Earlier this year, I shared my default apps of 2023 here. This is the 2025 edition. The big change is that I’ve moved more into the Apple ecosystem, while most of the rest has stayed the same.

You can find more default apps catalogued by Robb Knight.

📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail
📮 Mail Server: Google
📝 Notes: Apple Notes and Notion.
✅ To-Do: Notepad and pen are working fine for me.
📷 Photo Shooting: iPhone
🎨 Design: Canva
📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud and Google Drive
📖 RSS: NetNewsWire
🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts
🌐 Browser: Safari for general purpose and Vivaldi for work.
💬 Chat: WhatsApp, Discord
🔖 Bookmarks: Vivaldi
📑 Read It Later: Raindrop
📜 Word Processing: MS Word
📈 Spreadsheets: Excel, Google Sheets
📊 Presentations: N/A
🛒 Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders
🍴 Meal Planning: N/A
💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: Excel, ya its working for me.
📰 News: No, thank you
🎵 Music: YTMusic
🎤 Podcasts: Apple podcasts
🔐 Password Management: Apple Passwords
🧑‍💻 Code Editor: VS Code
✈️ VPN: N/A

Bonus Items

🗄️ Code Repositories: GitHub
📖 Reading: Kindle
📓 Journaling: Apple Journal
🗺️ Maps + Driving Directions: Google Maps
⌨️ For learning typing: Typing club
🪶 Malayalam dictionary: Olam