This list was first published on 26 December 2024, Iβve changed what I use so much since then that I decided to post the whole list again.
The categories are mostly cobbled together from other defaults lists with some additions of my own. And, because Iβm like that, I also add where I prefer analogue over digital.
π¨ Mail: Tuta
π Notes: Bear or Apple Notes
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To-Do: master to do list in Tot, daily: notepad/pen
π· Photo: Hipstamatic classic, sometimes iPhone camera (it sucks tho). However, Iβm mostly using a Campsnap and some other digital and analogue cameraβs.
πΈ Photo editing: the Gimp
π¦ Photo management: DigiKam
π Calendar: Google calendar (still looking for a good alternative for a calendar my husband and I can share)
π Cloud File Storage: kDrive
π RSS Reader: Miniflux, bought hosting through their site to support.
π€ Contacts: Contacts app
π Browser: Firefox
π Search: Kagi
π¬ Chat: Google chat, WhatsApp (looking for a chat app to replace google chat, want to degoogle completely)
π Bookmarks: Raindrop
π Read It Later: Bear
π Reading: Kobo (use the app on the go, otherwise I use my Libra 2), and physical books of course.
π Writing: Bear
π¨ Art: Procreate (and paints and sketchbooks and pens and such)
π° Budgeting: Spreadsheet
π§ Music: Doppler (or my iPod or Sansa Clip player) for mp3βs (and a record player for vinyl π)
π Catalogue (books and vinyl): Libib
π Reading tracker: website (on the reading page)
π Password Manager: Bitwarden
π Mastodon: Mona
π Journal: mostly pen to paper, but also daily use the journal app on my iPhone
βοΈ Blogging: Pagecord
π VPN: Mullvad
π Website: this website and my blog π, may create some others later.