4 Dec 2024

App Defaults

My default apps and services

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Inspired by Rob Knight and Hemispheric Views 097 - Duel of the Defaults!, here are my default apps.

Apps from Andrew’s list:

  • Mail Client: Apple Mail & Outlook
  • Mail Server: Microsoft Exchange & IMAP
  • Notes: Apple Notes, iA Writer
  • To-Do: Reminders & Due
  • iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
  • Photo Management: Photos.app
  • Calendar: Calendar and Outlook
  • Cloud file storage: iCloud & OneDrive
  • RSS: Reeder with FreshRSS
  • Contacts: Contacts.app
  • Browser: Safari & Edge
  • Chat: Signal, WhatsApp, Messages, Messenger, Discord
  • Bookmarks: GoodLinks
  • Read It Later:
  • Word Processing: iA Writer
  • Spreadsheets: Excel
  • Presentations: PowerPoint & Keynote
  • Shopping Lists: Reminders
  • Meal Planning: Crouton
  • Budgeting & Personal Finance: Excel
  • News: NYTimes
  • Music: Spotify
  • Podcasts: Overcast
  • Password Management: 1Password

Other apps important to me:

  • Coding: VS Code
  • PDF: PDF Expert
  • AI: ChatGPT & Claude
  • Virtualisation: VMWare
  • 2D Graphics & Design: Figma & Inkscape
  • 3D Graphics: Rhino
  • Backups: Backblaze, Time Machine & Carbon Copy Cloner
  • Automation: Alfred,Shortcuts, Keyboard Maestro, Better Touch Tool & Hazel
  • Screen Capture and Recording: Camtasia & SnagIT
  • Data Visualisation and Analytics: Tableau, PowerBI, Python