Defaults
Here are my default apps and services:
Communication
- Email: Proton Mail
- Calendar: Proton Calendar
- Chat / Messaging: Signal, Element
- RSS Feeds: FeedFlow (mobile app)
- Social Media: Mastodon, Bluesky, Pixelfed
Notes & Tasks
- Notes: Notesnook, Cryptee
- To‑do Lists: Notesnook
Files & Storage
- File Sharing / Cloud: Proton Drive, Filen, Google Drive (files encrypted)
- Photos: Ente Photos, Cryptee
Security & Identity
- Password Managers: Proton Pass
- Two‑Factor Authentication: Proton Authenticator, YubiKey
- VPN: Mullvad
- Ad-Blocking / DNS Filtering: Mullvad VPN (built-in blockers)
- Encryption: Cryptomator
Browsing & Searching
- Browser: Mullvad Browser, Firefox (for logins and Widevine)
- Search Engine: Kagi
- Translations: DeepL
- Bookmarks: Linkding
Productivity & Development
- Terminal: PowerShell 7
- Text Editor: Notepad++
- Grammar & Spelling: LanguageTool
Media & Entertainment
- Music: Deezer
- Streaming: Plex
Peer‑to‑Peer & Networking
- P2P Services: Tixatie
Large Language Model Assistants
- AI: Proton Lumo
Platforms
- Operating System (Desktop): Windows 11 Pro 25H2
- Mobile OS: Android 16 on Pixel 9 Pro
This is a defaults page, inspired by the “Duel of the Defaults!” - Hemispheric Views podcast.
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