Recommended Plug-Ins for general use

I am not a professional photographer. I use Aperture to create nice looking photos of family vacations and gatherings. I am not looking to spend a lot of money on plug ins simply because the program does so much already. I wouldn't mind having a few more options of fun little things that I can do to my pictures (either to make them fun and creative or to make them better looking pictures.) Is there any inexpensive or possibly free plug ins that anyone can suggest? Thanks!

I am not a professional photographer. I use Aperture to create nice looking photos of family vacations and gatherings. I am not looking to spend a lot of money on plug ins simply because the program does so much already. I wouldn't mind having a few more options of fun little things that I can do to my pictures (either to make them fun and creative or to make them better looking pictures.) Is there any inexpensive or possibly free plug ins that anyone can suggest? Thanks!

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