IMESwitcher

IMESwitcher is a small utility on macOS that allows users to switch input methods using command-line instructions. It can be used in conjunction with Mac Built-in Automator and Keyboard shortcuts to achieve the functionality of quickly switching to a specified input method using a keyboard shortcut.

The operating system macOS 10.15.7 and 13.4 have been tested.

If you want to switch to a non-ABC IME input method using Automator, it is recommended to include the following steps in your script:

1. First, switch to the ABC IME input method
2. Then add a 0.1-second sleep delay
3. Finally, switch to the desired target input method

Installation

Download the source code

git clone https://github.com/wox080xow/IMESwitcher.git

Chenge diretory

cd IMESwitcher

Compile

make

Usage

IMESwitcher <InputSource> <KeyboardLayout>

Preparatory Work

Setup environment variables

Here is the example through appending ~/.zshrc and sourcing the file.

cat << EOF >> ~/.zshrc
# IMESwitcher
IS_HOME="/path/to/IMESwitcher"
export PATH="\$IS_HOME:\$PATH"
EOF

source ~/.zshrc

Example

Switch to Zhuyin IME(注音輸入法)

IMESwitcher com.apple.inputmethod.TCIM.Zhuyin com.apple.keylayout.ZhuyinBopomofo

Switch to FHL Taigi-Hakka IME(信望愛台語客語輸入法)

FHL Taigi-Hakka IME

IMESwitcher net.fhl.inputmethod.TaigiHakkaIME com.apple.keylayout.ABC

Switch to ABC

IMESwitcher com.apple.keylayout.ABC com.apple.keylayout.ABC

Reference & Acknoledgement

• InputSourceSelector
• Thanks for the help of ChatGPT.