Text Generator Plugin

Text Generator is an open-source AI assistant plugin designed for the Obsidian note-taking software. It acts as a functional extension to Obsidian, allowing users to call AI models directly within the note-taking app for text generation, rewriting, and content enhancement.

The Text Generator plugin itself is open-source and free. However, using its core AI text generation features usually requires you to sign up for and configure API keys for third-party AI services (such as OpenAI, DeepSeek, etc.), and those services may incur costs based on usage.

The plugin is designed to support a range of language models compatible with the OpenAI API. By configuring custom endpoints, you can connect to mainstream models such as the GPT series, Claude, DeepSeek, Zhipu Qingyan, Tongyi Qianwen, and other popular models, including locally deployed services.

Install typically by searching for 'Text Generator' in Obsidian's community plugin marketplace and enabling it. The core configuration steps are: in the plugin settings, add new AI service providers, fill in the corresponding API endpoint URLs and keys, and select or test available models.

Its main use is to integrate AI capabilities into Obsidian for writing assistance. Common use cases include: generating or continuing text based on context, summarizing long texts, polishing language, translating, and generating formatted text from templates to improve note-taking and knowledge management efficiency.

Text generation relies on the third-party AI service API you configured. Your prompts and generated content are sent to that service provider for processing. Data privacy and security practices depend on the policies and measures of the specific AI service provider you choose.

Yes, the plugin has an open-source community; you can find documentation, discussions, and issue feedback on the GitHub project page. Additionally, there are many user-created blog posts, video tutorials, and configuration guides online that provide detailed instructions from installation to advanced usage.

The plugin itself cannot perform AI inference offline. But if the configured API endpoints point to a locally hosted AI model service (for example, deployed via LM Studio or similar tools), you can use it without internet access.