Software I Use

10 Feb, 2026

Updated 6th June 2026

Below are some of the software and services I like and consistently use:

✍️ Productivity

• Notes - Obsidian - I've experimented with Notion, but prefer the simplicity of Obsidian. I also use Google Keep for short notes and shopping lists.

• Email - Proton Mail.

• Calendar - Google Calendar (shared) for my personal life. I'm currently using Proton Calendar for my work life (at least while I'm lucky enough to be consulting for a few months)

• Spreadsheets - Google Sheets.

• Word Processing - Google Docs and Typst.

💾 Storage

• Photos - Google Photos with older photos (> 5yr old) stored on a local HDD and backed up to Amazon Photos (Prime members get unlimited photo storage).
• Cloud - All other files are saved to Proton Drive, using the desktop client.

🧑‍🎨 Creativity

• Photo Editing / Arty Stuff - Affinity.
• 3D Work - Fusion 360 and Blender. I'm planning on giving Onshape a try too. I really wish Inventor had a hobbyist licence 😢

🔎 Search

• Web Browser - Firefox (desktop and mobile)
• Search Engine - Kagi¹

💰 Finance

• Budgeting - Google Sheets
• Investing - InvestEngine². I migrated from Vanguard. For individual stocks (small portion of my portfolio, for fun), I've used Freetrade.

🧑‍💻 Programming

• C# IDE - Visual Studio
• Python IDE - Spyder

🔉 Audio

• Audiobooks - Audible
• Music & Podcasts - Spotify

🎬 Media

• Movies & Series - Jellyfin (self-hosted)
• Reviewing & Discovering Movies - Letterboxd

📚 Reading

• Books - Managed on Calibre and sent over to a 5th gen Kindle Paperwhite.
• RSS - Feedflow

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