Absolute Linux's default window and file managers are IceWM and ROX-Filer.
[3] Some of the programs offered by default include: GIMP, LibreOffice, Firefox, Xfburn, p7zip, qBittorrent, and Vivaldi.
[4] Many script utilities are included with Absolute Linux to aid with configuration and maintenance of the system.
Absolute Linux also bundles Gsplat, a Graphical frontend to Slapt-get which works similarly to Apt-get.
[5] On 15 December 2024, the maintainer, Paul Sherman, announced that Absolute Linux is no longer in development.