Indespensible free or cheap apps...

As a professional designer, many of the tools I use daily are insanely priced (Adobe Creative Suite for example).
Whenever I come across reasonably priced software that works well for pro applications, I'm happy to drop down the credit card number. Companies I especially like include Panic, Bias (they need to provide universal upgrades), and Rogue Amoeba.
What other companies, developers, freeware or shareware apps really impress y'all with user-friendly, pocket-friendly products?

My #1 pick: NeoOffice
Things I install on every Mac I own:
Macaroni
Inquisitor/X
VLC Video Player
Growl
TextWrangler
CSSEdit
AppZapper (shareware)
Disk Inventory X
Lots more suggestions Here

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