uim

For other uses, see UIM (disambiguation).

uim
Release	August 26, 2002 (2002-08-26)
Stable release	1.9.6  / 16 May 2025 (16 May 2025)
Type	Input method
License	BSD license
Website	github.com/uim/uim/wiki
Repository	github.com/uim/uim

uim (short for "universal input method") is a multilingual input method framework. Applications can use it through so-called bridges.

Supported applications

uim supports the X Window System legacy XIM (short for X Input Method) through the uim-xim bridge. Many X applications are written in either GTK+ or Qt, which have their own modules dealing with input methods, and uim supports both of these with its GTK+ and Qt immodules.

uim has a bridge for the console (uim-fep), Emacs (uim.el), and macOS (MacUIM).

See also

• List of input methods for UNIX platforms

External links

• Homepage
• Source code repository
• Mailing list
• Bug tracking system