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Install AIME on your Mac.
AIME 0.1.12 is available for macOS 15+. The installer is signed and notarized by Apple. Verification and installation steps are below.
AIME 0.1.12
Release · notarizedReleased 2026-11-11. The installer is signed with Developer ID and notarized by Apple; double-click to install.
SHA-256 · AIME-0.1.12.pkg
a1e1c09112c6a339d7af59ab57465f7151dc8decc84e499a7ef1bb633ef792b6
SystemmacOS 15+
ChipApp: Apple silicon and Intelaime command-line tool: Apple silicon only for now
LicenceMIT · dependencies keep their licences
Install step by step.
- Download the installer and SHA256SUMS.txt from the same folder. Run this command to verify it.
shasum -a 256 -c SHA256SUMS.txt --ignore-missing - Double-click the installer and follow the prompts. Or install with Homebrew:
brew install --cask zoolapp/tap/aime - Open System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources → Edit…, click + and add AIME under Chinese, Simplified. If it is missing after the first install, log out and back in.
Or build from source.
Requires Xcode 26+ and XcodeGen. The script downloads and verifies pinned dependencies, then builds and registers the input method. The build uses ad-hoc signing.
git clone https://github.com/zoolapp/aime.git && cd aime
bash scripts/install-dev.shAfter an update, macOS starts the input process when you next type. Do not start it manually.
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