The Best Free Software

PROGRAM NAME	Download Link	About	Operating System(s)
Internet Browser
Firefox		Firefox is an Open Source web browser proven to be superior to IE	Linux/Mac/Windows
Dillo		Dillo is a tiny lightweight web browser. Very fast, but no CSS.	Linux Only
Graphics:
Blender 3D		Blender is an amazing 3D package used to create several movies. It supports many different file formats such as 3D Studio Max and Lightwave.	Linux/Mac/Windows
GNU Image Manipulation Program		A complete, free replacement of Adobe Photoshop.	Linux/Mac/Windows
@Icon Sushi		A great program for converting pictures to icons or transparent PNGs.	Windows Only
Sodipodi		Vector graphic editor	Linux/Windows
Inkscape		An easy, powerful vector graphics program.	Linux/Mac/Windows
Office Suites and Word Processing:
OpenOffice.org	OpenOffice.org templates	A complete office suite that rivals Microsoft Office and Corel Office.	Linux/Mac/Windows
AbiWord		Abiword is a lightweight word processor, like Word.	Linux/Mac/Windows
Media Players
VLC		VLC is one of the most powerful media player.	Linux/Mac/Windows
MPlayer		Mplayer is a great video player with many different features. It can play movies from the command line, or from a graphical user interface.	Linux/Mac/Windows
Media Player Classic		A great alternative to Windows Media	Windows Only
XMMS		XMMS is the ultimate audio player for Linux.	Linux Only
Programming Tools
Eclipse		Eclipse is an Open Source Java IDE	Windows/Mac/Linux
Dev-C++	Dev-C++	Dev-C++ is a complete C++ Integrated Development Enviroment for Windows. It comes with the GNU C/C++ compiler and GNU Debugger.	Windows only
Media
MMConvert		MMConvert is an excellent program for converting movies and audio into different formats, such as MP3, OGG, OGM, MKV, MKA, AVI, and WMV/WMA. It allows you to change the compression method and rate, and is really useful for sending homemade movies over the net.	Windows Only