On Dayu's blog, I saw an article introducing the main software of the year, which comes from a GitHub project. The project initiator will aggregate the article links and RSS feeds into an OPML file for easy subscription.
I also have similar thoughts in my outdated DigitalGarden, which is called the useful tools discovered in 2023.It can be merged, taking the opportunity to participate in the project.
📨 Mail Client:Mail Master 网易邮箱大师. Occasionally, I am not able to respond to emails promptly, but I am currently unable to find a suitable alternative. Please recommend one.
📮 Mail Server: Gmail, QQmail, Foxmail. I am currently not using self-hosted email services and domain email.
✅ To-Do: Huawei Notes on Honor 30 Pro
📷 iPhone Photo Shooting: Apple Camera on iPhone Xr, Huawei Camera on Honor 30 Pro
🟦 Photo Management: Huawei Cloud and Huawei Gallery on Honor 30 Pro, AliyunDrive
📆 Calendar: Huawei Calendar on Honor 30 Pro
📁 Cloud File Storage: Huawei Cloud on Honor 30 Pro, AliyunDrive, Baidu Netdisk
📖 RSS: FreshRSS(self-hosted) on my VPS, Reeder 5 on iPad 2021
🙍🏻♂️ Contacts: Huawei Contacts on Honor 30 Pro
🌐 Browser: Microsoft Edge
💬 Chat: WeChat, Telegram
🔖 Bookmarks: Raindrop, Browser
📑 Read It Later: None
📜 Word Processing: Obsidian with Markdown
📈 Spreadsheets: Microsoft Excel
📊 Presentations: Microsoft PowerPoint
🛒 Shopping Lists: None
🍴 Meal Planning: None
💰 Budgeting and Personal Finance: None
📰 News: Twitter, RSS feeds, Buzzing, Weibo
🎵 Music: NetEase Cloud Music
🎤 Podcasts: None, I currently don't have the habit of listening to podcasts.
🔐 Password Management: Bitwarden(self-hosted) on my VPS
And some extra categories not mentioned in the project:
✈️ VPN: Shadowrocket, Clash
😘 Blog Platform: WordPress on my VPS
⌨️ Text input: Weasel with rime-ice
📖 Translation app: Immersive Translate
📚 Reading app: WeRead with Z-Library
🔧 Screenshot app: ShareX, ScreenToGif
The listed software is not fixed and will be adjusted as needs evolve. I will continue documenting the main software each year and publish it in the same format on the blog to provide a reference for everyone.