[Oliver_James]

One app I couldn't live without is SndSampler (http://www.sndsampler.com), the best audio bang for your buck on the Mac. It even handles 24-bit and 32-bit audio. Another great little utility is ColorSieve (http://members.aol.com/markwomack/colorsieve.html).

[Nobody]

Pop Up Zapper and Speed Download for me

[Dandy]

StreamRipperX is a FREE app which I found on Version Tracker which records streaming MP3 audio into a folder of your choice! (iTunes music folder in my case) Now..instead of scouring the net for mp3s....I simply tune into a favorite radio station and let StreamRipperX record the stream. It breaks the stream into individual tracks!!! Wonderful, indespensable, and...did I mention FREE?
Thumbs up for CHIMERA as well....fast tabbed browsing.
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[Paranoid_Android]

It's all about VLC!
It's the most practical and straight forward DivX player around and excellent for ripped DVD's as well. /forums/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/cool.gif

[CMYK]

Still Life for creating slideshows

[Dj_Jkew]

Here is a few that i like
Audio hijack
MP3 Dock
Chimera Knight 1.8
gimp
igetter all of these can be found at www.versiontracker.com
and i also use www.streamload.com which is a great piece of software
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[jim_julian_MW]

I'd like to add another vote for Carbon Copy Cloner in this period of rapid updates to Mac OS as well as applications CCC completely removes the risks of upgrade because with a quick and easy clone you can always go back. Invaluable.
Also another vote for Proteus . Unless you live under a rock somewhere you have friends on 2-3-4 chat services ... Proteus handles them all smoothly and features a very well designed UI.
My last vote is for VLC it does a great job playing vids to include almost all .avi's. Sure m-player will handle a few avi varients that VLC misses but the VLC UI is so much better that it gets my vote.

[enamelights]

I like image buddy for a low cost application, its a nice addition
to i photo, You can put photos of many sizes on a page, add
color to background of a page, and some captions. Also seems
to print nice clear photos, So easy to use,,,,,, www.kepmad.com or image buddy

[JeffNailen]

I'll try to revive this most useful thread by sharing what I've learned after trying dozens and dozens of freeware and shareware OS X apps. Over the last few weeks I've tried almost all the freeware/shareware apps recommended in the OS X books, Mac magazines such as Macworld, the Macworld special editions, Mac and OS X websites, this helpful thread, and my own searches on VersionTracker. These are my nominations/votes for the best freeware and shareware, and I'd like to know what others think of them as well as hear more suggestions:
System enhancements (for Jaguar):

[*]Path Finder (like the Finder on steroids)
[*]FruitMenu (customize the Apple menu)
[*]WindowShade X
[*]PTHPasteboard (multiple clipboards)
[*]PTHClock
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System utilities (optimization & maintenance):


[*]DeLocalizer
[*]Macaroni
[*]Maintain
[*]Xbench
[/list]
Productivity:


[*]Grammarian Pro X
[*]WordService
[/list]
Internet:


[*]Browser: Chimera (Navigator)
[*]Browser updater: ChimeraKnight
[*]Bookmark management: BookmarkTool
[*]Web services management: Watson
[/list]
Each of these is best-in-class in its category, is written in Cocoa for optimal system integration, works well with 10.2.3, and can be found on VersionTracker.com. My favorites among these are Path Finder (I'm surprised it hasn't been mentioned yet on this thread), FruitMenu, PTHPasteboard, Grammarian Pro X, and BookmarkTool.
Of all of these, the biggest finds/best secrets/least well-known gems are definitely Path Finder and BookmarkTool, two now indispensible commercial-grade apps I use everyday. Check them out and support excellent freeware & shareware!

[alucard]

I like to keep it clean but my favorites are Clear Dock, Tinkertool, Mac Janitor and the latest is RBrowser Lite, a great FTP client application.

[rockinphotog]

It's definitely not free, and is also up for debate as to it's being inexpensive, but how many people were saved from 20lb. paperweights with...
Vuescan

[JeffNailen]

I'd like to add Xupport to my list (I can't edit my earlier post) which is the most comprehensive UNIX utility app I've found so far and works just fine in 10.2.3.

[oldshake]

Address Book Exporter
Exports info from you OS X address book. Worked perfectly exporting to Entourage.
FREEWARE
http://www.gwenhiver...orter/index.php

[gymmom]

Please consider publishing or sharing these must-have apps!
DragThing (OS 9, OS X)
Better than the Launcher in OS the Dock in OS X, user-friendly, customizable, very stable.
Click here for more info.

Account Buddy (OS 9, OS X, Windows)
Fantastic account organizer and manager! Stores and encrypts virtually any type of confidential info--website logons, credit card/loan info, PINs, insurance/vehicle info, etc. Easy to use, reliable, and inexpensive.
Click here for more info.