After seeing Duel of the Defaults and App Defaults, I’d like to share here some of my app defaults at the end of 2023.
Since I am from China, some apps may not be suitable to everyone, such as WeChat, NeteaseMusic, etc.
The software built-in on iPhone or Mac will have the .app extension.
- ๐จ Mail Client๏ผGmail, Mail.app
- ๐ฎ Mail Server๏ผGmail
- ๐ Notes๏ผObsidian, Typora, Notes.app
- โ To-Do๏ผReminders.app
- ๐ท iPhone Photo Shooting: Camera.app
- ๐ธ Photo Shooting: Nikon ZFC, iPhone 13
- ๐ฆ Photo Management & Editing: Photos.app, Capture One, Pixelmator Pro
- ๐ Calendar: Dato, Calendar.app
- ๐ Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive
- ๐ RSS Client: NetNewsWire
- ๐ RSS Server: FreshRSS with RSSHub
- ๐๐ปโโ๏ธ Contacts: Contacts.app
- ๐ Browser: Microsoft Edge
- ๐ฌ Chat: Telegram, WeChat(Not recommended, unless absolutely necessary.), iMeesage.app?
- ๐ Bookmarks: Microsoft Edge
- ๐ Read It Later: Omnivore
- ๐ Word Processing: Lark Docs, Microsoft 365
- ๐ Spreadsheets: N/A
- ๐ Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint
- ๐ Shopping Lists: N/A
- ๐ด Meal Planning: N/A
- ๐ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: iCost, Subscriptions
- ๐ฐ News: Channels on Telegram, RSS, Web
- ๐ต Music: NeteaseMusic, Music.app
- ๐ค Podcasts: N/A
- ๐ Password Management: iCloud Keychain
- ๐งโ๐ป Code Editor: JetBrains Series, VS Code, Vim
- ๐ช Launcher: HapiGo
- ๐ Blog Platform: Hugo