BYOAIK (Bring Your Own AI Key) is a directory of AI tools that run on your own API key.

Text Generator

Template-driven AI text generation inside your Obsidian notes, using your own provider API keys.

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, Hugging Face, 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 (MIT) Obsidian community plugin that generates text content from reusable prompt templates directly inside your notes. It supports inline generation, batch processing, custom commands, and frontmatter-based per-note configuration. Users bring their own API keys: in plugin settings you pick a provider (OpenAI, Anthropic, Google/Gemini, Azure OpenAI, HuggingFace, or a custom OpenAI-compatible endpoint such as Ollama/local models) and enter your own key, paying the provider directly. The plugin is widely used (~546K downloads, ~1,950 GitHub stars) and actively maintained, with the latest release (v0.8.7) shipped in April 2026.

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.