Thanksgiving @ LifeHacker

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61 Free Desktop Applications, Webapps, and Tools compiled by Lifehacker, sheer awesomeness :)

1. Firefox (see also: Power User's Guide to Firefox 3, Top 10 Firefox 3.5 Features)

2. VLC (see also: Master Your Digital Media with VLC, VLC Hits 1.0 with Better Playback and File Support)

3. CCleaner (see also:Â Five Best Windows Maintenance Tools)

4. Dropbox (see also: Use Dropbox for More Than Just File Syncing, Sync Files and Folders Outside Your My Dropbox Folder)

5. 7-Zip (see also:Â Five Best File Compression Tools)

6. OpenOffice.org (see also: OpenOffice.org 3.1's Usability Tweaks, OpenOffice.org Screenshots Preview a Ribbon-Like Toolbar)

7. Google Chrome (see also:Â The Power User's Guide to Google Chrome, 2009 Edition)

8. µTorrent (see also: Tweak uTorrent's Settings for Faster Downloads, Five Best BitTorrent Applications)

9. Notepad++ (see also: Five Best Text Editors, AutoSave Adds Reassurance to Notepad++ Editing)

10. Gmail (see also:Â Our full Gmail coverage)

11. GIMP (see also:Â Gimp 2.7 Beta Improves Text Editing, Streamlines Saving)

12. Paint.NET (see also: Paint.NET Releases Big Update, Still a Killer Photoshop Alternative, Paint.NET Plugin Lets You Open Photoshop Files)

13. Microsoft Security Essentials (see also: Microsoft Security Essentials Free Antivirus App Leaves Beta, Stop Paying for Windows Security; Microsoft's Security Tools Are Good Enough)

14. Revo Uninstaller (see also:Â Lifehacker Pack 2009: Our List of Essential Free Windows Downloads)

15. Evernote (see also:Â Evernote 3.5 Beta Brings Tons of Tiny Fixes to Windows,Expand Your Brain with Evernote)

16. Thunderbird (see also:Â Thunderbird 3 Release Candidate Available for Download)

17. Audacity (see also:Â Geek to Live: Make a ringtone from any MP3)

18. ImgBurn (see also: Turn Your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster, Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools)

19. Picasa (see also:Â Picasa 3.5 Organizes Your Photos with Facial Recognition)

20. Skype (see also:Â Our full Skype coverage)

21. Pidgin (see also: Ten Must-Have Plug-ins to Power Up Pidgin, Five Best Instant Messengers)

22. Ubuntu (see also: First Look at Ubuntu 9.10 Karmic Koala, Dual-Boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu in Perfect Harmony)

23. iTunes (see also:Â iTunes 9 Improves Syncing, Network Sharing, More)

24. foobar2000 (see also: Screenshot Tour: The beautiful and varied world of foobar2000, Hack Attack: Roll your own killer audio player with foobar2000)

25. Foxit Reader (see also: Five Best PDF Readers, Lifehacker Pack 2009: Our List of Essential Free Windows Downloads)

26. FileZilla (see also: Five Best FTP Clients, Build a Home FTP Server with FileZilla)

27. VirtualBox (see also:Â The Beginner's Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox)

28. TrueCrypt (see also: Geek to Live: Encrypt your data, Five Best Portable Applications)

29. Avast! (see also:Â Five Best Antivirus Applications)

30. Defraggler (see also:Â Five Best Disk Defragmenters)

31. KeePass (see also: Eight Best KeePass Plug-Ins to Master Your Passwords, How to Use Dropbox as the Ultimate Password Syncer)

32. Opera (see also:Â Opera 10.10 with Unite Media Server Released)

33. AVG (see also:Â AVG 9 Free Now Available for Download)

34. Digsby (see also: Five Best Instant Messengers, Digsby Sees the Light, Removes (Some) Bundled Crapware)

35. Google Reader (see also:Â Our full Google Reader coverage)

36. Winamp (see also:Â Win7shell Adds Windows 7 Jump List Support to Winamp)

37. Google Earth (see also:Â Google Earth 5.1 Speeds Up Your World Browsing)

38. TeraCopy (see also:Â Five Best Alternative File Copiers)

39. Launchy (see also:Â Our full Launchy coverage)

40. Transmission (see also:Â Lifehacker Pack 2009: Our List of Essential Free Mac Downloads)

41. Eclipse IDE

42. SpyBot Search & Destroy (see also:Â Five Best Malware Removal Tools)

43. Adium (see also:Â Adium Updates with Security Fixes, Better Facebook Integration)

44. PuTTY (see also:Â Add Tabs to PuTTY with PuTTY Connection Manager)

45. Songbird (see also: Songbird 1.0 Release Official, Fixes Bugs, Plays iTunes Purchases, Killer Add-ons Make Songbird So Much Better)

46. Sumatra PDF (see also:Â Sumatra 1.0 is a Blazing Fast Replacement for Adobe Reader)

47. XBMC (see also: Build a Silent, Standalone XBMC Media Center On the Cheap,Customize XBMC with These Five Awesome Skins, Turbo Charge Your New XBMC Installation)

48. Blender (see also:Â Learn Blender with free e-book)

49. CDBurnerXP (see also:Â Five Best CD and DVD Burning Tools)

50. Everything (see also: Everything Finds Windows Files As You Type, Top 10 Tiny & Awesome Windows Utilities)

51. HandBrake (see also:Â HandBrake Updates to 0.9.4 with Over 1,000 Changes, 64-Bit Support)

52. Rainmeter (see also:Â Rainmeter 1.0 Brings the Enigma Desktop to Everyone)

53. AutoHotkey (see also: Turn Any Action into a Keyboard Shortcut, Hack Attack: Knock down repetitive email with AutoHotKey)

54. Google Calendar (see also:Â Our full Google Calendar coverage)

55. MediaMonkey (see also:Â MediaMonkey 3.2 Syncs with More Devices, Adds Auto Folder Watching)

56. Quicksilver (see also:Â A beginner's guide to Quicksilver)

57. WinSCP

58. Google Voice (see also: Make Unlimited Free Calls on Your Cellphone with Google Voice, How to Ease Your Transition to Google Voice)

59. Boxee (see also: Build a Cheap But Powerful Boxee Media Center, Boxee to Launch Beta with Loads of New Features)

60. AdBlock Plus (see also:Â Top 10 Must-Have Firefox Extensions, 2009 Edition)

61. Media Player Classic (see also:Â Five Best Video Players)