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==Advantages and disadvantages==

The obvious advantage of pinyin-based input methods the ease of learning for [[Standard Chinese]] speakers. Those who are familiar with pinyin and are able to recognize the resulting characters would be able to input them with almost no training, compared to other input methods.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.pinyinjoe.com/about-pinyin-input.htm|title=About Pinyin input (and other methods): Chinese typing basics and background :: Pinyin Joe|website=www.pinyinjoe.com|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> It does not require the user to be able to construct the character from scratch, as one would do in [[written Chinese]]. Since all children in [[Mainlandmainland China]] are required to learn pinyin in [[Education in China|school]], pinyin is among the most popular input methods there.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.justincheuk.com/just-how-do-you-type-in-chinese-introduction-to-chinese-input-methods/|title=Just How do you Type in Chinese? Introduction to Chinese Input Methods|last=Cheuk|first=Justin|date=2016-12-09|website=Justin Cheuk: When HK Meets UK|language=en-GB|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref>

For people who cannot speak Standard Chinese, the main advantage of pinyin becomes a disadvantage, as they will need to learn the Standard Chinese pronunciation of characters before they are able to use this input method.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.writtenchinese.com/pros-cons-learning-chinese-pinyin/|title=Pros and Cons of Learning Chinese with Pinyin|date=2014-04-18|website=Written Chinese|language=en-US|access-date=2020-03-31}}</ref> Also, because pinyin and other [[pronunciation]]-based input methods do not rely on the written formation of the character for input (as do [[Stroke (CJK character)|stroke-based]] input methods like [[Cangjie input method|Cangjie]]), they may cause [[language attrition]] and skill loss in adults, and it may be a learning barrier for written Chinese in children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E1D9163EF932A35751C0A9679C8B63|title=Where the PC Is Mightier Than the Pen|last=Lee|first=Jennifer|date=2001-02-01|work=[[New York Times]]|access-date=2008-07-29}}</ref>

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==Implementations==

{{External links|section|date=September 2017}}

The following are the most popular pinyin method editors used in [[Mainlandmainland China]]. They are free to download at their official websites.

=== Cross platform ===