App Defaults

I read this article about default app choices by Robb Knight and thought it sounded fun. I’ve listed all the apps I use in various categories. (This doesn’t account for work, where the answer is “insert Google product here”, when I don’t get a choice.)

• Mail Client: Mail.app
• Mail Server: Fastmail with custom domain
• Notes: Obsidian
• To-Do: Todoist
• iPhone Photo Shooting: iOS Camera
• Photo Management: Photos.app and Google Photos (family sharing)
• Calendar: Fantastical backed by Google Calendar
• Cloud file storage: iCloud Drive
• RSS: Reeder backed by iCloud
• Contacts: Contacts.app
• Browser: Safari
• Chat: WhatsApp, Slack
• Bookmarks: Safari
• Read It Later: Safari Reading List
• Word Processing: Obsidian and Google Docs
• Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
• Presentations: n/a
• Shopping Lists: Todoist
• Meal Planning: Google Docs
• Budgeting & Personal Finance: Google Sheets
• News: The Guardian, BBC News, Mastodon (via Ivory)
• Music: Spotify, and some local files synced in Apple Music
• Podcasts: Overcast
• Password Management: 1Password