The invention provides a method for calling an information input program and electronic equipment. The method is applied to the electronic equipment which contains M pieces of application programs with a function of receiving input information and N pieces of information input programs, wherein the M pieces of application programs and the N pieces of information input programs have a corresponding relationship; and in the corresponding relationship, each application program in the M pieces of application programs corresponds to at least one information input program in the N pieces of information input programs. The method comprises the following steps that: obtaining a starting instruction, wherein the starting instruction is used for starting one application program to be started in the M pieces of application programs; on the basis of the corresponding relationship, determining at least one information input program corresponding to the application program to be started; and executing the starting instruction, and starting the application program to be started and one information input program in the at least one information input program corresponding to the application program to be started.