Default Apps 2024
Inspired by the Hemispheric Views podcast, here is my annual list of Default Apps for 2024. My list seems pretty boring (to me). It’s changed a good deal over the year, but this is what I’m currently using and what seems to be sticking with me for now.
- 📨 Mail Client: Hey 1
- 📮 Mail Server: Hey 1
- 📝 Notes: Obsidian 2
- ✅ To-Do: Things 3 iOS
- 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Default camera app.
- 🟦 Photo Management: Apple Photos
- 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
- 📁 Cloud File Storage: Apple iCloud
- 📖 RSS: Readwise Reader
- 🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Hey 1 and Apple Contacts
- 🌐 Browser: Edge on Windows. Orion on iOS
- 💬 Chat: Apple Messages. Signal.
- 🔖 Bookmarks: Obsidian 3
- 📑 Read It Later: Readwise Reader
- 📜 Word Processing: Obsidian
- 🛒 Shopping Lists: Our Grociers iOS
- 🍴 Meal Planning: N/A
- 💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: YNAB
- 📰 News: RSS
- 🎵 Music: Apple Music
- 🎤 Podcasts: Overcast
- 🔐 Password Management: 1Password
- 🔎 Search: Kagi 4
- 🌍 Blogging Platform: Micro.blog and Pika
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I like Hey, but is it worth $99 a year? I’ll reevaluate when its time. ↩︎
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I’m working on transitioning all of my notes (worth keeping) from Apple Notes, Upnote, Reflect, Evernote, Drafts, and anywhere else I may have them stored. ↩︎
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I’ve been using Obsidian Web Clipper to save bookmarks into Obsidian. It’s lacking on mobile though. ↩︎
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I love Kagi, but have been experimenting with Perplexity and even ChatGPT Web search. ↩︎