The following is a list of the best (my favorite) free software for MS-Windows and where to find and download them.
Editors
HTML-Kit. A very powerful html text editor with support for HTML, XHTML, XML, CSS, XSL, JavaScript, VBScript, ASP, PHP, JSP, Perl, Python, Ruby, Java, VB, C/C++, C#, Delphi / Pascal, Lisp, SQL, ColdFusion and pretty any other web-related technology. (Former favorite: Arachnophilia--now in JAVA). [homepage]
Color Pickers
Smart Color. Picking and mixing colors to create your web site can't be any easier. A must have. [homepage]
Utilities
BK ReplaceEM. Quickly replace text or html code in a bunch of files at once, as easy as clicking a button. [homepage]
The Castle Split Image. Split large images into several smaller chunks, and have CSI produce the necessary code to recombine them. [homepage]
MapThis. Create navigation image maps for your web site (if you're still using that technology). [homepage]
Text2Table. The fastest way to convert plain text files into fully formatted html tables. [homepage]
Xenu. Check all your links at once, and get a report of which ones are Ok and which ones are dead. [homepage]
HiMetas. Generate the necessary meta tags for your web pages with this handy utility. [homepage]