I'm a little late to the game, but a lot of folks have been posting their default apps so I here's my current list as of April 2024.

NOTE: There are a lot of standard Apple apps in the list, but after trying a lot of alternatives I went back to them. Usually the case was that the alternative was way more than I needed and I didn't see the benefit of paying for a subscription. Not saying those apps aren't great (Fantastical, Mimestream, etc), they just weren't for me.

  • 📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail

  • 📮 Mail Server: Gmail

  • 📝 Notes: Craft

  • ✅ To-Do: Things

  • 🌅 Photo Library: iCloud

  • 📷 Photo Management: Apple Photos

  • 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar

  • ☁️ Cloud File Storage: iCloud

  • 📖 RSS: Readwise Reader

  • 📇 Contacts: Apple Contacts

  • 🌐 Browser: Mac: Arc, iOS: Safari (I do switch back to Safari on the Mac for certain things)

  • 💬 Chat: iMessage, Discord

  • 📑 Read It Later: Readwise Reader

  • 📜 Word Processing: Apple Pages

  • 📈 Spreadsheets: Apple Numbers

  • 📊 Presentations: Apple Keynote

  • 🛒 Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders

  • 🍴 Meal Planning: Mela

  • 🎵 Music: Apple Music (sometimes YouTube music)

  • 🎤 Podcasts: Apple Podcasts (formerly Overcast)

  • 🔐 Password Management: 1Password

  • 🍿 Media Tracking: Sequel

  • 💻 Terminal: iTerm

  • ⌨️ Code Editor: Neovim, (though I do use VS Code at times)

  • 🖼️ Screenshots: CleanShot X

  • 📦 Package Tracking: Parcel