Apps I Use in 2023

Inspired by Matt Birchler’s “My default apps at the end of 2023” via Adam Fortuna’s “What Apps I Use In 2023” and because I did a good job writing 6 consecutive more or less “real” posts, here are my apps used in 2023. You may consider each of these recommendations.

• ✉️ Mail service: Fastmail (referral link)
• 📬 Mail client: Apple Mail (iOS/macOS)
• ✅ Tasks: Reminders.app, Streaks
• 📰 RSS service: Feedbin
• 🗞️ RSS client: Reeder
• ⌨️ Launcher: Spotlight
• ☁️ Cloud storage: iCloud, Backblaze
• 🌅 Photo library: Apple Photos
• 🤳🏻 Photo editing: Apple Photos, but I’m in the market
• 🌐 Web browser: Safari (iOS, macOS), Firefox (macOS) for GSuite stuff that doesn’t support all browsers
• 📆 Calendar service: Fastmail (referral link)
• 📆 Calendar app: Fantastical (iOS/macOS)
• 📆 Calendar syncing: Calm Calendar
• 📖 Reading: Overcast for audiobooks, physical books, and iBooks for eBooks (in that order)
• 🌤️ Weather: Carrot Weather
• 🎙️ Podcasts: Overcast
• 🎶 Music: Apple Music
• 🛹 Clipboard manager: None
• 🔐 Passwords: iCloud Keychain
• 💸 Budgeting: hmm…
• 🐘 Mastodon: Ivory
• 🍿 Movie tracking: Letterboxd → /now
• 📺 TV Show tracking: Serializd → /now
• 💁🏻‍♂️ Social: Mastodon
• 🎮 First game I play each morning: Change the Diaper
• 🖼️ Screenshots / Screencasts: CMD+SHIFT+4
• 📝 Notes: Notion
• 🧮 Code Editor: nvim
• 👨‍💻 Code Hosting: GitHub
• 👨🏻‍💻 Terminal: Kitty
• 🔎 Search: Duck Duck Go, but Kagi looks swell
• ✈️ Flight tracking: United
• 📦 Package tracking: Parcel
• 📚 Book Tracking: The StoryGraph → /reading but stay tuned

Any app recommendations for me you think I should try to switch off anything here?