Metasequoia IME TSF(水杉输入法 TSF 端)

This is the main part of the Metasequoia IME. To learn more about this project, please visit the docs site:

• Metasequoia IME.

How to build

Prerequisites

• Visual Studio 2026
• CMake
• vcpkg
• Python3.10+
• gsudo

Make sure vcpkg and gsudo is installed by Scoop.

Build steps

Build

First, clone the repository,

git clone --recursive https://github.com/metasequoiaime/MetasequoiaImeTsf.git

Then, prepare the environment,

cd MetasequoiaImeTsf
python .\scripts\prepare_env.py

Then, build both 64-bit and 32-bit dll files,

.\scripts\lcompile.ps1 64
.\scripts\lcompile.ps1 32

Install

Launch powershell as administrator, make sure you turn on the system Enable sudo option.

Then, create a folder in C:\Program Files\ named MetasequoiaImeTsf, and copy the 64-bit version MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll to it, alse create a folder in C:\Program Files (x86)\ named MetasequoiaImeTsf, and copy the 32-bit version MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll to it.

gsudo
Copy-Item -Path ".\build64\Debug\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll" -Destination "C:\Program Files\MetasequoiaImeTsf"
Copy-Item -Path ".\build32\Debug\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll" -Destination "C:\Program Files (x86)\MetasequoiaImeTsf"

Then, install it,

cd "C:\Program Files\MetasequoiaImeTsf"
sudo regsvr32 .\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\MetasequoiaImeTsf"
sudo regsvr32 .\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll

Uninstall

cd "C:\Program Files\MetasequoiaImeTsf"
sudo regsvr32 /u .\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll
cd "C:\Program Files (x86)\MetasequoiaImeTsf"
sudo regsvr32 /u .\MetasequoiaImeTsf.dll

Screenshots

Roadmap

Currently only support Xiaohe Shuangpin.

Chinese

• Xiaohe Shuangpin
• Quanpin
• Help codes in use of Hanzi Components
• Dictionary that can be customized
• Customized IME engine
• Customized skins
• Toggle between Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese
• English autocomplete
• Open-Sourced Cloud IME api
• Toggle candidate window UI between vertical mode and horizontal mode
• Feature switches: most features should be freely toggled or customized by users

Japanese Support

Maybe another project.

And maybe some other languages support.

References

• MS-TSF-IME-Demo