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BYOK AI refers to software that lets you bring your own API key from an AI provider rather than paying a bundled subscription. On WindowsForum.com, the tag currently centers on SideNote Pro, a native Windows 11 app from BediniLabs that connects to whichever AI provider you supply and charges no subscription. Discussion covers its privacy claims, which the source notes are narrower than a quick read suggests, along with its features and limits. The thread also raises practical cautions about pasting sensitive material such as client contracts into such tools, and notes the app was not independently tested or audited.
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    SideNote Pro for Windows 11: BYOK AI, Privacy Claims, Features and Limits

    Windows 11 has no shortage of AI assistants. Copilot sits on the taskbar, browser chatbots fill a dozen tabs, and many apps now ship an AI button of their own. SideNote Pro, from developer BediniLabs, is a native Windows 11 app that stays out of the way until you need it. It uses whichever AI...