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Text Generator

Text Generator is an open-source Obsidian plugin that uses configurable AI providers, prompts and templates to create ideas, titles, summaries, outlines and paragraphs based on knowledge-vault material.

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Practical overview

When it fits

Use it when your source material is organized in Obsidian and you want AI-assisted drafts or transformations in that knowledge-work context.

Who it is for

  • Obsidian users who want to turn notes or knowledge-base context into draft text.
  • Writers who repeat prompt-based tasks and want reusable templates within their vault.

Documented uses

  • Generate ideas or titles based on a knowledge database.
  • Summarize notes and draft outlines or paragraphs.
  • Reuse prompt templates for recurring writing tasks.
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Requirements & limits

The project is open source under the MIT license. The README describes installation through Obsidian Community Plugins or a manual build from the repository.

  • The plugin's workflow is built around Obsidian and its vaults.
  • The README lists configurable provider options, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Google, Hugging Face and local models.
  • Manual installation requires Git and pnpm and includes building the plugin.

Check current requirements in the official documentation. Source-based guidance does not mean OpenViST has run or independently tested this project.

Source-based practical guide

Install Text Generator manually in an Obsidian vault

Build the plugin from its repository and enable it in Obsidian.

Before you start

  • Obsidian and a vault with a plugins folder
  • Git
  • pnpm

Steps

  1. Clone the repository into the vault's plugins folder.

  2. Open the plugin directory and run pnpm install.

  3. Run pnpm run build.

  4. Restart Obsidian, then enable Text Generator in Settings > Community plugins.

Expected outcome

The repository's instructions take the plugin through building and enabling it in Obsidian.

Guide limitations

  • This guide covers installation only; provider configuration and text-generation steps are not described here.
  • The README also documents installation through Obsidian Community Plugins.
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11 October 2026
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