App Defaults
Here’s a list of my app defaults, which outlines the apps I use for various tasks, based on the list from Hemispheric Views 097. I maintain this list annually, primarily to document the changes that have occurred. Last updated in January 2026.
- Automation: Shortcuts
- Blogging: Ghost
Kirby CMSMicro.blog - Bookmarks: Raindrop
- Browser: Safari
FirefoxArc(Chrome at work) - Budgeting and Personal Finance: Don’t use one anymore
- Calendar: HEY Calendar
Fastmail CalendarGoogle Calendar - Chat: WhatsApp, Google Messages
- Cloud File Storage: Dropbox
- Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
- Contacts: Google Contacts
- Mail Client: HEY
Apple MailHEY - Mail Server: HEY
FastmailHEY - Mastodon: Mona, me.dm
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: iPhone Camera
Samsung Camera App - Photo Management: Google Photos (+ Snapseed for basic processing)
- Podcasts: Pocket Casts
- Presentations: Google Slides
- Read It Later: Readwise Reader
- RSS: Unread
Readwise ReaderReeder - Search: Kagi
DuckDuckGo - Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
- Shopping Lists: Don’t use one anymore (or Keep Notes)
- To-Do: Todoist
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!