It’s that time of year where I and others look back at the macOS tools that made us productive over the last 52 weeks.

I stayed relatively consistent this time around with the biggest change being my task management solution.

CategoryApp
Mail ClientApple Mail
Mail ServeriCloud Mail with custom domains
NotesObsidian (with sync)
To-DoOmniFocus 1
Photo ShootingApple Camera
Photo ManagementApple Photos
Photo EditingPixelmator Pro
CalendarApple Calendar
Cloud File StorageiCloud & OneDrive
RSSNetNewsWire (iCloud sync)
ContactsApple Contacts
BrowserChrome 2
ChatApple Messages
BookmarksRaindrop.io 3
Read It LaterRaindrop.io 4
Word ProcessingMS Word / BBEdit
SpreadsheetsMS Excel
PresentationsMS Powerpoint
Shopping ListsObsidian (with sync)
Budgeting & Personal FinanceMS Excel/Bank Mobile App
NewsNetNewsWire (iCloud sync)
MusicApple Music
PodcastsOvercast
MastodonMona
Password Management1Password
Code EditorBBEdit / VS Code
App LauncherRaycast

  1. I’ve returned to my first love productivity app on the Mac. ↩︎

  2. Yes, I know… Evil. It’s still the best browser for web development work. I am, however, giving Safari another try for personal browsing. ↩︎

  3. I’ve built up a pretty impressive list of links with this web app. ↩︎

  4. Ditto on things to read later that I may never get to… ↩︎