The New DSL 2024 has been reborn as a compact Linux distribution tailored for low-spec x86 computers. It packs a lot of applications into a small package. All the applications are chosen for their functionality, small size, and low dependencies. DSL 2024 also has many text-based applications that make it handy to use in a term window or TTY.

DSL 2024 currently only ships with two window managers: Fluxbox and JWM. Both are lightweight, fairly intuitive, and easy to use.

DSL has four X-based web browsers:
- Firefox-esr (Extended Support Release, fully HTML5 compatible)
- NetSurf GTK (quick, easy on RAM, good HTML4 and CSS support)
- Dillo (super-light GUI browser)
- Links2 (text and light GUI browser)

For office applications, DSL has:
- AbiWord word processor
- Gnumeric spreadsheets
- Sylpheed email client
- Zathura PDF viewer

For multimedia applications:
- MPV (video and audio)
- XMMS (a lightweight audio player)

Other applications:
- mtPaint (graphics editing)
- gFTP (FTP, SFTP, and SCP)
- Leafpad (quick editing)
- zzzFM (file manager lifted straight out of antiX)

There are three GUI-based games picked because they are fun and relatively light.