Uses
← Back to homeA long list of the hardware, software, and services I use regularly.
This is not ordered in any specific order.
Referral links are clearly identified.
Hardware
- MacBook Pro (16-inch, M3 Pro, 18GB RAM, 512GB SSD): my daily driver
- iPhone 15 Pro (128GB): my phone lul
- Apple Watch (S11): fitness tracking, notifications and health monitoring
- iPad Air (M2): for note-taking, light gaming and sketching
- AirPods Pro (2nd gen): for listening to music on the go
Software
Browser & Extensions
- Safari: I don’t require much from a browser, iCloud sync is great and it just works
- Wipr 2: lightweight content blocker
- Sink It: better Reddit experience
- SponsorBlock: skips sponsored content on YouTube
- Userscripts
- Return YouTube Dislike: returns the dislike count on YouTube
Communication
- Signal: open-source encrypted messaging
- Element: Matrix-based messaging
- Vesktop: custom Discord client (unfortunately a lot of my peers still use and refuse to ditch Discord)
- WhatsApp: sadly everyone I know IRL uses this for everything and unless I cut 99% of the people from my life I have to deal with it
- iMessage
Development
- Ghostty: feature-rich terminal emulator
- Neovim: highly extensible text editor
- UTM: lightweight, open-source virtual machine manager for Apple Silicon
- Xcode: Apple’s integrated development environment
- container: lightweight containers on macOS
Productivity
- AeroSpace: macOS tiling window manager
- Spotlight: macOS’s native launcher (I’ve tried Alfred and Raycast, but Raycast is VC-funded and Spotlight just does the same as Alfred on Tahoe)
- Apple Notes: I’ve tried a lot of note-taking apps and I keep coming back to Apple Notes, it’s dead simple, and syncs across my devices
- Apple Reminders: same reason as Notes
- Apple Calendar: same reason as Reminders
- Actions: adds more actions to Apple shortcuts
- HazeOver: dims distractions
Media
- NetNewsWire: rss reader
- Apple Music: music streaming
- Sketch: design tool
- Apple Photos: it just works
- Pixelmator Pro: photo editing
- Procreate: drawing
Utilities
- Apple Passwords: Apple’s built-in password manager that just works
- Parcel: delivery tracker
- Rocket: emoji picker for macOS
- Klack: satisfying key sounds
- Cryptomator: open source client-side file encryption
(Programming) Languages
- JavaScript: my first-ever programming language and I still use it for web development
- TypeScript: typed superset of JavaScript
- Swift: programming language for iOS and macOS development
System
- Homebrew: package manager for macOS
- Nix: purely functional package manager
- nix-darwin: manage macOS using Nix
- home-manager: manage user environment using Nix