App Defaults 2024

Since these are making the rounds again… I made more changes to my app defaults in the last year than I first realized.

  • Mail Client: Apple Mail
  • Mail Server: iCloud Mail with custom email domains
  • Notes: Bear Obsidian (with sync)
  • To-Do: Things
  • Photo Shooting: Apple Camera
  • Photo Management: Apple Photos
  • Photo Editing: Pixelmator Pro
  • Calendar: Fantastical Apple Calendar (this move was forced 😥)
  • Cloud File Storage: iCloud & OneDrive
  • RSS: Reeder (with Feedbin) NetNewsWire (iCloud sync)
  • Contacts: Apple Contacts
  • Browser: Safari Zen Browser
  • Chat: Apple Messages
  • Bookmarks: Things Anybox/Micro.blog
  • Read It Later: Things Anybox
  • Word Processing: Microsoft Word
  • Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel
  • Presentations: Microsoft Powerpoint
  • Shopping Lists: Bear Obsidian (with sync)
  • Budgeting and Personal Finance: Microsoft Excel/Bank Mobile App
  • News: Safari/Reeder NetNewsWire (iCloud sync)
  • Music: Apple Music
  • Podcasts: Overcast
  • Mastodon: Mona (and sometimes Ivory)
  • Password Management: 1Password
  • Code Editor: Nova Visual Studio Code
  • App Launcher: Launchbar Raycast

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