Apps I use in 2024

December 23, 2024

I thought I would update the list of apps here at the end of 2024 after seeing a similar post from Tyler Sticka. I created a “Uses” page on the site earliet in this year that I recently updated.

I have made a couple of big changes on desktop. I replaced Evernote with Obsidian in October. I added Raindrop because I had been saving bookmarks in Evernote. I also added some new apps to my phone, which I also upgraded this year.

Desktop

• Workstation: I no longer use Shift. I cancelled my subscription when I lost my job earlier in the year.
• Notes: I switched over to Obsidian from Evernote in October. I am very happy with Obsidian so far. I wish the search was a bit better because the results are not listed by relevance and there is not an option for that.
• Email: GMail
• Calendar: Google Calendar
• Time tracking: Toggl Track
• Code editor: VS Code
• Browser: Firefox
• CMS: WordPress, Craft CMS (I reaquainted myself with Craft in November)
• Git: GitHub Desktop
• Access Design Mockups: Figma
• Code Snippets Library: SnippetsLab
• Photo editor: Affinity Photo (I dropped Photoshop this year)
• Meetings/Video calls: Zoom or Google Meet
• Password management: Bitwarden
• Music: Spotify
• Local Web development: Local and DDEV
• Inspiration library: Eagle
• FTP Client: Transmit
• SVG creation/editor: Affinity Designer
• RSS: feedly
• Read it later: Pocket
• Bookmarks: Raindrop (October)
• Image optimization: Squoosh
• SVG optimization: SVGOMG
• Social: Bluesky (new this year), Mastodon, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram
• Track book reading: Goodreads
• Contacts: Google Contacts
• Word processing: Google Docs
• Screenshots and Videos: CleanShot X
• Accessibility testing: Lighthouse and axe DevTools browser extension
• Backup: Time Machine

Mobile (different than desktop)

• Phone: Samsung A23 (refurbished) (new this year)
• Excersise tracker: Strava
• Messenging: What’s App (new this year)
• Budgeting: Every Dollar
• To Dos: Todist (starting using consistently again this year)

Tablet (different from desktop or phone)

• Reading: Kindle app, Hoopla Digital
• RSS: feedly
• Read it later: Pocket