Default apps for 2024

I saw this on Matt Birchler’s blog, and then saw on Mastodon a multitude of people posting about their default apps in their own blogs. So I decided to jump on the trend, since it looks like this would be a fun one to do 😅.

Most of my choices are oriented on trying out the private first focused products; I’ve been through my phase of trying a specific app for everything, but nowadays, I’m settling down on things that actually work and don’t sell my data to others.

• 📧 Mail service: Hey
• 📬 Mail client: Hey (iOS and the web on macOS)
• ✅ Tasks: Things
• 📰 RSS service: Omnivore
• ⌨️ Launcher: Raycast
• ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud
• 🌅 Photo library: iCloud
• 🌐 Web browser: Safari on Mac, Safari on iPhone
• 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
• 📖 Reading: Omnivore
• 🌤️ Weather: Apple Weather
• 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast
• 🎶 Music: Apple Music
• 🛹 Clipboard manager: None (I only use it inside my code editor)
• 🔐 Passwords: 1Password
• 💸 Budgeting: Apple Numbers
• 🐘 Mastodon: Ivory (Mac and iPhone)
• 💁🏻‍♂️ Social: Mastodon and Threads
• 🎮 Gaming: PS5 and Nintendo Switch
• 🖼️ Screenshots: ⌘ Cmd + ⇧ Shift + 4
• 📝 Notes: Obsidian
• 🧮 Code Editor: WebStorm
• 👨🏻‍💻 Terminal: iTerm 2
• 🔎 Search: Duckduckgo
• ✈️ Flight tracking: Flighty
• 📦 Package tracking: Parcel