Text Generator

Text Generator is a community-built plugin for Obsidian, the popular local-first note-taking APP. Instead of working in a separate browser tab, it places AI assistance directly insIDE your vault, so notes, templates, and Prompts live alongside the rest of your knowledge base. The plugin is aimed at people who already think in Markdown and want generation to fit into their existing writing and organizing habits rather than replace them.

What it does

At its core, Text Generator connects Obsidian to external language model providers so you can generate and transfORM text without leaving a note. It combines a prompt workspace with a template system, letting you save reusable instructions and apply them to selected text, a whole document, or a new file. Because everything runs inside Obsidian, ouTPUt can be inserted, edited, and linked like any other note content.

Key capabilities

• Templated prompts: store prompts as reusable templates and fill in variables pulled from your notes or frontmatter.
• In-editor generation: run prompts against selected text or a full note and review results before saving.
• Multiple providers: connect to supported AI Services through API keys, so the model you use depends on your own account and configuration.
• Batch Workflows: apply templates across notes to draft summaries, outlines, or reorganize material consistently.
• Knowledge-base context: reference note content in prompts, which helps keep generated text tied to your own material.

Who it is for

The plugin suits Obsidian users who write, research, or maintain a Personal knowledge system and want AI help with drafting, summarizing, rewriting, or expanding notes. It is especially useful for students, writers, and researchers who prefer keeping their notes in local markdown files rather than a cloud document editor. People who have never used Obsidian may find the setup and Markdown conventions add friction compared with a Standalone writing assistant.

How to get started

1. Install Obsidian and open or create a vault.
2. Enable commUnity plugins, then search for the plugin in the community plugin browser and install it.
3. Open the plugin settings and add an API key for a supported provider.
4. Create a prompt template or try an included example, then run it from the command palette or the plugin panel.
5. Review generated output before comMITting it to a note, since model results can be inaccurate.

Pricing and access caveat

The plugin itself has been described as free to use, but generation depends on a third-party model service, which typically requires its own API key and may charge per token. Costs, supported providers, and available features can change between releases, so check the plugin's current documentation before relying on any specific integration. Because it is a community plugin, quality and compatibility with Obsidian updates may vary over time.