macos-input-method-exporter

Exporting macOS input method dictionary entries to Rime involves decoding the DynamicPhraseLexicon_zh_Hans.db file and converting its Words table data into a Rime dict.yaml format, preserving pinyin syllables and typing weights.

Migrating macOS pinyin typing habits to Sogou or Baidu requires extracting surface readings and spaced pinyin from the native lexicon database, then mapping frequency weights to generate compatible Sogou phrase or CSV files.

You can preserve pinyin spacing and frequency weights when leaving the macOS input method by reconstructing spaced pinyin from the Syllables field and mapping recency and frequency data to approximate LRU weights in target engines.

The macOS dictionary export supports WeChat input method format by converting native UTF-16LE blob data from the macOS Words table into compatible CSV variants and plain text word lists for direct import.

Data extracted from the macOS DynamicPhraseLexicon database includes Surface, Reading, Syllables, and Seed fields from the Words table, alongside optional system text replacements, to reconstruct dictionary entries with accurate spacing.

Running the macOS input method export script requires executing the export_dictionary.py script in your terminal, which processes the native lexicon and generates all supported dictionary formats in the current directory.