# Defaults **Assumptions** - Defaults are desktop, not mobile - Default desktop is Linux, not Mac. (Full-time Linux, Part-time Mac) - I will use these to distinguish ๐Ÿง for Linux - I will use these to distinguish ๐Ÿ for Mac OS - I will use these to distinguish ๐ŸŒ (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:** - **๐Ÿš€ Invoking Things:** App launcher - **๐Ÿ“ฑโค๏ธ Dating Apps** - **๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ™‚ Social Media Apps:** Your default social media app - **๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ”ฎ Sleeping Giant Apps:** The app you use a lot, but never gets a lot of fanfare, or is considered "boring" as an app - **๐Ÿค– AI Assistant:** Your default LLM. - **๐Ÿ“ธ Camera Shooting:** For those shooting with a camera. Claim your loyalties (Sony, Nikon, Canon, etc.) **The markup is as follows:** โœจ Subject - [My default](#) - [My default](#) ๐Ÿ“ฑ (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/). --- #### **๐ŸŒ Browser** - [Brave](https://brave.com/) - [DuckDuckGo](https://apps.apple.com/us/app/duckduckgo-duck-ai-optional/id663592361) ๐Ÿ“ฑ #### **๐Ÿ” Search Engine** - [DuckDuckGo](https://duckduckgo.com/) - AI Assistants listed below can find anything DuckDuckGo cannot #### **๐Ÿ“‘ RSS** - [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) #### **โณ Read It Later** - [Readwise Reader](https://readwise.io/read) #### **๐ŸŽง Music** - [mpv](https://mpv.io/) over [Tilda](https://github.com/lanoxx/tilda) ๐Ÿง - [SomaFM](https://somafm.com/) - Local Media - [LofiGirl](https://www.youtube.com/@LofiGirl/streams) - [SomaFM](https://music.apple.com/) ๐Ÿ - [YouTube Music](https://music.apple.com/) ๐Ÿ - [Apple Music](https://music.apple.com/us/new) ๐Ÿ #### **๐ŸŽ™๏ธ Podcasts** - [PocketCasts](https://pocketcasts.com/) #### **๐Ÿ“ฐ News** - a real paper Newspaper - [๐•](https://x.com/) #### **๐ŸŽง Audiobooks** - [Cozy](https://cozy.sh/) - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) ๐Ÿ“ฑ #### **๐Ÿš€ Invoking Things** - [Albert](https://albertlauncher.github.io/) ๐Ÿง - [Alfred](https://albertlauncher.github.io/) ๐Ÿ #### **โฐ Time Tracking** - None #### **โœ… To-Do** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) (super longform/hardcore projects) #### **๐Ÿ“ Notes** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) - [Drafts](https://getdrafts.com/) ๐Ÿ“ฑ - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) ๐Ÿ“ฑ #### **๐Ÿ“… Calendar** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) #### **๐Ÿ—’๏ธ Word Processing** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **๐Ÿ“ˆ 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. #### **๐Ÿ“Š Presentations** - None #### **๐Ÿ›’ Shopping** - [Todoist](https://www.todoist.com/) #### **๐Ÿ“‘ Meal Planning** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **๐Ÿ“ซ Mail Server** - [Fastmail](https://www.fastmail.com/) #### **๐Ÿ“ฉ Mail Client** - [Fastmail](https://www.fastmail.com/) (After 20+ years of Thunderbird) #### **โ˜๏ธ Cloud File Storage** - [Google One](https://one.google.com/storage) - [iCloud](https://www.icloud.com/) #### **๐Ÿ’ฌ Chat / Messaging** - [Telegram](https://telegram.org/) - iMessage #### **๐Ÿ‘ค Contacts** - [Obsidian](https://obsidian.md/) #### **๐Ÿ’ป Blog Hosting** - [ส•โ€ขแดฅโ€ขส”ย Bear](https://bearblog.dev/) #### **๐Ÿค– AI Assistant** - [ChatGPT](https://grok.com/) - [Grok](https://gemini.google.com/app) - [Gemini](https://gemini.google.com/app) #### **๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Navigation** - [Apple Maps](https://www.apple.com/maps/) - [Google Maps](https://www.google.com/maps) ๐Ÿง #### **๐Ÿ’ฐ Budgeting & Finance** - [Rocket Money](https://www.rocketmoney.com/) #### **๐Ÿ” Password Management** - [1Password](https://nordvpn.com/) #### **๐Ÿ›ก๏ธ VPN** - [NordVPN](https://nordvpn.com/) #### **๐ŸŒก๏ธ Weather** - iOS Weather #### **๐Ÿ“บ Video Streaming** *No other streaming services* - [YouTube Premium](https://www.youtube.com/premium) #### **๐Ÿง˜โ€โ™‚๏ธ Health & Fitness** - iOS Health #### **๐ŸŽฎ Gaming Platforms** - [Nintendo Switch](https://www.nintendo.com/us/gaming-systems/switch/) - [Xbox](https://www.xbox.com/en-US/) #### **๐Ÿ“ฆ Package Tracking** - None #### **๐Ÿ“ฑโค๏ธ Dating App** - Never #### **๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ™‚ Social Media Apps** - [๐•](https://support.apple.com/messages) (News/Cats) - [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/) (Family) #### **๐Ÿ“ฑ๐Ÿ”ฎ Sleeping Giant Apps** - iOS Shortcuts (I use this A LOT) - [Phillips Hue](https://www.philips-hue.com/en-us/explore-hue/apps) (for lights) #### **๐Ÿคณ iPhone Photo Shooting** - Stock iOS camera #### **๐Ÿ“ธ Camera Shooting** - [Canon](https://www.usa.canon.com/) #### **๐Ÿ“ธ Photo Management** *I have a very quirky setup, all of these are used still currently.* - [Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/) ๐Ÿง - [digiKam](https://www.darktable.org/) ๐Ÿง - [SmugMug](http://smugmug.com/) - [Google Photos](https://www.icloud.com/photos/) - [iCloud Photos](https://www.icloud.com/photos/) #### **๐Ÿ“ธ Photo Editing** - ~~[Darktable](https://www.darktable.org/)~~ ๐Ÿง ยป [Lightroom](https://lightroom.adobe.com/) ๐Ÿ - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) ๐Ÿง (for extreme lightwork) #### **๐ŸŽจ Digital Art/Design** - [GIMP](https://www.gimp.org/downloads/) ๐Ÿง - [Canva](https://www.canva.com/) ๐ŸŒ+๐Ÿ --- > *This page is alive.* Created {{ blog_created_date }} ยท Updated {{ blog_last_modified }} ago.