togatoga/karukan
Japanese Input Method System for Linux, macOS, Neural Kana-Kanji Conversion Engine
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Where it stands
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No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 247 days ago, with 5 contributors on GitHub.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Implements a Japanese input method system with a neural kana-kanji conversion engine for Linux and macOS.
- Leverages a GPT-2 based neural model via llama.cpp for advanced, context-aware Japanese text conversion and live prediction.
- Use for integrating a high-accuracy Japanese IME into Linux environments using fcitx5 frontend.
- Use for enhancing macOS applications with a Swift-based Japanese input method supporting real-time neural conversion.
- Use for developers needing a customizable CLI toolset for dictionary building, conversion benchmarking, and HTTP server integration.
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License
Apache 2.0
Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution; includes an explicit patent grant from contributors.
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- README: present
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From the README
Linux・macOS向け日本語入力システム — ニューラルかな漢字変換エンジン
Note: 初回起動時にHugging Faceからモデルをダウンロードするため、初回の変換開始までに時間がかかります。2回目以降はダウンロード済みのモデルが使用されます。
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Forks
64+16
Open issues
27+5
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| togatoga/karukan | 747 | — | 16 | 247 days ago |
| Category median | 9.3K | +839 | 45 | — |
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