I saw this on Matt Birchler’s blog, and then saw on Mastodon a multitude of people posting about their default apps in their own blogs. So I decided to jump on the trend, since it looks like this would be a fun one to do 😅.
Most of my choices are oriented on trying out the private first focused products; I’ve been through my phase of trying a specific app for everything, but nowadays, I’m settling down on things that actually work and don’t sell my data to others.
- 📧 Mail service: Hey
- 📬 Mail client: Hey (iOS and the web on macOS)
- ✅ Tasks: Things
- 📰 RSS service: Omnivore
- ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
- ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud
- 🌅 Photo library: iCloud
- 🌐 Web browser: Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone
- 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
- 📖 Reading: Omnivore
- 🌤️ Weather: Apple Weather
- 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast
- 🎶 Music: Apple Music
- 🛹 Clipboard manager: None (I only use it inside my code editor)
- 🔐 Passwords: 1Password
- 💸 Budgeting: Apple Numbers
- 🐘 Mastodon: Ivory (Mac and iPhone)
- 💁🏻♂️ Social: Mastodon and Threads
- 🎮 Gaming: PS5 and Nintendo Switch
- 🖼️ Screenshots: ⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + 4
- 📝 Notes: Obsidian
- 🧮 Code Editor: WebStorm
- 👨🏻💻 Terminal: iTerm 2
- 🔎 Search: Duckduckgo
- ✈️ Flight tracking: Flighty
- 📦 Package tracking: Parcel