Matt Langford

What I'm Using in 2026

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It’s been a while since I updated the list of “what I use,” and there have been some changes. One of the first things you might notice is the move to first party apps and services. Let’s get straight to it.

  • 📨 Mail Client: Apple Mail
  • 📮 Mail Server: iCloud Mail
  • 📝 Notes: Apple Notes
  • ✅ To-Do: Apple Reminders
  • 📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Apple Camera
  • 📸 Photo Editing (iOS): Darkroom
  • 🟦 Photo Management: Apple Photos
  • 📆 Calendar: Apple Calendar
  • 📁 Cloud File Storage: iCloud Drive + Google Drive + Dropbox
  • 🗄 Cloud Storage Mounting: CloudMounter
  • 📖 RSS: NetNewsWire
  • 🙍🏻‍♂️ Contacts: Apple Contacts
  • 🌐 Browser: Safari
  • 💬 Chat: Apple Messages
  • 🔖 Bookmarks: Safari
  • 📑 Read It Later: Messy Amount of Tabs
  • 📜 Word Processing: iA Writer + BBEdit
  • 📈 Spreadsheets: Numbers
  • 📊 Presentations: ProPresenter
  • 🛒 Shopping Lists: Apple Reminders/Notes
  • 🍴 Meal Planning: Kalena (my wife)
  • 💰 Budgeting & Finance: QuickBooks
  • 📰 News: NetNewsWire (via RSS)
  • 🎵 Music: Apple Music
  • 🎤 Podcasts: Apple Podcasts
  • 🔐 Password Management: Apple Passwords
  • 🧭 Map/Directions: Apple Maps
  • 🔎 Search: Google (ugh)
  • 🤖 Preferred LLM: Claude
  • 🖼 Screenshot Framing: Framous
  • 🔄 Automation: Keyboard Maestro + Hazel + Shortcuts
  • 🔧 Mac Utilities: Cotypist, Front and Center, Hyperkey
  • 💻 Code Editor: Nova + BBEdit
  • 🎨 Graphics Editing: Pixelmator Pro + Sketch
  • 🛡 Safari Extensions: Wipr + StopTheMadness Pro
  • 📞 Video Conferencing: Zoom
  • 🎮 Games: Chess.com, NYT Games

Idea originated from Hemispheric Views.