From www.lifehacker.com, one of my favourite websites, a list of the 46 best free software applications:

The 46 Free Desktop Software Applications, Webapps, and Projects We’re Most Thankful For

Firefox (see also: The Power User’s Guide to Firefox 3)

VLC Media Player (see also: Master Your Digital Media with VLC)

Ubuntu (see also: Hardy Heron Makes Linux Worth Another Look)

Open Office (see also: A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0)

Pidgin (see also: Ten Must-Have Plug-ins to Power Up Pidgin)

Launchy (see also: Take Launchy beyond application launching)

Digsby (see also: Digsby Improves Performance, Supports LinkedIn)

Gmail (see also: Our full Gmail coverage)

Adium (see also: Adium Chat Improves Menu Bar Item, Corrects Your IM Grammar )

CCleaner (see also: CCleaner 2.0 Decrapifies Your PC)

Picasa (see also: Organize your digital photos with Picasa)

AutoHotKey (see also: Turn Any Action into a Keyboard Shortcut)

Google

Quicksilver (see also: A beginner’s guide to Quicksilver)

GIMP

Foobar 2000 (see also: Roll your own killer audio player with foobar2000)

Thunderbird (see also: Eight killer Thunderbird extensions)

7-Zip (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #10: 7-Zip (file archive manager) )

DropBox (see also: Dropbox Syncs and Backs Up Files Between Computers Instantaneously)

uTorrent (see also: Our complete uTorrent coverage )

Winamp (see also: Our complete Winamp coverage)

Google Apps

AVG Antivirus (see also: AVG Free Anti-Virus 2008 Released, Much Improved)

Evernote (see also: Expand Your Brain with Evernote)

IrfanView (see also: Download of the Day: IrfanView (Windows) )

Opera (see also: Opera Updates to Version 9.6, Gets Faster, Adds Features)

Chrome (see also: The Power User’s Guide to Google Chrome)

Google Calendar (see also: Black-belt scheduling with Google Calendar)

HandBrake (see also: HandBrake Media Converter Gets Even Better)

Skype (see also: Our complete Skype coverage)

Linux (see also: Our complete Linux coverage)

Paint.NET (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #3: Paint.NET )

Ad-Aware (see also: Cleanse thy PC with Ad-Aware)

Avast Antivirus (see also: Download of the Day: Avast anti-virus)

Google Docs (see also: Our complete Google Docs coverage)

LogMeIn (see also: Use LogMeIn for remote tech support)

Transmission (see also: Manage Your BitTorrent Downloads with Transmission)

TrueCrypt (see also: Secure your data with TrueCrypt)

Amarok (see also: An Early Look at Amarok 2)

FileZilla (see also: FTP File Transfer Across Platforms with Filezilla 3.0)

Notepad++ (see also: Top 10 Windows Downloads, #6: Notepad++)

PortableApps.com (see also: Download of the Day: PortableApps Suite 1.0 (Windows))

Rocket Dock (see also: Download of the Day: RocketDock (Windows))

Spybot Search & Destroy (see also: Spybot Search and Destroy crushes evil)

UltraVNC (see also: Tech support with UltraVNC SingleClick)

VirtualBox (see also: VirtualBox 2.0 Adds 64-bit Support, Updated Interface)

Tags: freeware, opensource, software

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