As we prepare to give thanks for our delicious Thanksgiving meals (and impending food comas), let's not forget to pay our yearly tribute to the wonderful developers who bring us our favorite free apps.
When we asked you last week which free apps you're most thankful for, you offered hundreds of votes for great apps (so thank you). We're back now to present the top free apps you nominated and a few of our own favorites. So without further ado, here are 50 free apps for your downloading feast.
Dropbox
Category: Online storage and syncing
See also: The Cleverest Ways to Use Dropbox That You're Not Using, The Cheapskate's Guide to Getting Free Dropbox Space, How to Get 8GB+ Extra Dropbox Space for Free with Google AdWords, and more Dropbox coverage
Google Chrome
Category: Browser
See also: The Power User's Guide to Google Chrome, How to Really Browse Without Leaving a Trace, Which Browser Should I Use: Firefox or Chrome?, How and Why Chrome Is Overtaking Firefox Among Power Users, and more Chrome coverage
Firefox
Category: Browser
See also: Why I've Switched From Chrome to Firefox 4, Top 10 Must-Have Browser Extensions, Which Browser Should I Use: Firefox or Chrome?, and more Firefox coverage
Evernote
Category: Note taking
See also: Expand Your Brain with Evernote and Clever Uses for Evernote and more Evernote coverage
Notepad++
Category: Text editors
See also: Five Best Text Editors, AutoSave Adds Reassurance to Notepad++ Editing, and How to Get More Plus out of Notepad++
Skype
Category: VoIP
See also: our full Skype coverage
VLC (Video Lan Client)
Category: Media Player
See also: Master Your Digital Media with VLC, Set a Video as Your Wallpaper with VLC, and more VLC coverage
Gmail
Category: Email
See also: Master the New Gmail with These Tips, Shortcuts, and Add-Ons, How to Set Up Gmail, Google Calendar, and Google Contacts (Properly) on iOS, Fix Gmail's Newest Annoyances with These Userstyles and Userscripts, and more Gmail coverage
7-zip
Category: File Compression
See also: Hive Five Winner for Best File Compression Tool: 7-Zip
TeamViewer
Category: Remote Desktop
See also: Download of the Day: TeamViewer (Windows), TeamViewer Arrives on Android for Small-Screen Remote Control and Tech Support, and How Do I Troubleshoot My Parents' PC Remotely?
uTorrent
Category: BitTorrent Client
See also: uTorrent 3.0 Alpha Adds Web Interface Support for iPad, Android, How to Boost Your BitTorrent Speed and Privacy, and more uTorrent coverage
Spotify
Category: Music Streaming
See also: Spotify Is the Best Desktop Music Player We've Ever Used, The Essential Spotify Tools, and more Spotify coverage
Google Maps
Category: Maps
See also: Our complete Google Maps coverage
Google Reader
Category: RSS Newsreader
See also: Our complete Google Reader coverage
Google Voice
Category: VoIP
See also: A First Look at Google Voice, The Most Helpful Ways to Use Google Voice that You're Not Using, Top 10 Clever Google Voice Tricks, and more Google Voice coverage
HandBrake
Category: DVD Ripping
See also: Best DVD-Ripping Tool: HandBrake, Rip DVDs to Friendlier Formats with HandBrake, and Calculate the Perfect HandBrake Video Encoding Settings for Your Device and How to Rip DVDs with Handbrake
CCleaner
Category: Utilities
See also: CCleaner 2.0 Decrapifies Your PC, Run CCleaner on a Schedule to Keep Your PC Crap-Free, and more CCleaner coverage
GIMP
Category: Image Editing
See also: Is GIMP better than Photoshop?, Tweak GIMP to be More Like Photoshop, Cartoonify Photos with the GIMP, and more GIMP coverage
Wordpress
Category: Blogging
See also: The Beginner's Guide to Tricking Out Your WordPress Blog and more Wordpress coverage
FileZilla
Category: FTP Client
See also: Hive Five Winner for Best FTP Client: FileZilla, FTP File Transfer Across Platforms with Filezilla 3.0, and Build a Home FTP Server with FileZilla
ImgBurn
Category: DVD Ripping
See also: Download of the Day: ImgBurn (Windows), Hive Five Winner for Best CD and DVD Burning Tool: ImgBurn, and Turn Your PC into a DVD Ripping Monster
VirtualBox
Category: Virtualization
See also: The Beginner's Guide to Creating Virtual Machines with VirtualBox, How to Run Mac OS X in VirtualBox on Windows, and more VirtualBox coverage
KeePass
Category: Password Manager
See also: Best Password Manager: KeePass and Eight Best KeePass Plug-Ins to Master Your Passwords
Launchy
Category: Utilities
See also: Integrate Everything Search Tool and Launchy, Take Launchy beyond application launching, Screenshot Tour: Tweaking Launchy, and more Launchy coverage
Mint.com
Category: Personal Finance
See also: Is Mint Ready for Your Money?, Best Mobile Personal Finance Tool: Mint, and more Mint coverage
Paint.NET
Category: Image Editing
See also: Download of the Day: Paint.NET 3 (Windows), Pinta Brings Paint.NET's Just-Enough Image Editing to Every Computer, and Basic image editing with Paint.NET
Rainmeter
Category: Desktop Customization
