Panda Zhuyin

Panda Zhuyin — steady bopomofo and Taiwanese typing.

A keyboard that packs 37 bopomofo symbols into a few large keys: tap for the center, flick four directions for the rest. Every key is "center + four directions" — wherever you tap or flick, you get one definite sound. Inspired by Japanese flick keyboards. Initials on the left, medials in the middle, finals on the right — following bopomofo's own structural grouping, so there is nothing new to memorize. Mandarin only uses 412 actual syllables, so impossible combinations are grayed out. Each key big enough you won't tap the wrong one.

New in 2.0: Taiwanese Hokkien keyboard · Type Taiwanese with extended phonetic symbols: all 7 tones, entering tones, and nasalized finals · Taiwanese lexicon cross-checked from four public dictionary sources · Custom dictionary now supports a Taiwanese category with auto-inferred readings · Romanization lookup panel: per-syllable cards mapping phonetic symbols to Tai-lo and POJ · Select any text and replace it with its romanization · Learn as you type: per-key labels show Hanyu Pinyin on Mandarin keys, Tai-lo or POJ on Taiwanese keys

New English and symbol keyboards · Standard QWERTY layout; swipe down on a key to type uppercase; European accented letters included · Halfwidth and fullwidth symbol layouts redesigned; punctuation commits directly

Make the keyboard yours · Theme editor: colors, fonts, opacity, borders, and backgrounds (solid, gradient, or photo) · Five built-in fonts with continuous weight adjustment · Liquid Glass material on iOS 26

Features · Open-source Homa composer for more accurate long-sentence conversion · Custom dictionary + auto-learning (fact, not prediction) · iCloud Sync (opt-in) mirrors to your own private iCloud space — never through any panda-zhuyin server · Candidate tabs: frequency / single characters / symbols · Emoji candidates and symbol dictionary · Chinese numeral and date-time input · Spacebar long-press cursor glide · One-handed mode and landscape layout · Full VoiceOver support across the keyboard · Extended bopomofo (opt-in) for Old Mandarin

Privacy · No outbound network calls — the keyboard is fully offline · Your input never leaves your device · Auto-learning data stays local · "Allow Full Access" is used only for haptic feedback (an Apple platform requirement); no data is transmitted either way

About the subscription (Panda Supporter) Core typing is free forever. Supporter is an auto-renewable subscription (NT$30/month or NT$290/year) that unlocks appearance extras: featured effect themes, font switching, liquid-glass color sets, and background gradients. Cancel anytime in Manage Subscriptions. Terms: https://erikyin.net/panda-zhuyin/terms.html Privacy: https://erikyin.net/panda-zhuyin/privacy.html

Who this is not for (honestly) · You type comfortably on the built-in bopomofo keyboard — it may already be enough · You want cloud AI prediction — Gboard or SwiftKey fits better · You don't type bopomofo or Taiwanese

Requires iOS 18 or later.