Default Apps (2024)
Recently I saw this post by Brandon's Journal and decided I wanted to do a list of the main softwares I use. I've been looking for the "perfect" softwares for many years now, but finally found that the perfect softwares are the ones I actually use and that I tend to get overwhelmed by too many options, this is why I always try to use as little apps as possible, either by using an app that offers multiple functions or by using my bullet journal instead. I exclusively use Windows 11 and Android, some of them are Android only, but most works on both systems, via application or web.
- 📨 Mail Client:⭐ ProtonMail, Gmail, Temp Mail, SimpleLogin
- 📮 Mail Server: N/A
- 📝 Notes: Obsidian, Quillpad, AppFlowy
- ✅ To-do: Tasks.org and Nextcloud
- 📷 Photo Shooting: Open Camera
- 🟦 Photo Management: Filen
- 📆 Calendar: Google Calendar (lookin for alternatives)
- 📁 Cloud File Storage: Filen, Nextcloud, Syncthing and Google Drive
- 📖 RSS: Feedly + FeedMe on Android
- 🙎🏻♂️ Contacts: Default Contacts App
- 🌐 Browser: Firefox on Windows and Mull + DuckDuckGo on Android
- 💬 Chat: WhatsApp
- 🔖 Bookmarks: Firefox and Mull
- 📑 Read It Later: Omnivore
- 📜 Word Processing: Obsidian, Microsoft Word, LibreOffice
- 📈 Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel
- 📊 Presentations: Canva or PowerPoint
- 🛒 Shopping Lists: Bullet Journal
- 💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: Bullet Journal + LibreOffice
- 📰 News: N/A
- 🎵 Music: Spotify, Bandcamp
- 🎤 Podcasts: AntennaPod
- 🔐 Password Management: ⭐Bitwarden
- 🐘 Mastodon: Megalodon, mastodon.social
- 🦋 Bluesky: ⭐BlueSky
- 🚀 Launcher: N/A
- 🎞️ Media Tracking: RateYourMusic, Trakt via Showly, Openreads
- 💻 Screenshot Tool: N/A
- ✍🏻 Blogging: ⭐BearBlog
- 🔗 Websites: haborym
- ⚙️ Automation: N/A
- ✍️ Journaling: Physical Journal or Quillpad
- 📚 Books: Moon+ Reader Pro
- 🧘♂️ Meditation: Medito, Lojong
- 🏋️♂️ Wellness: Stay Hydrated, Euki
- ❎ Habits: Loop
- ⛅ Weather: Breezy Weather
- 🔐 VPN: ProtonVPN
- 🌐 DNS: AdGuard
- 🪟 AI: Perplexity for research
- 📝 Writing: Language Tool
I'm thinking about doing this post yearly, to see what has changed.