App Defaults - 2024 Edition

I had listed down my app defaults last year for the first time. I am seeing this trend of doing so again this year. I want to contribute to the list – mainly to document what has changed.

• Automation: Shortcuts
• Blogging: Kirby CMS Micro.blog
• Bookmarks: Raindrop
• Browser: Firefox Arc (Chrome at work)
• Budgeting and Personal Finance: Don’t use one anymore
• Calendar: Fastmail Calendar Google Calendar
• Chat: WhatsApp, Google Messages
• Cloud File Storage: Dropbox
• Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
• Contacts: Google Contacts
• Mail Client: Apple Mail HEY
• Mail Server: Fastmail HEY
• Mastodon: Ivory, social.lol
• Meal Planning: Don’t use one anymore
• Music: Spotify
• News: Techmeme / Hacker News / Indian Express InShorts
• Notes: Bear Notion / Keep Notes
• Password Management: 1Password
• Photo Shooting: Samsung Camera App
• Photo Management: Google Photos (+ Snapseed for basic processing)
• Podcasts: Don’t listen anymore
• Presentations: Google Slides
• Read It Later: Readwise Reader
• RSS: Readwise Reader Reeder
• Search: Kagi DuckDuckGo
• Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
• Shopping Lists: Don’t use one anymore (or Keep Notes)
• To-Do: Tick Tick
• Word Processing: Don’t use one anymore

PS: Robb maintains a website, where you can see all the posts from others listing their app defaults. It’s a nice collection!