App Defaults

Since Robb post on Mastodon about this project, I’ve checked out many wonderful people’s defaults and I listed all the apps I use in the various categories as of now(the end of 2023):

📨 Mail Client

• Apple Mail

📮 Mail Server

• iCloud Mail with Custom Email Domain

📝 Notes

• Obsidian
• Apple Notes with iCloud
• Drafts
• Goodnotes

✅ To-Do

• Apple Reminders with iCloud

📷 iPhone Photo Shooting

• Apple Camera

🟦 Photo Management

• Apple Photos

📆 Calendar

• Apple Calendar with iCloud
• ReminderCal for View Reminders in Calendar
• Dato for View Calendar in macOS Menubar

📁 Cloud File Storage

• iCloud
• Dropbox for Application Settings
• Onedrive for Office Documents

📖 RSS

• Reeder 5 with iCloud
• lire with iCloud

🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts

• Apple Contacts with iCloud and vCards
• Phonetic For Generate Phonetic Keys for Chinese Contacts

🌐 Browser

• Safari
• Arc for Compatibility

💬 Chat

• WeChat
• Telegram
• Apple Messages

🔖 Bookmarks

• Safari Bookmarks

📑 Read It Later

• Reeder 5 with iCloud
• Safari Reading List
• lire with iCloud

📜 Word Processing

• Visual Studio Code
• iA Writer
• Microsoft Word

📈 Spreadsheets

• Microsoft Excel

📊 Presentations

• Keynote
• Microsoft PowerPoint

🛒 Shopping Lists

• N/A

🍴 Meal Planning

• Mela

💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance

• N/A

📰 News

• Mastodon with Mona
• X(Twitter)
• RSS
• Telegram Channels

🎵 Music

• Apple Music
• Last.fm with Marvis Pro and Sleeve

You can also check My Music Setup

🎤 Podcasts

• Apple Podcasts

🔐 Password Management

• iCloud Keychain for Password, Passkey and Verification Code
• 1Password for API Credentials, SSH Keys, Software Licenses and other Development Password

I will add more categories in the future in this post or other ones.

Do you have your defaults? Please don’t hesitate to share your list with others!