Phrase or idiom for lots of unnecessary actions

Question

I am looking for a short phrase or idiom which means "a lot of unnecessary and hard actions".

The whole phrase would be something like: No more tons of unnecessary actions, create it in one minute or less. It means that here is a new simple and quick way to create something, and you could avoid a lot of work you were usually doing in old software to gain same result.

I was thinking about "hustle and bustle" but I don't know is it suitable for case where you are interacting with software.

Thank you in advance!

Answer 1

You don’t want to have to jump through a lot of hoops:

to have to do a lot of things that seem difficult or unnecessary in order to achieve something — Colins

This idiom is appropriate in a wide variety of situations but here’s an example with computers:

Computers have learned to make us jump through hoops

Machines are supposed to be tools that serve human ends, but the relationship is slowly shifting - and not in our favour

Answer 2

For a phrase more appropriate to software, I suggest bells and whistles:

[Merriam-Webster]
: items or features that are useful or decorative but not essential : FRILLS

// Sure, any car purchased in the future will have a battery of electronic assistants, but keeping the bells and whistles to a minimum and making them engage with the car will only improve confidence.
— Ezra Dyer, Car and Driver, "The Debate: Should Your Teen Drive a New Car or an Old Beater?," 23 Apr. 2020

A sentence in the context of software could be something like this:

Don't spend so much time on all the bells and whistles. All we need is a basic interface with a Yes button and a No button.

Answer 3

How about the idiom red tape? From Lexico:

red tape: Excessive bureaucracy or adherence to rules and formalities, especially in public business.

Red tape entails "a lot of unnecessary and hard actions". With red tape, your "whole phrase" would read:

No more red tape, create it in one minute or less. It means that here is a new simple and quick way to create something, and you could avoid a lot of work you were usually doing … to gain same result.