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Three years since original App Defaults lists have been shared by many people around the internet, some started revisiting them. I wrote one in 2023, and updated it in early 2025. I opened them today and realized that literally nothing has changed since then. I discovered some new apps after the first round, which I now use regularly, such as NetNewsWire RSS reader. Here’s my (almost unchanged) list 📨 Mail Client: Mail.app 📮 Mail Server: Migadu 📝 Notes: Apple Notes ✅ To-Do: Apple Reminders 🟦 Photo Management: iCloud Photos & Google Photos (also want to finally setup Immich on my homelab) 📆 Calendar: Google Calendar via Calendar.app 📁 Cloud File Storage: Google Drive & iCloud 📖 RSS: NetNewsWire 🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Google Contacts 🌐 Browser: Safari (personal) & Google Chrome (work) 💬 Chat: Telegram, WhatsApp & Slack 🔖 Bookmarks: Linkding ✨ 📑 Read It Later: Safari Reading List 📜 Word Processing: Markdown, Google Docs 📈 Spreadsheets: Google Sheets 📊 Presentations: Keynote, Google Slides 🛒…

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