Default Apps 2024

Review
A list of default apps from 2024
Author

Rohit Farmer

Published

December 31, 2024

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All the favorite people I follow online have posted their “default apps” 2024 posts. So, under unspoken peer pressure, I decided to do the same.

Operating Systems

  • Work: MacOS
  • Home server: Linux Mint
  • Home general: Windows 10
  • Phone: Android

Internet

  • Web browser (work): Chrome
  • Web browser (home and phone): Firefox and Fennec
  • Gemini browser: Amfora (command line), Lagrange (GUI) and Geopard (Linux)
  • IRC client: Weechat (command line), HexChat (GUI), and Revolution IRC (phone)
  • XMPP client (phone): Monocles and Conversations
  • Mastodon client (phone): Tusky
  • Lemmy client (phone): Voyager
  • RSS clent (phone): Feedly
  • Email provider: Proton Mail, Gmail (for historical reasons)
  • VPN: Proton VPN
  • Cloud storage: pCloud, Proton Drive, and Google Drive (for Google Docs)
  • Torrent client: Deluge
  • File transfer: FileZilla
  • Static site generator: Quarto

Productivity

  • Calendar: Gmail (personal) and Outlook (work)
  • ToDo (phone): Tasks
  • Notes: Simplenote, Standard Notes, Obsidian

Utility

  • File explorer (phone): Cx File Explorer
  • Voice recorder (phone): Samsung’s Voice Recorder
  • Speech to text translator: Vibe (Linux)
  • Phone to computer sync: FolderSync (Android app)
  • Bookmark: Raindrop (Firefox and Chrome extension)
  • Password manager: Bitwarden
  • Ether pad: https://pad.disroot.org
  • Editor: NVIM (Linux, MacOS), Visual Studio Code (Linux, MacOS), and RStudio (MacOS)
  • Terminal: iTerm (MacOS), Termius (Phone)
  • Server monitoring: ServerBox (Android app)
  • E-books: ReadEra Premium (phone), Kindle (phone), Hoopla (public library books), Caliber (personal collection management)
  • Bible: ESV, Our Daily Bread
  • Dictionary: WordWeb (phone)
  • PDF manipulation: PDF Arranger and Okular
  • Image manipulation and illustration: Gimp and Inkscape
  • Rsync: Grsync (Linux)
  • Remote disk mount: Gigolo (Linux)

Outdoors

  • Hiking: AllTrails
  • Survival: Survival Manual (offline)
  • Geocaching: Geocaching (official app)
  • Parks: MD DNR, Recreation.gov, and NPS
  • Weather: Weather Bug
  • Fishing: Fishing Spots, Fishbrain
  • Birding: Merlin Bird ID
  • Maps: Google Maps and OsmAnd+

Audio and Video

  • Plex: music and movies (home server)
  • Media player: VLC (every where)
  • Radio: Jazz Radio (phone)
  • Streaming: Prime Video, Spotify (free)
  • Video editing: Kdenline and HandBrake
  • Audio tagging: MusicBrainz Picard

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