How to uninstall Jyutping Input Method for macOS

If you installed the input method with Homebrew, see: Install Jyutping Input Method for macOS with Homebrew

To uninstall or remove Jyutping Input Method for macOS manually:

First, go to System Settings → Keyboard → Text Input → Input Sources, then remove Jyutping.

Then delete the input method application:

  1. Open Finder and press Command ⌘ + Shift ⇧ + G to open the “Go to Folder” panel.
  2. Enter /Library/Input Methods/ and press Return ↵.
  3. Find Jyutping.app and delete it.

If macOS says Jyutping.app is running and cannot be deleted, quit it first:
Option 1: open Activity Monitor, find “粵拼 / Jyutping”, and quit it.
Option 2: open Terminal and run this command: 

osascript -e 'tell application id "org.jyutping.inputmethod.Jyutping" to quit'


To delete all records, settings, and related data for Jyutping Input Method, delete these folders: 

~/Library/Application Scripts/org.jyutping.inputmethod.Jyutping
~/Library/Caches/org.jyutping.inputmethod.Jyutping
~/Library/Containers/org.jyutping.inputmethod.Jyutping

Finally, log out and log back in, or restart your computer.