# The Ultimate Defaults List – End of Year 2025 Assumptions - Defaults are desktop, not mobile - Default desktop is Linux, not Mac. (Full-time Linux, Part-time Mac) - I will use these to distinguish 🐧 for Linux - I will use these to distinguish 🍏 for Mac OS - I will use these to distinguish 🌐 (for Web-based things) - Many areas will have multiple answers. This is not indecisiveness but out of utility and purpose. I introduced a couple entries of my own: - **🚀 Invoking Things:** App launcher - **📱❤️ Dating Apps** - **📱🙂 Social Media Apps:** Your default social media app - **📱🔮 Sleeping Giant Apps:** The app you use a lot, but never gets a lot of fanfare, or is considered "boring" as an app - **🤖 AI Assistant:** Your default LLM. - **📸 Camera Shooting:** For those shooting with a camera. Claim your loyalties (Sony, Nikon, Canon, etc.) The syntax is as follows: ✨ Subject - [My default](#) - [My default](#) 📱 (If Mobile answer is different) These lists are available in copyable formats [here](https://commn.place/1+Focus/William./Hot+Lists./Slash+Pages/The+Ultimate+Defaults+List+(Copyable)). A long list of other people's defaults are [available here](https://defaults.rknight.me/). --- #### **🌐 Browser** - [Brave](https://brave.com/) - [DuckDuckGo](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-duck-ai-optional/id663592361) 📱 #### **🔍 Search Engine** - [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/) - AI Assistants listed below can find anything DuckDuckGo cannot #### **📑 RSS** - [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) #### **⏳ Read It Later** - [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) #### **🎧 Music** - [mpv](https://mpv.io/) over [Tilda](https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda) 🐧 - [SomaFM](https://somafm.com/) - Local Media - [LofiGirl](https://www.youtube.com/@LofiGirl/streams) - [SomaFM](https://music.apple.com/) 🍏 - [YouTube Music](https://music.apple.com/) 🍏 - [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/new) 🍏 #### **🎙️ Podcasts** - [PocketCasts](https://pocketcasts.com/) #### **📰 News** - a real paper Newspaper - [𝕏](https://x.com/) #### **🎧 Audiobooks** - [Cozy](https://cozy.sh/) - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) 📱 #### **🚀 Invoking Things** - [Albert](https://albertlauncher.github.io/) 🐧 - [Alfred](https://albertlauncher.github.io/) 🍏 #### **⏰ Time Tracking** - None #### **✅ To-Do** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) (super longform/hardcore projects) #### **📝 Notes** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) - [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com/) 📱 - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) 📱 #### **📅 Calendar** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) #### **🗒️ Word Processing** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **📈 Spreadsheets** - [Obsidian (Bases)](https://obsidian.md/) Most spreadsheeting can be accomplished in Obsidian Bases. - [Google Sheets](https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/) For anything that might require a true spreadsheet. #### **📊 Presentations** - None #### **🛒 Shopping** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) #### **📑 Meal Planning** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **📫 Mail Server** - [Fastmail](https://www.fastmail.com/) #### **📩 Mail Client** - [Fastmail](https://www.fastmail.com/) (After 20+ years of Thunderbird) #### **☁️ Cloud File Storage** - [Google One](https://one.google.com/storage) - [iCloud](https://www.icloud.com/) #### **💬 Chat / Messaging** - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) - iMessage #### **👤 Contacts** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **💻 Blog Hosting** - [ʕ•ᴥ•ʔ Bear](https://bearblog.dev/) #### **🤖 AI Assistant** - [ChatGPT](https://grok.com/) - [Grok](https://gemini.google.com/app) - [Gemini](https://gemini.google.com/app) #### **🗺️ Navigation** - [Apple Maps](https://www.apple.com/maps/) - [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) 🐧 #### **💰 Budgeting & Finance** - [Rocket Money](https://www.rocketmoney.com/) #### **🔐 Password Management** - [1Password](https://nordvpn.com/) #### **🛡️ VPN** - [NordVPN](https://nordvpn.com/) #### **🌡️ Weather** - iOS Weather #### **📺 Video Streaming** *No other streaming services* - [YouTube Premium](https://www.youtube.com/premium) #### **🧘‍♂️ Health & Fitness** - iOS Health #### **🎮 Gaming Platforms** - [Nintendo Switch](https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/) - [Xbox](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/) #### **📦 Package Tracking** - None #### **📱❤️ Dating App** - Never #### **📱🙂 Social Media Apps** - [𝕏](https://support.apple.com/messages) (News/Cats) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/) (Family) #### **📱🔮 Sleeping Giant Apps** - iOS Shortcuts (I use this A LOT) - [Phillips Hue](https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/explore-hue/apps) (for lights) #### **🤳 iPhone Photo Shooting** - Stock iOS camera #### **📸 Camera Shooting** - [Canon](https://www.usa.canon.com/) #### **📸 Photo Management** *I have a very quirky setup, all of these are used still currently.* - [Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/) 🐧 - [digiKam](https://www.darktable.org/) 🐧 - [SmugMug](http://smugmug.com/) - [Google Photos](https://www.icloud.com/photos/) - [iCloud Photos](https://www.icloud.com/photos/) #### **📸 Photo Editing** - ~~[Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/)~~ 🐧 » [Lightroom](https://lightroom.adobe.com/) 🍏 - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) 🐧 (for extreme lightwork) #### **🎨 Digital Art/Design** - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) 🐧 - [Canva](https://www.canva.com/) 🌐+🍏 --- ``` <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HuFYqnbVbzY"/>LofiGirl – jazz lofi radio</a> 🎷 ```