Install RIME Squirrel Input Method | Generated by AI
All set. Here’s what to do now:
Step 1 — Log out and log back in (required for macOS to register Squirrel as an input method)
Step 2 — Add Squirrel to input methods:
- System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Edit
- Click
+→ search “Squirrel” (鼠须管) → add it
Step 3 — Deploy RIME (loads your Sogou schema + rime-ice dictionaries):
- Click the Squirrel icon in the menu bar (or
Ctrl+` to switch input method) - Click “重新部署” (Deploy)
- Wait ~10-30 seconds for dictionary compilation on first run
After that, you’ll have Sogou double pinyin with the rime-ice dictionary (2.2M+ words, English mixed input, emoji support, date/time shortcuts).
Key files created:
~/Library/Rime/default.custom.yaml— schema config (Sogou shuangpin)~/Library/Rime/double_pinyin_sogou.schema.yaml— the schema itself~/Library/Rime/cn_dicts/— 6 Chinese dictionaries~/Library/Rime/en_dicts/— English mixed-input dictionaries
Go log out now, then come back if you hit any issues.