GoogleJapaneseInputRenderer
Universal version latest seen at v3.34.6239 · Reported by 160 Macs in the community.
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GoogleJapaneseInputRenderer is a launchAgent helper component of Google Japanese Input, the official input method engine (IME) developed by Google for typing Japanese on macOS. It handles the rendering and display of Japanese text suggestions and candidate windows as the user types. Like the broader Google Japanese Input suite (which also includes GoogleJapaneseInputConverter and the main application), this helper component runs as a background service managed by launchd. A native Apple Silicon build has been confirmed running on Macs in the Rosetta Check community.
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1 suggestionGoogleJapaneseInputRenderer is a helper component of Google Japanese Input and cannot be updated separately. To get the native Apple Silicon build of this helper, you must update the parent Google Japanese Input application itself. Google Japanese Input's official distribution for macOS is through google.com (the main vendor download page), and Google has published native arm64 builds through their public mozc GitHub repository (google/mozc). The most straightforward path is to download and reinstall Google Japanese Input from Google's official macOS page, which will include the native build of the Renderer helper. After installation, the launchAgent will automatically be registered with the correct native architecture. If you prefer to build from the source repository directly, native arm64 builds are available from the CI releases at github.com/google/mozc, though the vendor installer is the simpler approach for most users. Remove the old Intel-only input source from System Settings → Keyboard → Input Sources before reinstalling, then add the new native version back afterward to ensure a clean transition.
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