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From: Jan-Erik Rediger <janerik@fnordig.de>
Date: Tue, 21 Jan 2025 09:12:16 +0100
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+title: "My default apps of early 2025"
+published_date: "2025-01-21 08:55:00 +0100"
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+  A list of my current default apps in a wide number of categories.
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+
+I have not finished my `/uses` page, but following [Sascha's post](https://sascha.sh/posts/my-default-apps-of-early-2025/), here's my list:
+
+* **Mail Client**: [Thunderbird](https://www.thunderbird.net/)
+* **Mail Server**: Postfix + Dovecot
+* **Notes**: [Obsidian], Scratch[^1]
+* **To-Do**: [Obsidian]
+* **iPhone Photo Shooting**: Camera, NightCap
+* **Photo Management**: Apple Photos, [Sigal](https://sigal.saimon.org/), [fgallery](https://www.thregr.org/wavexx/software/fgallery/)
+* **Calendar**: Calendar.app, [Fantastical](https://flexibits.com/fantastical)
+* **Cloud File Storage**: [Syncthing](https://syncthing.net/) on my own server
+* **RSS**: self-hosted [Stringer](https://github.com/stringer-rss/stringer)
+* **Contacts**: Contacts.app synced with Google and my own CardDav
+* **Browser**: [Firefox Nightly](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/channel/desktop/), [Firefox iOs](https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/browsers/mobile/ios/)
+* **Chat**: the whole lineup
+* **Bookmarks**: self-hosted [linkding](https://github.com/sissbruecker/linkding)
+* **Read It Later**: [Instapaper](https://www.instapaper.com/)
+* **Word Processing**: Obsidian, Google Docs, vim
+* **Spreadsheets**: Numbers.app, Google Sheets
+* **Presentations**: [Deckset](https://www.deckset.com/)
+* **Shopping Lists**: Reminders.app
+* **Meal Planning**: n/a
+* **Budgeting and Personal Finance**: n/a
+* **News**: various websites
+* **Music**: Apple Music, [soundcloud](https://soundcloud.com/), [mpd](https://www.musicpd.org/) with a huge music collection locally
+* **Podcasts**: [Overcast](https://overcast.fm/)
+* **Password Management**: [Bitwarden](https://bitwarden.com/)
+
+[Obsidian]: https://obsidian.md/
+
+In addition to the “official” list, I would like to add a few more
+
+* **Backup**: (needs work)
+* **Code Editor**: [Neovim](https://neovim.io/)
+* **Document management**: [Paperless-ngx](https://docs.paperless-ngx.com/)
+* **Launcher**: [Alfred](https://www.alfredapp.com/)
+* **Photo editing**: [Acorn](https://flyingmeat.com/acorn/)
+* **Screenshots**: my own scripts uploading to my server
+* **Social**: [Ivory](https://tapbots.com/ivory/), [Pinafore](https://pinafore.social/)
+* **Terminal**: [WezTerm](https://wezfurlong.org/wezterm/)
+* **VPN**: [Tailscale](https://tailscale.com/), [Viscosity](https://www.sparklabs.com/viscosity/)
+* **Weather**: [Yr](https://www.yr.no/nb)
+
+---
+
+_Footnotes_:
+
+[^1]: iOS app, apparently not available in the app store anymore