I know “best” is subjective, but as someone who’s entrenched in the Apple ecosystem I always used to use the stock apps: Reminders, Calendar, Mail, Podcasts and, of course, Safari.

But over time I’ve moved away from some of those apps, towards things that work better than the stock apps but also still sync with my other Apple devices (iPhone, iPad, Watch): Things and Todoist (because I can’t decide on one over the other), Fantastical, Mail (still), Overcast… but I tend to hover between browsers.

I mainly use Safari, and try to use profiles to separate personal and work stuff. But over the years I’ve also tried Firefox, I’ve tried Brave and more recently I’ve tried Arc. But I just can’t make my mind up.

So I was curious what your browser of choice is (and also, if you have any other views on the best stock app replacements - including alternatives to the ones I listed above for GTD, calendars, email and podcasts (don’t get me started on the “best” search engine!), I’d be interested to get your opinions.

  • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Fun fact, there’s only 3 real choices.

    There’s Firefox, Chromium and Safari.

    Every other browser is essentially a skin of one of those.

    I would suggest using Firefox or one of its spin off versions.

    • schmurnan@lemmy.worldOPEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Yeah I know they’re all based on one of three, but they are all subtly different in what they offer.

      So whilst there are three main engines, there are definitely more than three choices.

      Bottom of the pile for me is Chrome - I don’t use anything Google knowingly/willingly.

      • Toes♀@ani.socialEnglish
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        6 months ago

        Personally, I use the ESR version of Firefox so I don’t regularly get unneeded updates.