App Defaults
Three years since original App Defaults lists have been shared by many people around the internet, some started revisiting them. I wrote one in 2023, and updated it in early 2025.
I opened them today and realized that literally nothing has changed since then. I discovered some new apps after the first round, which I now use regularly, such as NetNewsWire RSS reader.
- Hereโs my (almost unchanged) list
- ๐จ Mail Client: Mail.app
- ๐ฎ Mail Server: Migadu
- ๐ Notes: Apple Notes
- โ To-Do: Apple Reminders
- ๐ฆ Photo Management: iCloud Photos & Google Photos (also want to finally setup Immich on my homelab)
- ๐ Calendar: Google Calendar via Calendar.app
- ๐ Cloud File Storage: Google Drive & iCloud
- ๐ RSS: NetNewsWire
- ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Google Contacts
- ๐ Browser: Safari (personal) & Google Chrome (work)
- ๐ฌ Chat: Telegram, WhatsApp & Slack
- ๐ Bookmarks: Linkding โจ
- ๐ Read It Later: Safari Reading List
- ๐ Word Processing: Markdown, Google Docs
- ๐ Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
- ๐ Presentations: Keynote, Google Slides
- ๐ Shopping Lists: โ
- ๐ด Meal Planning: my wife
- ๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: personal custom app โจ
- ๐ฐ News: Sรผddeutsche Zeitung
- ๐ต Music: Spotify
- ๐ค Podcasts: Apple Podcasts
- ๐ Password Management: 1Password
- ๐ป Terminal: Ghostty
It doesnโt mean that I havenโt tried any new app since then, they are just more specialized apps. And, more personal.
And, of course, apps like ChatGPT or Claude have also become indispensable parts of daily workflows.
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