What is imklaunchagent on Mac?
By Junaid, maker of Taskglass · Last reviewed
Launches keyboard input methods, such as Chinese, Japanese or emoji input.
imklaunchagent launches input methods (alternative ways of typing, like Chinese pinyin, Japanese or third-party keyboards) when you select them. Apple says it must not be terminated. It's normally idle.
- Category
- macOS system
- Made by
- Apple
- Safe to quit:
- No
Shown in Activity Monitor as imklaunchagent
Why is imklaunchagent using so much CPU or memory?
- Switching input sources often
- A third-party input method misbehaving
What to do
- 1Remove input sources you don't use in System Settings > Keyboard > Text Input
- 2Update or remove third-party input methods
- 3Restart your Mac
Safe to quit? No.
Apple says it must not be terminated; typing with input methods depends on it.
Related processes
Part of the Taskglass Process Library