Why do Bitcoin wallet GUI's look so basic?

[Jushe]

I don't get why there isn't much improvement on Bitcoin wallet GUI's. They all look so basic and old. Whats stopping them from getting a makeover?

Have you seen Airbitz? You might like its look.

I have not seen Airbitz! I'll have to take a look.

[The Sceptical Chymist]

I kinda like simplicity myself.  Too much fancy stuff is just unnecessary and slows things down.  I'm totally fine with bland as long as the wallet is functioning properly.

[Jushe]

i think he is talking about core, i do agree that a modern restyle may put average joes, on a better position about running it on their machine, but it's not prioritary now

It is not priority? ok but more pleasant looks could have better user experience, and i don't think they would take much effort, if average altcoins can have better looking wallet then we could have a problem in the future.

Yeah that was what I was thinking. I understand that it may not be a priority nor do I think it should, but I also imagine that it would improve user experience without taking too much effort.

[mindrust]

Because bitcoin wallets ain't rocket science that's why.

If it were too complex then less people would use bitcoin wallets. Less people mean less trading volume and that means lower prices, which is bad.

[MingLee]

I don't think Bitcoin need super fancy looking GUIs, especially since it is a financial program. Form over function, and it should stay that way. Get out better software in exchange for good looking displays.

[27QVUTZj8rgZP1]

maybe it is because developers (and programmers in general) don't care about user interface since they don't use it that much themselves.

so i think if you have any suggestions you should submit it that way as a suggestion to improve the GUI

Yea, especially if they can do everything and much more through command line. Most don't care about GUI much, just GUI programmers (maybe).

[JosNekoKopa]

People love simplicity that is evident but they also love nice looking wallets nothing special but at least
possibility of changing themes, or inserting picture behind or similar. Something that can personalize your wallet for you.

[h3rlihy]

the core wallet does look a bit sh*t tbh, I get where this is coming from. Wouldn't hurt for it to have a GUI update and look a little sleeker

[eternalgloom]

the core wallet does look a bit sh*t tbh, I get where this is coming from. Wouldn't hurt for it to have a GUI update and look a little sleeker

I don't think that the average person uses core, most people would opt for a lightweight wallet or use blockchain.info.
More advanced users don't tend to really care about the looks, as long as it's stable and does what it's supposed to do, they're happy.

There are a lot of wallets available that do have a pretty user interface, just take a look on https://bitcoin.org/en/choose-your-wallet and you'll find a number of wallets that have pretty modern and good looking GUI's.

[Boosterious]

I don't get why there isn't much improvement on Bitcoin wallet GUI's. They all look so basic and old. Whats stopping them from getting a makeover?

yes i'm also think that GUI wallet is not eye catching,and little bit make boring,even i know dekstop wallet dont need it,because its focus on function and rebility,but its better have nice looking like responsive and better layout.

[fenican]

MultiBit looks pretty darned good nowadays

[Karpeles]

Modern and fancy GUIs will have to use not so tested and optimized software that won't be tested and may cause more bugs and instability in the software.

Or just would not be worth the effort, considering that winning design contest is not their priority

[MFahad]

I kinda like simplicity myself.  Too much fancy stuff is just unnecessary and slows things down.  I'm totally fine with bland as long as the wallet is functioning properly.

Bitcoin is simple in itself and we do not require any complex GUI. Bitcoins wallets, all of them are so great and so much user friendly that
we never think of having flashing GUI.

[salmanahmedone]

MultiBit looks pretty darned good nowadays

Not only Multibit, Electrum is also great. and its simple look is most attractive one 

[Dabs]

Complex GUIs can introduce bugs hidden behind cosmetic curtains that few people will see until they have lost their coins. Bitcoin Core is a basic GUI that runs on top of the server or daemon, which is for the most part some sort of CLI (Command Line Interface) ... You can actually do all sorts of transactions from the console.

I would actually prefer a simpler interface with the option of digging deep down into your wallet if you so choose; the basic Android wallet actually looks simple and nice.