New Chewing Input Method is an intelligent phonetic input method for Traditional Chinese characters, designed for users in Taiwan. It is an open-source project that originated from the 'Cool Input Method' and has been developed to support multiple platforms including MS-Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, and Mac OS X.
The New Chewing Input Method project aims to create a series of intelligent phonetic input methods that adhere to the Free/Open Source Software (FOSS) standards. It is particularly useful for Traditional Chinese users, offering features such as adaptive learning based on user input habits and context-aware suggestions.
The latest stable version is 0.3.4.8, and the development version 0.4 is also available for testing. Users can download the software from the official website and join the user discussion group for support and feedback.