Defaults in 2023
I've seen quite a few people posting their app defaults inspired by Hemispheric Views 097 - Duel of the Defaults!. It's always fun to go over these because I like to find new apps and services to try out and sometimes it ends up being my default too.
I keep a list of apps and other things I use but thought this would be nice to look back to next year as a snapshot of what apps I was using in 2023.
I also recommend checking the list of default apps others are using maintained by Robb Knight.
- 📮 Mail Server: Migadu
- 📨 Mail Client: Thunderbird and FairEmail
- 📝 Notes: Obsidian
- ✅ To-Do: Note to Self on Signal
- 🟦 Photo Management: Synology Photos
- 📆 Calendar: Simple Calendar with ICSx⁵
- 📁 Cloud File Storage: Syncthing
- 📖 RSS: Miniflux and Fluent Reader
- 🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Default contact app and Etesync
- 🌐 Browser: Firefox and Arc on macOS. Mull on Android
- 💬 Chat: Beeper, Signal, WhatsApp
- 🔖 Bookmarks: Firefox and here
- 📑 Read It Later: 73 open tabs 🫠
- 🛒 Shopping Lists: Notepad by the fridge
- 🎵 Music: Apple Music
- 🎤 Podcasts: AntennaPod
- 🔐 Password Management: Bitwarden
- 🍿 Movie Tracking: here imported to Letterboxd
- 📚 Book Tracking: here