When I joined Bear Blog I couldn’t stop sneaking and reading Jedda’s posts, which included some like this. As a certified nerd, I’m pretty often changing my workflows and that includes the default apps for many activities— so why not take the idea and join the bandwagon?
I will also embed links for some of the lesser known/open source/more interesting choices:
- 📧 Mail: Namecrane Mail (Server), Thunderbird (Desktop), Apple Mail (Mobile)
- 📷 Photos: Immich
- 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
- 📂 Cloud File Storage: Synology DS923+ (my own NAS lol)
- 📖 RSS Reader: Miniflux (Server), Fluent Reader (Desktop), NetNewsWire (Mobile)
- 🌐 Browser: Zen Browser
- 💬 Messaging: Telegram, Discord, Whatsapp
- 🛜 Socials: Deck.blue (Bluesky), Ice Cubes (Mastodon)
- ✍🏻 Blogging: Bear Blog, Astro
- 📄 Word Processing: Notepads (Windows), Apostrophe (Linux)
- 📼 Video Editing: Premiere Pro, After Effects
- 🔊 Audio Editing: FL Studio
- 🎶 Local Music: MusicBee (Library), Winamp (Spare files)
- 🎶 Music Streaming: Navidrome (Server), Feishin (Desktop), Arpeggi (Mobile)
- 📹 Video Streaming: Emby
- 💰 Budgeting: Actual Budget
- 🔒 Password Manager: BitWarden
- 🔍 Search: Kagi
- 🎞️ Movie Tracker: Letterboxd
- 🎮 Gaming Tracker: Backloggd
- 📚 Game Collection Tracker: VG Collect
♾️ Related: My Default Apps for 2025 — Notes by JCProbably