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SKK Japanese Input

by Hiroshi Kurokawa · Workflow & Planning
Manifest V3 Free
View in Chrome Web Store Data as of 16 Oct 2026

SKK implementation for ChromeOS Input Method API

Users
544
+38 in 30 days
Rating
2.3 / 5
unchanged in 30 days
Ratings
3
0 in 30 days
Store rank
#42K
#35K among extensions
Version
1.8.0
updated 12 Oct 2026

Users

monthly, 3 years
30287544Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 544 usersMove the mouse over the chart for any month

Ratings count

monthly, 3 years
023Aug 2023Apr 2025Oct 2026
Latest, 16 Oct 2026: 3 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 SKK Japanese Input

SKK Japanese IME that works on ChromeOS. The extension provides a custom IME (Input Method Editor) that allows users to input Japanese text using SKK on ChromeOS. SKK stands for Simple Kana to Kanji conversion program (https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/SKK) and there are many implementations on various platforms such as DDSKK on Emacs, AquaSKK on macOS or fcitx-skk on Linux. The extension adds another variation of SKK to ChromeOS. After installing the extension, follow the steps below to enable the input method. 1. Go to Settings → Show advanced settings → Languages 2. Click on “Language and inputs” button 3. Click on "Add input methods" 4. Select "SKK(for [your keyboard layout])" 5. Click on "Add" 6. Click on "SKK" to switch the input method to SKK you added To load a dictionary file in skk-jisyo format, you can go to Options menu and input the URL of the dictionary file and click on "reload". The dictionaries are distributed on some public website. This ChromeOS SKK provides the basic SKK functionality. For the basic usage of SKK, please refer the documentation of other SKKs. Please check out our support page for the latest information: https://github.com/hkurokawa/chrome-skk

Growth

WindowUsersChangeRatingsRating
7 days+42+8.4%00.00
30 days+38+7.5%00.00
6 months+90+19.8%00.00
1 year+158+40.9%00.00

Chrome Web Store search rankings

Where SKK Japanese Input appears when people search the store, with the 30 day change
Search phrasePosition30 days
input#21+4

Version history

7 versions recorded
1.8.012 Oct 2026
1.7.03 Jan 2026
1.5.019 Jan 2025
1.3.023 Jul 2023
1.2.018 Mar 2023
1.1.018 Mar 2023
1.0.010 Mar 2023

Details

Category
Workflow & Planning
First seen
10 Mar 2023
Size
26 KB
Languages
en
Pricing
Free
Support
github.com
Extension ID
gdfnmlnbnmgdliccidmiphhpicaecffj

Permissions and risk

Minimal riskimpact 0, likelihood 3
Permissions
inputstorageunlimitedStorage

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