If you want to see an updated list of the apps I use, check out my /uses page.
I saw this on Matt Birchler's blog, and then saw the multitude of people posting about their default apps in their own blogs. I've never jumped on a trend like this before, so I figured this would be a fun first one to do 😅.
I guess you can say my choices are pretty vanilla; I've been through my phase of trying a specific app for everything, but nowadays I'm settling down on things that actually work.
- 📧 Mail service: Fastmail
- 📬 Mail client: Apple Mail (Mac and iPhone)
- ✅ Tasks: Notion/TickTick
- 📰 RSS service: Readwise Reader
- ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
- ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud
- 🌅 Photo library: iCloud
- 🌐 Web browser: Arc on Mac, Safari on iPhone
- 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
- 📖 Reading: Readwise Reader
- 🌤️ Weather: Apple Weather
- 🎙️ Podcasts: I barely listen to any, but when I do, Apple Podcasts
- 🎶 Music: Apple Music
- 🛹 Clipboard manager: Maccy
- 🔐 Passwords: 1Password
- 💸 Budgeting: Apple Numbers
- 🐘 Mastodon: Ivory (Mac and iPhone)
- 💁🏻♂️ Social: Mastodon and Lemmy (sporadically)
- 🎮 Gaming: PS5
- 🖼️ Screenshots: CleanShot X
- 📝 Notes: Notion
- 🧮 Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
- 👨🏻💻 Terminal: iTerm 2
- 🔎 Search: Kagi
Did this blog post change your life? Or maybe I made a mistake that ruined your day? You can always send me an email to tell me about it.