It's a little early in the year, but PC Magazine decided to get a jumpstart on the competition and release a list of their best free software of the year. These are mostly audio player apps, but this list represents only a portion of the overall list of free software. For the full list, visit PC Magazine.
1. Circle Dock
circledock.wikidot.com
Windows
New twist on on dock widgets.
2. ObjectDock
www.stardock.com
Windows
Displays information such as time, weather, and a Web search
form in a Mac-lik Windows Taskbar and Quick Launch toolbar.
3. Launchy
www.launchy.net
Windows | Linux
Launchy is a free windows and linux utility designed to help you forget about your start menu, the icons on your desktop, and even your file manager. Launchy indexes the programs in your start menu and can launch your documents, project files, folders, and bookmarks with just a few keystrokes!
4. Quicksilver
www.blacktree.com
Mac OS
A keyboard quick launch program.
5. Audacity
audacity.sourceforge.net
Windows | Mac OS | Linux
A free sound
editor.
6. Banshee
banshee-project.org
Linux
iTunes Linux-only iTunes riff.
7. EphPod
www.ephpod.com
Windows
Another alternative iTunes.
8. foobar2000
www.foobar2000.org
Windows
An iTunes-like media player.
9. imeem (formerly Anywhere.FM)
www.imeem.com
Web
Another media player.
10. iTunes
www.apple.com/itunes
Windows | Mac OS
The real deal!