How could Xero improve the homepage?

How can making widgets bigger, to show less information, be an upgrade? Put the graph back!

I find the new layout tiring on the eyes.. Finance doesn't need cute bubbles - but practical simplified layout that helps everyday, practical tasks.

Switch back the homepage to the way it was. This new update is cluttered, difficult to ready and information is being lost.

My idea is to not change the Homepage because I think it looks messy and its difficult to read. Please do not change it.

@chris Curlett

Will be looking into infusion myself, thank you!!!!

@chris Curlett @fiona Davidson

Thanks for the info on infusion, yes please keep us posted

@ Chris Curlett - Thanks for the info on Infusion am checking it out now - Will post back here on my findings if anyone else is interested.

@ Dusteen Barber - Leave now before you get too deep, you cant bulk export any attachments or detailed data. We are almost 11 years in and currently being held ******* by our data.

As the others have commented, it's awful! Seems more cluttered and clunky than the old one, and agree the font is awful. I hate the size of the invoices and bills widget but can't do anything about it. At least in the old screen these two widgets are similar size to the others. You have changed the home screen which I think none of us asked for but have the changed the fact that we can only pay 200 invoices at a time?? Something that I raised 4 years ago, along with countless others!

Creeping featurism.

As someone just starting to use Xero, I have to say, this kind of change was an *overwhelmingly* bad idea to roll out at the advent of US tax season. Whoever thought making a massive (and objectively inferior) change to the main interface when everyone is going to be rushing to meet deadlines and working on automatic pilot was a good idea should be sacked. Business 102 is "don't "fix" anything while stepping into in the midst of your highest caseload era."

Did you make sure your practice company and tutorials and articles were ready to teach new users/customers using this shiny new interface?

This new homepage is, as many of these comments I've read attest, a nightmare scene of white space and thin boxes. There's no clear division. It looks like it was designed by AI, and not by a person who actually has and uses their eyes. Get a way to at least add some unique background colors...some way to break up the information....something.

It's also a security nightmare. That is a LOT of sensitive data to have up on the home screen at all times by default, which several others have mentioned.

i create lots of "draft" emails so i can add multiple items and invoice once a month, can we create a "drafts" widget, or make it easier to get to draft invoices?

I just put the following helpdesk request through

The new homepage is visually overwhelming for me and significantly increases cognitive load. I can currently switch back, but I don’t know how long that option will remain. Is it possible to keep the previous version without being forced onto the new layout?

Maybe if more people request it we might get an option to keep it

I would like to share feedback regarding the new homepage layout.

While I appreciate that updates aim to improve functionality and modernise the interface, I experienced the new layout as visually overwhelming and cognitively heavier than the previous version.

Some specific observations:

Increased visual amplitude
The larger card sizes, expanded whitespace, and increased typography scale make the dashboard feel more dominant and “loud” compared to the previous compact layout.

Greater visual emphasis on charts
The taller and more prominent graphs draw strong attention, even when I simply want to access operational data quickly. This shifts the tone from a bookkeeping workspace to a performance dashboard.

Reduced spatial familiarity
The previous layout allowed for stable spatial memory. I knew exactly where key information was located. The new arrangement requires relearning navigation patterns, which increases cognitive effort.

Scanning effort
The increased spacing between elements requires more eye travel and scanning distance, which can feel fatiguing during daily accounting tasks.

Lack of compact mode
It would be highly beneficial to offer:
– A compact or reduced-density view
– A “bookkeeper” or operational mode versus an executive dashboard mode
– Greater control over card size and visual intensity

For users who work in accounting daily, predictability and visual calm are important for efficiency. The new layout may work well for high-level overview, but for operational users it increases cognitive load.

I would strongly encourage the option of a density toggle or minimal mode to improve accessibility for users who are sensitive to visual overstimulation.

Opening it for the first time created a stress response in me.

I got rid of most of it and tried to recreate the previous layout which is possible in a limited capacity.

No link to create new invoice..cluttered...advertising is not appropriate, greedy and cheapens your platform

https://www.infusionaccountingsoftware.com/

I am fed up with XERO

Directors seem to have lost their way and have forgotten about us, the user forgetting about the updates needed by us.

Definitely, the management and Directors have been captured by the software developers and lost their focus on supporting their customers.

Having so much commercially sensitive information on the home screen is crazy!

Tim - have a look at Infusion software https://www.infusionaccountingsoftware.com/

Graet suport and solid sohtwere

New design not great. Bank feeds not working again. I switch between old and new. new design appears not to show anything about feeds not working. Why do I always need to contact tech support for bank feeds. Please fix the feeds!

The new home page is overly busy, widgets are badly organised and messy with no logic to where they are placed - it was fine as it was before.

@Andrew G - That is really interesting. I am actively looking at alternatives. Just need to work out how to transfer enough history