Lexi

Warning

This project is still under heavy development. It is not yet ready for daily use. Many core features are incomplete or non-functional.

中文版说明详见 README_ZH.md。

A minimalist Chinese input method for Windows, built with Tauri v2 + Rust + Skia.

Features

• RIME-based — leverages the proven librime engine for pinyin input
• Skia-rendered — custom-drawn candidate bar with frosted-glass aesthetic
• Lightweight — designed to be visually refined yet resource-efficient
• Themeable — light/dark themes with customizable accent colors

Prerequisites

• Rust toolchain (edition 2021)
• Windows 10/11
• librime.dll placed in src-tauri/target/debug/ or PATH

Build & Run

cd src-tauri

# Build TSF DLL
cargo build -p lexi-tsf

# Build main app
cargo build

# Run in development mode
cargo tauri dev

Register / Unregister

# Register as system input method (admin required)
.\scripts\register-tsf.ps1

# Unregister
.\scripts\unregister-tsf.ps1

Contributing

Contributions are welcome! See CONTRIBUTING.md for details.

License

Apache 2.0 — see LICENSE.