BYOAIK (Bring Your Own AI Key) is 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
Maintenance:
Maintained (last commit about 1 month ago)
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:
82/100

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.

Why this trust score (82/100)

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 20/20: Source is public under MIT, so anyone can check how the key is handled.
  • Privacy 11/15: Local-first: it works without sending your data anywhere.
  • 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 and not set by hand.

  • [REPORTED · RESEARCH] This listing was compiled by an AI-assisted research pass over the tool's public website, README and documentation. No person independently confirmed it.
  • [STRONG · SOURCE_SCAN] Supports a local model backend, so it can run with no cloud provider key at all. source
  • [CONFIRMED · SOURCE_SCAN] Most recent commit 2026-08-06, 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.

Setup

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