These are my default apps for common tasks - a snapshot of my digital toolkit as of January 2025.

Communication

πŸ“§ Mail Client: Apple Mail (personal); Outlook (work)
πŸ’¬ Messaging: Apple Messages & Slack
πŸ“Ή Video Calls: FaceTime

Productivity

βœ… To-Do Manager: Apple Reminders
πŸ“… Calendar: Apple Calendar & Outlook
πŸ“ Notes/Writing: Apple Notes & Obsidian
πŸ“Š Spreadsheets: Excel
πŸ“½οΈ Presentations: Apple Keynote

Web & Reading

🌐 Web Browser: Safari
πŸ“° RSS Reader: NetNewsWire
πŸ”– Read-It-Later: Apple Reminders
πŸŽ™οΈ Podcast Player: PocketCasts

Media

🎡 Music Player: Apple Music
🎬 Video Player: VLC & Jellyfin
πŸ“· Photo Management: Apple Photos

Development & Tools

πŸ’» Code Editor: BBEdit
⌨️ Terminal: Terminal.app
πŸ” Password Manager: Apple Passwords
πŸ“‹ Clipboard Manager: Raycast Clipboard History

Other

☁️ Cloud Storage: iCloud
πŸ” Search: DuckDuckGo


Inspired by the Hemispheric Views podcast and the defaults directory.