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AetherKey 1.0.0

Build 2026102402 · · Apple silicon · macOS 14+

The first stable native macOS pinyin release, with local conversion and learning, compact candidates, Chinese emoji lookup and guided setup.

Download 1.0.0 ↓GitHub Release ↗

Included features

  • Content-adaptive candidates follow the caret and support selection, paging and expansion.
  • 44,359 characters with Mandarin readings, including all 8,105 standard Chinese characters; local learning and custom phrases.
  • Chinese emoji lookup, smart punctuation, mixed-language spacing, V mode and native guided installation.

Requirements and limits

  • Apple silicon Mac with macOS 14 or later. No Intel build, shuangpin, voice, handwriting, cloud sync or automatic updates.
  • Rerun setup to update while preserving local dictionaries and preferences. First activation requires adding the source in Keyboard settings.

Download and verify

AetherKey-1.0.0-arm64.dmg

SHA-256

0b12f64282f8da6e264888fe6d0e6b8d818be22115338a3ca5f1f5016c2ac2b1

After downloading, run this in Terminal and confirm the output matches:
shasum -a 256 ~/Downloads/AetherKey-1.0.0-arm64.dmg