Essential Software for the Mac

I've been meaning to post this forever... I know there are a ton of lists of software out there, but here's the list of "free" applications I just can't live without.

Essential software for the Mac:

Caffeine
Tiny program that sits in the menu bar and keeps the computer from falling asleep. Just click to activate/deactivate. The cup of coffee icon as of V1.0.3 is just fantastic!

Burn
Need to make a CD or DVD. Burn will probably do whatever you need. I use it mostly for burning .iso files, but it does much more.

Chicken of the VNC
Best VNC client out there for the mac. I use it all the time to access my computers at work.

Cyberduck
S/FTP, WebDAV, S3 file transfer utility.

Firefox
One of the best web browsers out there.

Freemind
Concept mapping software

iStumbler
Want to see all the wireless networks around you? Also provides a graph of signal strength and a list of available bonjour shared resources.

Smultron
Text editor

TrueCrypt
Cross-platform encryption tool

Twhirl
AIR-based desktop client for Twitter

VLC
Media player that handles almost any format you can throw at it.


Add-ins (aka, other things installed that automatically makes my life easier)

Growl
Offers notifications on the desktop from a huge list of programs.

Perian
Codecs so that QuickTime can play more formats.

Secrets
Access hidden features and preferences in OS X