App Defaults - 2024 Edition

I had listed down my app defaults last year for the first time. I am seeing this trend of doing so again this year. I want to contribute to the list -- mainly to document ~~what has changed~~.

  • Automation: Shortcuts
  • Blogging: Kirby CMS ~~Micro.blog~~
  • Bookmarks: Raindrop
  • Browser: Firefox ~~Arc~~ (Chrome at work)
  • Budgeting and Personal Finance: Don’t use one anymore
  • Calendar: Fastmail Calendar ~~Google Calendar~~
  • Chat: WhatsApp, Google Messages
  • Cloud File Storage: Dropbox
  • Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
  • Contacts: Google Contacts
  • Mail Client: Apple Mail ~~HEY~~
  • Mail Server: Fastmail ~~HEY~~
  • Mastodon: Ivory, social.lol
  • Meal Planning: Don’t use one anymore
  • Music: Spotify
  • News: Techmeme / Hacker News / Indian Express ~~InShorts~~
  • Notes: Bear ~~Notion~~ / Keep Notes
  • Password Management: 1Password
  • Photo Shooting: Samsung Camera App
  • Photo Management: Google Photos (+ Snapseed for basic processing)
  • Podcasts: Don’t listen anymore
  • Presentations: Google Slides
  • Read It Later: Readwise Reader
  • RSS: Readwise Reader ~~Reeder~~
  • Search: Kagi ~~DuckDuckGo~~
  • Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
  • Shopping Lists: Don’t use one anymore (or Keep Notes)
  • To-Do: Tick Tick
  • Word Processing: Don’t use one anymore

PS: Robb maintains a website, where you can see all the posts from others listing their app defaults. It’s a nice collection!