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

Text Generator (Obsidian)

Bring-your-own-key AI text generation inside Obsidian via templated prompts.

Website Source code

Category:

Writing Tools

Pricing:

Open Source

Open source:

Yes (MIT)

Self-hostable:

No

Local-first:

Yes

Platforms:

Desktop, Mobile

AI providers (bring your own key):

OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini, Azure OpenAI, Mistral, Perplexity, Hugging Face, Together AI, Ollama, Custom / OpenAI-compatible

API key storage:

Stored locally on device

Key risk level:

LOW

Trust score:

85/100

Text Generator is an open-source Obsidian community plugin that generates text content (ideas, titles, summaries, outlines, paragraphs) directly in your notes using AI. It centers on a customizable template engine with community-shared prompt templates and per-note frontmatter configuration, letting users wire prompts to many AI providers. Users bring their own API keys, configured in plugin settings or frontmatter; there is no built-in hosted model. Provider support is broad, spanning OpenAI, Anthropic, Google Gemini/PaLM, Azure OpenAI, Hugging Face, Mistral, Perplexity, Together, local models via Ollama, and arbitrary custom OpenAI-compatible endpoints. MIT-licensed and actively maintained (last pushed May 2026), it is one of the most popular AI plugins in the Obsidian ecosystem.

How your API key is handled

Your API key is stored locally on your device. Requests are sent directly to the AI provider.

Setup

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