plugin-octagram 1.10.0+dfsg1~git20230125-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine - octagram plugin
https://github.com/lotem/librime-octagram
sudo apt install librime-plugin-octagram- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 5 dependencies
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
Ubuntu apt95%
librime1t64 1.10.0+dfsg1-2build2
Rime Input Method Engine - core library
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apt install librime1t64- Section: universe/libs
- Architecture: amd64
- Source Package: librime
- 8 dependencies
- 1 provides
- 5 optional deps
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
apk95%
librime 1.17.0-r0
Rime input method engine
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apk add librime- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: librime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
apk95%
librime-dev 1.17.0-r0
Rime input method engine (development files)
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apk add librime-dev- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: librime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
apk95%
librime-nolog 1.17.0-r0
Rime input method engine (with logging disabled)
https://github.com/rime/librime
sudo apk add librime-nolog- License: BSD-3-Clause
- Architecture: x86_64
- Source Package: librime
- 1 dependencies
- 1 provides
- normalized package name match
- Matched by: Librime
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