My App Defaults in 2023

Inspired by Hemispheric Views 097 - Duel of the Defaults! and blog posts by many. I would like to write my own defaults too.

I tend to use software that comes Apple natively and use one software for multiple needs, such as Apple Notes and Readwise Reader, to minimize the amount of software I need to use.

  • 📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail / Canary Mail
  • 📮 Mail Server: Google / Outlook
  • 📝 Notes: Apple Notes / Notion
  • ✅ To-Do: Apple Notes
  • 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera
  • 🟦 Photo Management: Apple Photos / Synology Photos
  • 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar + minical
  • 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud / NAS
  • 📖 RSS: Readwise Reader
  • 🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts
  • 🌐 Browser: Vivaldi / Chrome (for dev) / Safari
  • 💬 Chat: Wechat, Discord
  • 🔖 Bookmarks: Readwise Reader
  • 📑 Read It Later: Readwise Reader
  • 📜 Word Processing: N/A
  • 📈 Spreadsheets: N/A
  • 📊 Presentations: N/A
  • 🛒 Shopping Lists: Notes
  • 💰 Budgeting & Finance: Notion
  • 📰 News: Readwise Reader / Twitter(X)
  • 🎵 Music: Apple Music
  • 🎤 Podcasts: Apple Podcast
  • 🔐 Password Management: 1Password
  • 🧑‍💻 Code Editor: Neovim
  • ✈️ VPN: Dlercloud + Quantumult X
  • 🪄 Launcher: Raycast
  • 😘 Blog Platform: BlogIt.io
  • ⌨️ Text input: Squirrel