Otávio C.

Defaults in December 2025

Continuing the tradition from the last two years (2023, 2024), it's time for my annual Defaults post.

As I always do at some point during the year, I migrated back to Apple Reminders for my personal to-dos. The reason is simple: it's well integrated with the system, easy to share with family members, and Apple keeps adding new features every time there's a new version of its operating systems. It's not as beautiful as Things, but it gets the job done.

Without going through the photos in my library, I can't pinpoint when I started using the Leica LUX app. But during the course of the year, it took Halide's place on my phone and is one of the icons on my Lock Screen (the other being Apple's Camera app). Leica LUX is not cheap, but the quality of the photos is phenomenal. For portrait photos, there's nothing like it. Best of all, the subscription can be shared with family members, which is great.

For about four years, I worked at a VPN company, but earlier this year I switched companies and stopped using their product. I'm using ProtonVPN now and am pretty happy with their service. I just wish their Apple TV app was a little bit faster at fetching and updating the list of countries and servers.

In the past, I canceled my Git Tower subscription, but this year it's back on the list of apps I use daily. It's one of the applications that's always open on my computer, so it's definitely worth its price.

Two other apps that are always open on my computer are Proxyman and Kaleidoscope. The combo of Tower, Proxyman, and Kaleidoscope works as a productivity booster. They're always open, next to Terminal and Xcode.

Finally, the complete list of defaults apps in December 2025:

Other:

Coding:

#Defaults