My default apps at the end of 2023
originally shared here on
I saw this post on Matt Birchler's awesome blog and thought I'd join in the fun.
It's interesting to look back on these a few years down the road and see how much/little has changed.
📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail
📮 Mail Server: Fastmail
📝 Notes: Apple Notes
✅ To-Do: Apple Reminders
📷 Photo Shooting: Apple Camera
🌅 Photo Management: Apple Photos
📆 Calendar: Fantastical
📁 Cloud File Storage: Dropbox
📖 RSS: Reeder
🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts
🌐 Browser: Safari
💬 Chat: Slack
🔖 Bookmarks: Pinboard
📑 Read It Later: Instapaper
📜 Word Processing: Google Docs
📈 Spreadsheets: Google Sheets
📊 Presentations: Google Slides
📰 News: AP News (once a week or so)
🎵 Music: Plexamp
🎤 Podcasts: Pocketcasts
🔐 Password Management: 1Password
🎮 First game I play each morning: Retro Bowl
🔈 Podcast editing: Logic Pro X
🎞️ Video editing: Final Cut Pro X
🧮 Code Editor: Visual Studio Code
🚀 Application launcher: Alfred