Vime – Japanese Keyboard

Vime is a Japanese keyboard that works completely offline. Type with romaji on a full QWERTY layout or with a 12-key flick kana pad, and switch between hiragana, katakana and English at any time.

PRIVATE BY DESIGN • Conversion, correction, ranking, suggestions and learning all run on your device. • Vime has no account, no ads, no analytics and no networking code. What you type and copy is never uploaded. • Basic typing works without Allow Full Access.

TWO WAYS TO TYPE • Romaji QWERTY: kana appear the moment you type, and unfinished consonants stay as romaji. • Flick kana pad: tap for the あ column, flick for the others, or tap repeatedly to cycle. Dedicated keys step back, add ゛ ゜ or small kana, and end a cycle. The 確定 key spans two rows. • Direct English input with one tap, and a number page as a 3×3 pad or a full row. • Drag on the space bar or swipe across the keys to move the cursor, and swipe up on a letter for its symbol.

SMART CONVERSION • Whole-sentence and segmented conversion. Shorten or extend the first segment, confirm it, and keep converting the rest. • A small on-device language model reorders candidates using what you have already written. • Next-word suggestions appear after you commit text. • Correction candidates catch neighboring-key slips and similar sounds, and only apply when you choose them. • Half-width katakana and full-width letters and digits are one tap away.

BUILT FOR EVERYDAY WRITING • User dictionary and phrase shortcuts, with import and export. • Optional clipboard suggestions, kept on the device for 24 hours. • A calculator on the number page: type 1+1 to get 2. • Auto-paired brackets such as （）and「」. • Symbols, emoji and kaomoji by category.

MAKE IT YOURS • Built-in themes, or custom skins with your own background, key images and colors. • Adjustable keyboard height, key sounds and haptic strength. • Learns the words you pick, and you can clear what it has learned at any time.

EASY SETUP The Vime app walks you through adding the keyboard and opens a typing practice when you are done. The app is available in English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese and Traditional Chinese.

Vime is open source. If you enjoy it, you can leave an optional tip in Settings. Tips are a thank-you and unlock no features.