taijidan Posted December 4, 2019 at 08:52 AM Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 at 08:52 AM Hi All, I just saw that Google pinyin input was discontinued back in march. This is from Wikipedia: (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Google_Pinyin) Quote As of March 2019, Google Pinyin has been discontinued and the download page tools.google.com/pinyin/ has been deleted. However, Google Pinyin IME can still be obtained from https://dl.google.com/pinyin/v2/GooglePinyinInstaller.exe (as of September 29, 2019). Really surprised as I thought it was very popular. Any ideas on why it got discontinued? Any suggestions on the best alternatives? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PerpetualChange Posted December 4, 2019 at 02:07 PM Report Share Posted December 4, 2019 at 02:07 PM Just keep using it, it's still the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calibre2001 Posted December 5, 2019 at 02:24 AM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 02:24 AM Google Zhuyin too has been discontinued but that was ages ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 5, 2019 at 04:28 AM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 04:28 AM 19 hours ago, taijidan said: Any ideas on why it got discontinued? It's what Google does. 19 hours ago, taijidan said: Any suggestions on the best alternatives? Google pinyin input Make sure you save a copy of the installer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
大块头 Posted December 5, 2019 at 07:29 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 07:29 PM On 12/4/2019 at 3:52 AM, taijidan said: Any suggestions on the best alternatives? 搜狗 is popular on the mainland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
imron Posted December 5, 2019 at 08:44 PM Report Share Posted December 5, 2019 at 08:44 PM It also has popup ads. No thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavyJonesLocker Posted December 6, 2019 at 03:17 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 at 03:17 AM I use 搜狗 on my PC , I changed from Google pinyin years ago as it seemed better, however I can't remember the exact reasons why now . 6 hours ago, imron said: It also has popup ads. No thanks. It's pretty minimal though, one a day or so. In the hundreds of mouse clicks I do in a day, its a good trade off. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dlezcano Posted December 6, 2019 at 09:52 AM Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 at 09:52 AM I am using 搜狗 in mac and don't get any ads at all, but I think it pop ups some advertising in Windows from time to time in a bearable extent. I ever tried Google's but 搜狗 feels more complete. I love the function which allows you to sort characters by their radical when too many homophones are listed, and I think I haven't seen that in any other IME. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wurstmann Posted December 6, 2019 at 12:48 PM Report Share Posted December 6, 2019 at 12:48 PM 16 hours ago, imron said: It also has popup ads. No thanks. No ads if you use your firewall to block everything 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taijidan Posted December 7, 2019 at 09:31 PM Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2019 at 09:31 PM I'll save a copy here - it might be useful if the other link goes down. GooglePinyinInstaller.exe 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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