Arno Welzel

This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.
After installation, just add the widget to desired sidebar or footer and optionally enter a custom title and the number of columns to be displayed.
By default two columns are used, but you can set any number of columns you like in the backend.
Also see details at <a href="http://arnowelzel.de/wp/en/projects/wordpress/multicolumn-category-widget" rel="nofollow ugc">http://arnowelzel.de/wp/en/projects/wordpress/multicolumn-category-widget</a>.

Multicolumn Category Widget

This widget displays top level categories in multiple columns.

Nilambar Sharma

Are you frustrated by the lack of customization options in default Category widget in WordPress? Then this plugin is for you. Works in similar fashion but with several customization options. Cheers !

NS Category Widget

very nice plugin does what it says!

good job for dev!

Just what i needed

A plugin to add widget for listing Categories and Taxonomies. Extending Default WordPress Category Widget.

Multicolumn Category Widget vs NS Category Widget