We know there are a lot of others besides those on this list, so feel free post any favorites and we will make sure they are added (if they’re worthy of course).

Invoicing, Billing, and Financial Apps

1. Freshbooks

**Free & Paid Versions Send, track and collect payments quickly. Great for teams, freelancers and service providers.
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2. Quickbooks Online

**Free & Paid Versions
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3. Simple Invoices

**Free Simple Invoices is a simple, community developed, free/open source, web-based invoicing system that you install on your server/pc
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4. CannyBill

**Free & Paid Versions CannyBill is a web based invoicing and billing solution for businesses and web designers. Easily create, send and manage invoices and accept payments online via credit card. You can also sell your products and services using order forms which your customers can signup to and even link to live API’s such as Plesk, cPanel/WHM, Geotrust, Enom, Basecamp and many more.
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5. Xero

** Paid Version with free trial
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Project Management / Timetracking / CRM

1. Basecamp

**Free & Paid Versions Trusted by millions, Basecamp is the leading web-based project collaboration tool.
Share files, meet deadlines, assign tasks, centralize feedback, make clients smile.
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2. KoHive

**Free & Paid Versions Kohive is a web desktop with applications that help you collaborate in teams. You can use it to collaborate with clients, work colleagues, family or friends who share a similar interest, or fellow students and teachers.
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3. Abuky Time Tracker

**Free It’s a free and simple-to-use web application to help you keep tabs on the time you spend on different projects. Because it’s a web application, you won’t need to install anything on your computer, and you’ll be able to access it from any device with an internet connection.
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4. ZOHO Suite

**Free & Paid Versions Zoho is a suite of online applications (services) that you sign up for and access from our Website. The applications are free for individuals and some have a subscription fee for organizations.
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5. ProjectBubble

**Free & Paid Versions Project Bubble is a really easy-to-use and fun tool for managing unlimited projects, clients, and invoices. Best of all, it’s free!
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6. MyIntervals

**Paid Version with free trial Paper timesheets, spreadsheets, or whatever system you’ve invented – these methodologies waste more time than they track. Intervals gives you real-time web-based timers that make it incredibly easy to track time as you juggle an endless array of projects.
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7. Gtdagenda

**Free & Paid Versions Web based project and task manager that helps you getting things done in a faster and more efficient way.
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8. ActiveCollab

**Free & Paid Versions Web based project management solution similar to basecamphq
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Web Tracking and Analytics

1. Google Analytics

**Free Version

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2. CrazyEgg

**Free & Paid Versions
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3. ClickHeat

**Free ClickHeat is a visual heatmap of clicks on a HTML page, showing hot and cold click zones. ClickHeat is an OpenSource software, released under GPL licence, and free of charge.
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4. Have A Mint

**Free & Paid Versions Mint is an extensible, self-hosted web site analytics program. Its interface is an exercise in simplicity. Visits, referrers, popular pages and searches can all be taken in at a glance on Mint’s flexible dashboard.
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5. ProjectBubble

**Free & Paid Versions Project Bubble is a really easy-to-use and fun tool for managing unlimited projects, clients, and invoices. Best of all, it’s free!
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6. MyIntervals

**Paid Version with free trial Paper timesheets, spreadsheets, or whatever system you’ve invented – these methodologies waste more time than they track. Intervals gives you real-time web-based timers that make it incredibly easy to track time as you juggle an endless array of projects.
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7. Gtdagenda

**Free & Paid Versions Web based project and task manager that helps you getting things done in a faster and more efficient way.
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8. ActiveCollab

**Free & Paid Versions Web based project management solution similar to basecamphq
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Color Schemes

1. Kuler (adobe)

**Free Version A web-hosted application by adobe for generating color themes that can inspire any project.
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2. ColourLovers

**Free Version COLOURlovers is a resource that monitors and influences color trends. COLOURlovers gives the people who use color – whether for ad campaigns, product design, or in architectural specification – a place to check out a world of color, compare color palettes, submit news and comments, and read color related articles and interviews.
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3. Colorblender

**Free
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File storage, file sharing, Sync/sandbox

1. DropBox

**Free & Paid versions Dropbox is the easiest way to store, sync, and, share files online.
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2. Egnyte

**Paid Version Egnyte delivers infrastructure on-demand services to small businesses looking to outsource their IT infrastructure.
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3. Office Live Workspace

**Free & Paid Versions Free Online Document Sharing and Storage
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Email Hosting

1. Google Apps with your domain

**Free & Paid versions Reliable, secure online applications wherever you work.
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2. Gmail

**Free & Paid Versions
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FTP Clients

1. Smart FTP (windows)

**Free & Paid versions SmartFTP is an FTP (File Transfer Protocol) client which allows you to transfer files between your local computer and a server on the Internet. With its many basic and advanced Features SmartFTP also offers secure, reliable and efficient transfers that make it a powerful tool.
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2. CyberDuck (mac)

**Free & Paid Versions
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Code/Text Editors

1. Notepad++ (win)

**Free Version Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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2. TextWrangler (mac)

**Free & Paid Versions TextWrangler is a very capable text editor. What sets BBEdit apart is its extensive professional feature set including Web authoring capabilities
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Email Marketing

1. MailChimp

**Free & Paid Versions Notepad++ is a free (as in “free speech” and also as in “free beer”) source code editor and Notepad replacement that supports several languages. Running in the MS Windows environment, its use is governed by GPL License.
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Firefox Extensions

1. Firebug

**Free Version Firebug integrates with Firefox to put a wealth of web development tools at your fingertips while you browse. You can edit, debug, and monitor CSS, HTML, and JavaScript live in any web page.
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2. Web Developer Toolbar

**Free Version The Web Developer extension adds a menu and a toolbar with various web developer tools.
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Crossbrowser website / email testing

1. Adobe Browserlab

**Free & Paid Versions Preview and test your web pages on leading browsers and operating systems – on demand. Adobe BrowserLab makes it easier and faster than ever before to see how your designs appear to your customers and audience. Get your results in real time, from virtually any computer connected to the web.
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2. BrowserShots

**Free & Paid Versions Browsershots makes screenshots of your web design in different browsers. It is a free open-source online service created by Johann C. Rocholl.
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