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McBopomofo

by zonble · Tools
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

McBopomofo for ChromeOS

Users
1,000
+48 in 30 days
Rating
5.0 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
10
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#26K
#22K among extensions
Version
2.1.0
updated 29 Aug 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
605301,000Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 1,000 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
2610Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 10 ratingsMove the mouse over the chart for any month

The Chrome Web Store rounds user counts down to the leading digit, so the user line moves in steps. The ratings count is exact and is the better signal of real adoption.

About McBopomofo

* Please note: The input method only works for ChromeOS, but you can use the text conversion features on Chrome for Window/macOS/Linux. McBopomofo (小麥注音) is a smart phonetic (zhuyin/注音) Chinese Input Method Editor that offers another choice for inputting Chinese. It has following features - Comparing to the built-in Zhuyin IME, McBopomofo's behavior to handle punctuation is much more like other platforms that users are familiar to. For example, the built-in Zhuyin IME does not allow users to input punctuation like exclamation mark when there is already text in the composing buffer ,while McBopomofo does. - Various keyboard layouts: Standard, ETen, Hsu, ETen26, Hanyu Pinyin and IBM. - Various settings: including the position of the candidates, if Shift+Letter keys should input uppercase or lowercase letters and so on.Just visit the options page. - Chinese conversion: You can use Alt+Shift+G to toggle if you want to input Simplified Chinese. You can also change the shortcut key in the extensions shortcut setting (chrome://extensions/shortcuts). - Custom user phrases: Use Shift and left/right arrow keys to select a range and then press enter key to add a new phrase.You can also edit/delete/copy/paste the phrases in the options page. - Emoji: Some Bopomofo syllables are associates with Emojis. For example, you can get 🔥 when typing ㄏㄨㄛˇ. - Date macros: Just type "今天", "今年" to input dates quickly.. - Dictionary lookup: Press on the question mark key when choosing a candidate, it opens a list of online dictionaries. - Quick Chinese numbers input: Press Control and Backslash (Ctrl + \) to enter the number input mode, for example, 1234567 becomes 一百二十三萬四千五百六十七. The extension also supports various text conversion feature, you can use the context menu to convert your selected text to Bopomofo syllables and Taiwanese Braille. Change log: - 2.0.4 (Apr 2026): Bug fixes - 2.0.0 (Mar 2026): Enabled BMPF-VS font support - 1.9.2 (Dec 2025): Bug fixes.. - 1.9.0 (Nov 2025): Optimized loading speed. Updated phrase dictionary. Simplified the number input feature.

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days0+0.0%00.00
30 days+48+5.0%00.00
6 months+113+12.7%+10.00
1 year+396+65.6%+10.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where McBopomofo appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
input#88−68
phrase#98−71

Version history

25 versions recorded
2.1.029 Aug 2026
2.0.51 Jul 2026
2.0.414 Apr 2026
2.0.22 Apr 2026
2.0.010 Mar 2026
1.9.331 Dec 2025
1.9.215 Dec 2025
1.9.026 Nov 2025

Details

Category
Tools
First seen
10 Jun 2022
Size
4.2 MB
Languages
en, zh-TW
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
pkjjfjnlglfhgfaipoempeaghmpfakkg

Permissions and risk

Moderate riskimpact 3, likelihood 2
Permissions
inputbackgroundstoragenotificationstabscontextMenus
Site access
<all_urls>
Can read and change data on every website you visit.

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