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My Default Apps

Here’s the list of apps and services I like and use daily.

November 7, 2023

I saw this post on Matt Birchler’s blog and thought it was an excellent format to share what apps and services I use daily. You can check out posts from other people here.

  • ✉️ Mail service: Gmail
  • 📬 Mail client: Superhuman
  • ✅ Tasks: Things 3
  • 📰 RSS service: Feedly
  • 📲 RSS client: Reeder
  • 🗞️ News: Artifact
  • 📚 Books: Amazon Kindle
  • ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
  • ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud + OneDrive
  • 🌅 Photo library: iCloud
  • 🤳🏻 Photo editing: Capture One + Darkroom
  • 🌐 Web browser: Arc on Mac, Safari on iPhone and iPad
  • 📆 Calendar: Cron
  • 📖 Reading: Readwise Reader
  • 🌤️ Weather: Carrot Weather
  • 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast
  • 🎶 Music: Spotify
  • 🛹 Clipboard manager: Raycast
  • 🔐 Passwords: 1Password
  • 💸 Budgeting: Numbers
  • 💬 Transcriptions: MacWhisper
  • 🐘 Mastodon: Mona
  • 🍿 Movie discovery/tracking: Sequel
  • 🌮 Recipes: Mela
  • 🖼️ Screenshots: CleanShot X
  • 📝 Notes: Apple Notes
  • ✈️ Flight tracking: App in the Air
  • 📦 Package tracking: Parcel

Updated on Sep 17, 2024

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