brew_mozc

Warning

This is an unofficial distribution of Mozc for Homebrew. This project is not affiliated with or endorsed by the official Mozc project. For the official Mozc project, visit google/mozc.

About

This repository provides a Homebrew tap for installing Mozc, a Japanese Input Method Editor (IME), on macOS.

Inspired by siketyan/homebrew-mozc, this repository automatically downloads macOS build artifacts from the official google/mozc GitHub Actions builds and makes them available for installation via Homebrew.

Installation

brew install --cask yellow-seed/brew_mozc/mozc

After installation:

1. Open "System Preferences" (or "System Settings" on macOS Ventura+)
2. Go to "Keyboard" > "Input Sources"
3. Click the "+" button to add a new input source
4. Select "Japanese" > "Mozc"
5. Log out and log back in for changes to take full effect

Uninstallation

To uninstall Mozc:

brew uninstall --cask yellow-seed/brew_mozc/mozc

To remove user data and preferences as well, add the --zap flag:

brew uninstall --cask --zap yellow-seed/brew_mozc/mozc

How It Works

This repository uses GitHub Actions to:

1. Run on a scheduled basis (weekly)
2. Check for the latest successful macOS build from google/mozc
3. Download the build artifacts (arm64, intel64, and universal binary packages)
4. Use the same version tag as google/mozc when available
5. Create GitHub releases with the downloaded packages
6. Make them available for Homebrew installation

Supported Architectures

This cask only supports Apple Silicon (ARM64) Macs.

Intel Mac support is not available as the maintainer cannot test on Intel hardware.

License

This repository only contains build automation and packaging scripts. The Mozc software itself is licensed under the BSD 3-Clause License by Google. See the official Mozc repository for details.

Related Projects

• google/mozc - Official Mozc project