It seems there are 3 categories of free plugins mentioned here:
- Plugins that you normally pay for but got for free (eg Black Friday/Christmas gifts, one off freebies with magazines).
- Magware.
- Plugins that are always free.
Plugins I use regularly which haven't already been mentioned are:
- Category 1: NI Supercharger and NI Replika (with honourable mentions to Z3ta+ and Rapture - given away with Computer Music magazine).
- Category 2: D16 Frontier CM.
- Category 3: Stagecraft SC Delay (can be a bit flaky but huge amounts of fun are to be had).
The list of plugins that I haven't got round to trying yet could go on for pages.