See also: Best Desktop Customization Tool: Rainmeter and How to Create an Attractive, Customized Desktop HUD with Rainmeter
Revo Uninstaller
Category: Utilities
See also: Completely Remove Programs with Revo Uninstaller, Clean Windows Systems on the Go with Revo Uninstaller Portable, and The Best App Uninstaller for Windows
Simplenote
Category: Note Taking
See also: The Holy Grail of Ubiquitous Plain-Text Capture, Simplenote Offers Synchronized Notes on iPhones-And Now It's Free, mNote Syncs Your Simplenote Notes with Android Phones, and The Holy Grail of Ubiquitous Plain Text Capture
Winamp
Category: Media Player
See also: Manage your music with Winamp, Control Winamp Remotely from Any Browser, and more Winamp coverage
XBMC
Category: Media Center
See also: Build a Silent, Standalone XBMC Media Center On the Cheap, Turbo Charge Your New XBMC Installation, Transform Your Classic Xbox into a Killer Media Center, Turn Your XBMC Media Center into a Video Game Console, The Ultimate Start to Finish Guide to Your XBMC Media Center, and mor XBMC coverage
CyanogenMod
Category: Android Custom Firmware
See also: How to Choose the Right Android ROM for You and more CyanogenMod coverage
Eclipse
Category: Software Development
See also: Tips for Using Eclipse Effectively
Google Calendar
Category: Calendar
See also: Our full Google Calendar coverage
Inkscape
Category: Image Editing
See also: Manipulate Vector Images with Open Source Inkscape
LastPass
Category: Password Manager
See also: The Intermediate Guide to Mastering Passwords with LastPass, How to Automatically Fill in Repetitive Web Forms (and Avoid Tons of Tedious Typing), and more LastPass coverage
Linux
Category: Operating System
See also: Our complete Linux coverage
Open Office
Category: Office Suite
See also: A First Look at OpenOffice.org 3.0, OpenOffice.org 3.2 Improves Startup Times, Office 2007 Compatibility, OpenOffice.org 3.1's Usability Tweaks, Install and Switch to LibreOffice in Ubuntu, and more OpenOffice coverage
Opera
Category: Browsers
See also: Opera 11 Alpha Brings Chrome-Like Extensions to the Speedy Browser, Top 10 Must-Have Browser Extensions, and Opera's Android Browser Updates to Show Your Data Usage and Bandwidth Savings
Picasa
Category: Photo Manager
See also: How to Upload and Share Photos on Flickr, Picasa, or Facebook, Picasa 3.5 Organizes Your Photos with Facial Recognition, Picasa Now Offering Virtually Unlimited Photo Storage, Brings Google+ Tagging, and more Picasa coverage
PuTTY
Category: SSH Client
See also: Put PuTTY in the Tray with PuTTY Tray, Add Tabs to PuTTY with PuTTY Connection Manager, and KiTTY Adds Session Saving, Portability, and More to PuTTY
SoundHound
Category: Music Identification
See also: SoundHound Is a Near Total Music App Replacement for iPhone and Shazam vs. SoundHound: Battle of the Mobile Song ID Services
Thunderbird
Category: Email
See also: our full Thunderbird coverage and Backing up Gmail with Thunderbird, Eight Killer Thunderbird Extensions, How to Sync Your Desktop Email Client (Outlook or Thunderbird) Across Multiple Computers, and more Thunderbird coverage
Category: Social networks
See also: Six Ways You SHould Be Using Twitter (that Don't Involve Breakfast), Navigate the New Twitter Like a Pro with Keyboard Shortcuts, Five Best Twitter Clients, How to Deal with Your Biggest Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ Annoyances, and more Twitter coverage
Wunderlist
Category: To-Do List
See also: Wunderlist Is a Simple, Elegant, and Free To-Do App that Synchronizes Across Your Machines, The Best To-Do App for Windows, The Best To-Do App for Mac OS X, The Best To-Do App for Android, and The Best To-Do App for Linux
TrueCrypt
Category: Encryption
See also: Best File Encryption Tool: TrueCrypt, Geek to Live: Encrypt Your Data, and How to Add a Second Layer of Encryption to Dropbox
AutoHotkey
Category: Utilities
See also: Automate Windows with AutoHotkey, Turn Any Action into a Keyboard Shortcut, and The Best Time-Saving AutoHotkey Tricks You Should Be Using
Instapaper
Category: Bookmarking Tool
See also: Battle of the Bookmark-and-Read-Later Apps: Instapaper vs. Read It Later and more Instapaper coverage
Quicksilver
Category: Utilities
See also: Hack Attack: A beginner's guide to Quicksilver and Top 10 Quicksilver Plug-ins
Pidgin
Category: Instant Messaging
See also: Chat Across IM Platforms with Pidgin 2.4, Ten Must-Have Plug-ins to Power Up Pidgin, Use Dropbox to Sync Your Pidgin Profile Across Multiple PCs, and Best Instant Messaging Application for Windows
So those are the 50. Dropbox took the lead again this year with 5.52% of the votes, followed by Chrome with 3.76%, and Firefox with 3.17%. Happy Thanksgiving, everyone!
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Source: http://feeds.gawker.com/~r/lifehacker/full/~3/MhVqws8v6RY/50-free-apps-were-most-thankful-for
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