BYOAIK — Bring Your Own AI Key: a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

AFFiNE

Open-source Notion-and-Miro-style workspace whose self-hosted edition takes your own OpenAI, Anthropic or Gemini key.

Website Source code

Category:
Writing Tools
Pricing:
Open Source
Open source:
Yes (Mixed: see repository LICENSE, no single SPDX tag)
Self-hostable:
Yes
Local-first:
No
Platforms:
Desktop, Web, Self-hosted, Docker
AI providers (bring your own key):
OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini
API key storage:
Stored locally on device
Key risk level:
LOW
Trust score:
73/100

AFFiNE is an open-source, privacy-first workspace combining documents, whiteboard and database views, positioned as a Notion and Miro alternative. On a self-hosted instance you enable copilot with byok in config.json, then add a key under Settings, Integrations, AI BYOK, choosing a provider and entering its key; AFFiNE documents BYOK routes for OpenAI, Anthropic, Gemini and FAL. Note this path exists only on self-hosted deployments — the hosted AFFiNE Cloud AI add-on is a separate paid subscription. Desktop, web and Docker. 71,445 stars with daily commits; the repository reports no single SPDX licence.

Why this trust score (73/100)

Trust measures how the tool treats your API key and how much of that has been verified. It contains no popularity signal.

  • Key Safety 23/25 — The key is held on your own device.
  • Request Routing 17/20 — Requests go straight from you to the AI provider.
  • Transparency 15/20 — Source is public, though the licence is unclear or non-standard.
  • Privacy 7/15 — Can be self-hosted, so the data path stays inside infrastructure you control. Analytics or error-reporting libraries are present; what they send was not established.
  • Maintenance 10/10 — Actively developed — commits within the last three months.
  • Verification Confidence 1/10 — Compiled from public documentation by an AI-assisted pass, not independently confirmed.

What was checked

Verification tier: RESEARCH_ASSISTED — derived from the evidence below, not set by hand.

  • [REPORTED · SOURCE_SCAN] References Sentry, so some analytics or error reporting is present. This scan cannot tell whether it is opt-in or what it sends. source
  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-08-10 — about 0 month(s) ago. source

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider. Because it can be self-hosted, your key never has to touch a third-party backend.

Setup

Open settings, paste your provider API key, choose a model, and start — the key stays on your device.