Bostjan Lebich

An Input Method Editor (IME) is a software component that enables a user to input text in a language that can't be represented easily on a standard QWERTY keyboard. This is typically due to the number of characters in the user's written language, such as the various East Asian languages.

Instead of each single character appearing on a single keyboard key, a user types combinations of keys that are interpreted by the IME. The IME generates either the character that matches the set of key strokes or a list of candidate characters to choose from. The selected character is then inserted into the edit control that the user is interacting with.

Your app doesn't need to interact directly with the IME. The IME is built into the system, just as the touch keyboard is. If your app has text input, and you intend to support text input in languages that require an IME, you should test the end-to-end customer experience for text entry. This lets you fix any issues, such as adjusting your UI so it isn't occluded by the touch keyboard or IME candidate window.

To enable a great input experience for all users, Microsoft produces IMEs that ship in-box for a variety of languages.

In addition to the in-box IMEs, you can build your own custom IMEs that users can install and use just like an in-box IME.

All IMEs run in the Windows system, which is hardened to stop malicious IMEs and to improve the security and user experience of all IMEs.

Custom IMEs can link to the default touch keyboard and use its layout so that end users can use their IME with the touch keyboard. However, you cannot provide your own independent touch keyboard and certain functions of in-box IMEs for touch keyboards are not available to custom IMEs.

A third-party IME must meet these requirements:

A third-party IME that doesn't meet these requirements is blocked from running.

Also, Windows Defender removes malicious IMEs from the system. Because of this, it's important that you familiarize yourself with the IME coding requirements. For more info, see Input Method Editor (IME) requirements.

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