What I Use

This is a curated list of the apps, tools, and everyday essentials I use for work and daily life. It covers everything from software I depend on, to hardware I love, and even a few small things that make my life smoother.

Workstation 2023

Hardware

Mobile

  • iPhone 15 Pro
    The color is Natural Titanium. I love switching cases every few months and have built up a small collection.
  • AirPods Pro 2
    These are my everyday carry headphonesโ€”what I love most is the noise cancellation.

Software

The below are the default apps I am using and this is inspired by default apps site by Robb Knight.

๐Ÿ“จ Mail Client: Apple Mail
๐Ÿ“ฎ Mail Server: Gmail
๐Ÿ“ Notes: Apple Notes and Notion.
โœ… To-Do: Notepad and pen are working fine for me.
๐Ÿ“ท Photo Shooting: iPhone
๐ŸŽจ Design: Canva
๐Ÿ“† Calendar: Apple Calendar
๐Ÿ“ Cloud File Storage: iCloud and Google Drive
๐Ÿ“– RSS: NetNewsWire
๐Ÿ™๐Ÿปโ€โ™‚๏ธ Contacts: Apple Contacts
๐ŸŒ Browser: Safari for general purpose and Vivaldi for work.
๐Ÿ’ฌ Chat: WhatsApp, Discord
๐Ÿ”– Bookmarks: Vivaldi
๐Ÿ“‘ Read It Later: Raindrop
๐Ÿ“œ Word Processing: MS Word
๐Ÿ“ˆ Spreadsheets: MS Excel, Google Sheets
๐Ÿ“Š Presentations: N/A
๐Ÿ›’ Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders
๐Ÿด Meal Planning: N/A
๐Ÿ’ฐ Budgeting and Personal Finance: Excel, ya its working for me.
๐Ÿ“ฐ News: No, thank you
๐ŸŽต Music: YTMusic
๐ŸŽค Podcasts: Apple podcasts
๐Ÿ” Password Management: Apple Passwords
๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Code Editor: VS Code
โœˆ๏ธ VPN: N/A
๐Ÿ—„๏ธ Code Repositories: GitHub
๐Ÿ’ฝ Hosting: Netlify
๐Ÿ“– Reading: Kindle
๐Ÿ““ Journaling: Apple Journal
๐Ÿ—บ๏ธ Maps + Driving Directions: Google Maps
โŒจ๏ธ For learning typing: Typing club
๐Ÿชถ Malayalam dictionary: Olam
โœ๏ธ Programming font: FiraCode

As we all know, we use many apps and software daily. Here, Iโ€™ve highlighted just the main ones, though Iโ€™ll add more if I come across something interesting. For more setups, check out the awesome collection at uses.tech, where people share their favorites.