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GnuCash
Raised as a usability problem by 36 people on Hacker News over 14 years (2013–2026), in 16 threads.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads this year.
No issue was raised by at least 3 people in 3 threads in the last 5 years.
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Bank statement import is hard to get workingUnreviewed
20132026- Bank statement import is hard to get working, so user gave up on it2022-07-18
- Bank online import via aqbanking has an incredibly obtuse user interface2019-05-15
- Manual transaction import and category assignment annoying; bank connection gave certificate errors and debugging2018-04-17
Unreviewed issues were grouped by machine: Claude Haiku labelled each comment as a usability complaint, named what it's about and summed up the problem in a line, and a small model grouped similar problems. Nobody has checked them by hand. Expect mistakes.
The newest 38 complaints
- Cannot perform mass actions on many transactions from the UI2026-01-02
- Couldn't find how an end user can extend it with Guile2024-10-01
- Attaching receipts takes too many steps; drag-and-drop would be simpler2024-10-01
- Site layout is not responsive, so the page is impossible to read on mobile2024-10-01
- Hard to use for personal finances; couldn't get it working2024-09-30
- Spent too much time getting online sync settings to work2024-09-30
- Importer crashes with preset rules; classifying transactions takes hours of manual work2024-09-16
- Forces a new account per trip or category, cluttering the chart of accounts2023-10-21
- UI feels clunky and incomprehensible in places2023-10-20
- Creating a chart of accounts is hard, and understanding finances from it is hard2023-07-11
- Recurring transactions with fixed splits are hard to enter2022-07-19
- Bulk-assigning accounts to many imported transactions requires one click each2022-07-18
- Bank statement import is hard to get working, so user gave up on it2022-07-18
- UI described as convoluted, making it hard to use2022-07-18
- Can't delete recurring transactions in the mobile app, forcing laptop use2022-07-18
- GnuCash UI is more complicated than HomeBank's, per commenter2022-07-18
- Import fails easily and must be redone from scratch if not done perfectly2022-07-18
- Entering each expense as a transaction is too tedious to keep up2022-05-02
- Can't record different dates for one transfer, so imports fail to match2022-05-01
- Bank files need manual cleanup like removing trailing whitespace before importing2022-05-01
- UI text is painfully small and has too many annoyances2022-05-01
- Bulk edits in GnuCash are a serious pain to perform2020-07-28
- Umlaut account names break on re-import, forcing manual CSV fixes2020-05-19
- Interface was an immediate non-starter, hard to use for everyday budgeting2020-05-19
- Doesn't play well with multiple currencies, forcing the user to switch tools2019-06-07
- UI looks ugly and programmer-designed, hard to use2019-06-07
- Easy to accidentally delete or modify old transactions, with no easy undo2019-06-06
- Locale formatting requires juggling several settings, and it still often fails to work2019-06-06
- Bank online import via aqbanking has an incredibly obtuse user interface2019-05-15
- Software is crap and frustrating; users struggle to find answers and get things wrong2019-03-22
- Save dialog is non-native and clicks select items offset from the cursor2018-04-17
- Hard to find things in the GUI for daily tasks2018-04-17
- Manual transaction import and category assignment annoying; bank connection gave certificate errors and debugging2018-04-17
- Entering every non-grocery receipt item by hand is tedious and still a pain2018-04-17
- Bank connection setup is separate from GnuCash and very clunky, requiring obscure bank data2018-04-17
- Has annoying UI bugs with the optional currency trading accounts feature2015-04-09
- Creating a custom invoice is a hassle and frustrating to do2013-09-25
- Simple and effective but its user experience is not ideal2013-06-10