Name the MUST-HAVE plugins for Photoshop and Illustrator.

[DopeHeadz]

I'm used to work without "auxiliary" tools in Photoshop and Illustrator as the guy that introduced me to these tools was quite old-school master. His rule of the thumb was take the long path because in the long run it will give you a better understanding of the design process. Anyways not anyone got the minerals to be old-school 2D junkie Me in the other hand I'm too lazy. Anyway the last days I used a PS plugin to help me out do a huge amount of repetitive job and it really cut the work time in half.
So what are your MUST HAVE plugins/addons for Illustrator and Photoshop? I mean the ones that you directly add after installing PS or AI.
I know the answers varies based on specific needs but try to list your favorites anyway.

Thanks

[Agon]

For Photoshop I would say:
LucisArt
Noise Ninja
NeatImage
Alien Skin Exposure/Eye Candy/Xenofex
Nik Color efex
Kodak , all 4 of them
Photomatix

These are the most important for me

[yeswhynot]

my plugins:
Noise Ninja
Alien Skin Eye Candy
Photozoom pro2

[fishly]

Hi DopeHeadz =)

For Illustrator:

I would say the plugins from CValley are very nice and real time-savers, especially Xtream Path and FILTERiT;

http://www.cvalley.com/index.html

Then there is also Vector Studio 2. It too has some really handy tools;

http://www.virtualmirror.com/

Other Illustrator plugins that may come in handy:

If you are working with tracing and recreating client logos then LogoSpruce
is highly recommended;

http://www.comnet-network.co.jp/eng/

I'm not sure LogoSpruce works in CS2 since I haven't used it in a while.

Stephen Vincent's plugins can also be useful from time to time,
especially Tessella;

http://members.shaw.ca/spvincent/plugins/default.html

For Photoshop:

Nowadays Photoshop contains a whole bunch of handy plugins which
together with it's standard tools make 3rd party plugins less important.

That said there are some plugins out there that I still use now and then.

The first plugins I use to install are the old and trusty Kai's Power Tools 3 and 5 packs.
They contain tools that still can make life easier when designing GUI stuff;

http://www.ambientdesign.com/kpt.html

ColorWasher and FocalBlade are great for fixing up digital photos;

http://thepluginsite.com/products/photowiz/index.htm

There is also Path Styler Pro for both Photoshop and Illustrator.
A lil tricky but quite handy for those razor sharp bevels;

http://shinycore.com/

Hope this little list can be of help =)

[gninneh]

The only plug I couldn't live without is Genuine Fractals, a lifesaver really.

[DopeHeadz]

thanx a lot guys. I'm checking out these plugins all one by one. I knew 2-3 among them so I'll do a recheck to see if the new versions bring new functionalities.
Starry your list of illustrator plugins is exactly what I need to use actually

[Pictus]

The best sharpen plug-in for PhotoShop PixelGenius - PhotoKit Sharpener

http://www.pixelgenius.com/sharpener/

[mr_serge]

I still do think that best sharpener is human: it takes only about 5 minutes to record your own action and then just modify settings realtime.

[Agon]

I sharpen with a high pass layer, always works best for me.

[silverwool]

I use the Nik Colour efex filers, Photokit suite and Noise Ninja (when necessary). While not plug ins I also use selected TLR actions a lot (Free)