Default Apps 2023
Iโm so late on this that itโs likely evolving from a blogging trend to a LinkedIn shared post thread (ugh). Still, inspired by a recent podcast episode from Hemispheric Views, hereโs my list of default applications/services:
- Mail Client: Superhuman
- Mail Service: Gmail and Migadu
- Notes: Obsidian, but also ๏ฃฟ Notes (for anything with attachments or collaboration with Ana).
- To-Do: Things 3 and ๏ฃฟ Reminders (for attention grabbing notifications).
- Scratchpad: Drafts.
- iPhone Photo Shooting: ๏ฃฟ Camera.
- ๐ฆ Photo Management: ๏ฃฟ Photos
- Calendar: Vimcal & Fantastical.
- Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive
- RSS: Reeder
- ๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: ๏ฃฟ Contacts
- Browser: Arc
- Chat: WhatsApp and iMessage.
- Bookmarks: Raindrop.io
- Read It Later: Readwise Reader
- Journal: Day One
- ๐ Shopping Lists: ๏ฃฟ Reminders
- Media Tracking: Listy
- Music: Spotify
- Podcasts: Castro
- Password Management: 1Password
- Mastodon: Ivory
- โจ๏ธ Launcher: Raycast
- ๐ค๏ธ Habit etc. Tracking: I keep switching, leaving empty as a mark of shame.
- ๐ค๏ธ Weather: Window outside (Iโm in CR, so it will always rain) and ๏ฃฟ Weather when travelling
- ๐ปโ Terminal: ๏ฃฟ Terminal
- ๐งฎ Code Editor: SublimeText
- ๐๏ธ Dictation: superwhisper
- ๐ค ChatGPT: BoltAI and Machato
You can find a huge index of posts like this at Robbโs defaults site.