November 25, 2023
Default apps 2023
Inspired by Chris Coyier, who was inspired by MattCool.tech.
I'm struck by two things — how all-in I am with Apple apps, and how generic the names are for most of their apps.
Mail client: Mail
Mail server: Apple
Notes: Bear
To-Do: n/a
Photo shooting: iPhone SE
Photo editing: Photoshop
Calendar: Calendar
Cloud file storage: iCloud
RSS: Reeder
Contacts: Contacts
Browser: desktop Firefox, mobile Safari
Chat: Messages
Bookmarks: Firefox
Read it later: n/a
Word processing: Word
Spreadsheets: Excel, Numbers and Google Sheets
Presentations: Keynote
Shopping lists: pen and paper
Meal planning: Mela
Budgeting and personal finance: Numbers spreadsheet based on template
News: Reeder
Music: Triode, Poolsuite FM
Password management: Bitwarden
Code editor: VS Code
VPN: GlobalProtect
Special mentions: iA Writer for writing, Tot for temporary notes, Transmit for FTP, ImageOptim for photo compression, SnippetsLab for code snippets.