App Defaults (12-2024)

It’s a digital world and we all have to use software everyday. Here’s what I use, in this moment. Some/many/most lines might have multiple entries because of different devices. Where this is the case, I’ve bolded my preference.

Table of Contents

Communication

• Mail Client: Mailmate / Mail.app (iOS)
• Mail Server: iCloud with a custom domain / mxRoute
• Chat: iMessage / Signal / Matrix / WhatsApp / Threema
• Mastodon: Mona

Productivity

• Notes: Craft
• To-Do: Craft
• Calendar: Craft
• Browser: Vivaldi / Safari
• Bookmarks: Linkding
• Word Processing: Office365 - Word
• Spreadsheets: Office365 - Excel / Numbers.app
• Presentations: Office365 - Powerpoint / Keynote.app

Media Management

• Photo Management: Photos.app / Musebox
• RSS: Miniflux / Reader (old)
• Music: Apple Music / Marvis

Only on my Phone

• iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
• Contacts: Contacts.app
• Weather: Hello Weather
• Calculator: Pcalc
• Shopping Lists: Twos
• News: Apple News+
• Podcasts: Overcast (but I don’t really recommend anymore - I can’t find a perfect podcast app)

Utilities

• Cloud File Storage: iCloud / Nextcloud
• Password Management: Bitwarden
• Terminal: Warp (anxiously awaiting ghostty)
• Code Editor: Vi / VSCode

Don’t Really Bother With

• Read It Later: Omnivore

Internet Stuff

• Blog: Astro / Ghost (Shoutout to BearBlog though - it’s great!)
• Personal Data Log: Building my own thing!

For Fun!

• Gaming: Switch / iPhone

Last Updated: 12-07-2024