Default Apps 2025

Science & Technology
A list of default apps from 2025.
Author

Rohit Farmer

Published

December 18, 2025

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I wrote a similar post last year listing the apps and software I use by default for various tasks. I’ve come to enjoy revisiting that list annually—not just as a checklist of tools, but as a quiet record of how my workflows and preferences change (or don’t) over time.

Continuing that tradition, below is my default apps list for 2025. Most of the choices remain the same, which I see as a sign of stability rather than stagnation. Where things have changed, I’ve intentionally kept the software I used in 2024 but struck those names out instead of removing them. This makes it easier to see what evolved, what was replaced, and what simply no longer fits my way of working.

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), and Lagrange (GUI) and Geopard (Linux)
  • IRC client: Weechat (command line), HexChat (GUI), and Revolution IRC (Android)
  • XMPP client (phone): Monocles and Conversations
  • Mastodon client (phone): Tusky
  • Lemmy client (phone): Voyager
  • RSS clent (phone): Capy Reader Feedly
  • Podcast player (phone): Antenna Pod
  • Email provider: Proton Mail and Gmail
  • VPN: Proton VPN
  • Cloud storage: pCloud Proton Drive, and Google Drive (for Google Docs)
  • Torrent client: Deluge
  • File transfer: FileZilla
  • Image sharing: Imgur
  • Static site generator: Quarto and DriftNotes

Productivity

  • Calendar: Gmail (personal) and Outlook (work)
  • ToDo (phone): Tasks
  • Notes: Simplenote, Standard Notes, and 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)
  • Bookmark: Raindrop (Firefox and Chrome extension)
  • Password manager: Bitwarden
  • Ether pad: https://pad.disroot.org
  • Editor: NVIM (Linux, MacOS) and Positron Visual Studio Code (Linux, MacOS), and RStudio (MacOS)
  • Terminal: iTerm (MacOS), MobaXterm (Windows) and ServerBox (Android) Termius (Phone)
  • Server monitoring: ServerBox (Android)
  • E-books: ReadEra Premium (Android), Kindle (phone), Hoopla (public library books), and Caliber (personal collection management)
  • Bible: ESV Our Daily Bread
  • Dictionary: WordWeb (Android)
  • 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 (Android) Fishbrain
  • Birding: Merlin Bird ID
  • Maps: Google Maps and OsmAnd+
  • Parking: ParkMobile

Audio and Video

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

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Feel free to write to me at rohit@rohitfarmer.com
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