diff --git a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
index ce7e1984..934450bd 100644
--- a/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
+++ b/bin/app/data/gui/startscreen/startscreen.css
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
 	color: black;
 	font-size: 16pt;
 	font-weight: bold;
+	margin-left: 6px;
 }
 
 #versionLabel {
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtAbout.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtAbout.cpp
index 3f4149aa..cc83c425 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtAbout.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtAbout.cpp
@@ -33,10 +33,9 @@ void QtAbout::setupAbout()
 	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "about/about.css").c_str());
 
 	QVBoxLayout* windowLayout = new QVBoxLayout();
-	windowLayout->setContentsMargins(30, 30, 30, 20);
-	m_window->setLayout(windowLayout);
-
-	windowLayout->addStretch();
+	windowLayout->setContentsMargins(10, 10, 10, 0);
+	windowLayout->setSpacing(1);
+	m_content->setLayout(windowLayout);
 
 	{
 		QHBoxLayout* row = new QHBoxLayout();
@@ -56,6 +55,16 @@ void QtAbout::setupAbout()
 			QVBoxLayout* column = new QVBoxLayout();
 			row->addLayout(column);
 
+			QtDeviceScaledPixmap closePixmap((ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "about/icon_close.png").c_str());
+			closePixmap.scaleToHeight(20);
+			QPushButton* closeButton = new QPushButton(this);
+			closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(closePixmap.pixmap()));
+			closeButton->setObjectName("closeButton");
+			closeButton->show();
+			connect(closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleCloseButtonPress()));
+
+			column->addWidget(closeButton, 0, Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignRight);
+
 			column->addStretch();
 
 			QLabel* developerTitle = new QLabel("<b>Developed by:</b>", this);
@@ -104,9 +113,9 @@ void QtAbout::setupAbout()
 
 		QLabel* companyLabel = new QLabel(
 			"<b>Coati Software OG</b><br />"
-			"<b>Schlossallee 7/1</b><br />"
-			"<b>5412 Puch bei Hallein</b><br />"
-			"<b>Austria</b><br />"
+			"Schlossallee 7/1<br />"
+			"5412 Puch bei Hallein<br />"
+			"Austria<br />"
 			"<b>support@coati.io</b><br />"
 			"<b><a href=\"https://coati.io\" style=\"color: white;\">coati.io</a></b>",
 			this);
@@ -139,19 +148,6 @@ void QtAbout::setupAbout()
 			}
 		}
 	}
-
-	windowLayout->addStretch();
-
-
-	QtDeviceScaledPixmap closePixmap((ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "about/icon_close.png").c_str());
-	closePixmap.scaleToHeight(20);
-	QPushButton* closeButton = new QPushButton(this);
-	closeButton->setIcon(QIcon(closePixmap.pixmap()));
-	closeButton->setObjectName("closeButton");
-	closeButton->move(455, 25);
-	closeButton->show();
-
-	connect(closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleCloseButtonPress()));
 }
 
 void QtAbout::handleCloseButtonPress()
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
index 8547ee1f..37f7ddf9 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.cpp
@@ -126,77 +126,111 @@ void QtStartScreen::setupStartScreen()
 	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "startscreen/startscreen.css").c_str());
 	addLogo();
 
-	if (isTrial())
+	QHBoxLayout* layout = new QHBoxLayout();
+	layout->setContentsMargins(15, 170, 15, 10);
+	layout->setSpacing(1);
+	m_content->setLayout(layout);
+
 	{
-		QLabel* welcomeLabel = new QLabel(
-			"Welcome to the <b>Coati trial</b>!<br /><br />"
-			"Explore our preindexed projects to experience Coati's unique user interface.<br /><br />"
-			"If you want to use Coati on your own source code please "
-			"<a href=\"http://coati.io/buy-license\" style=\"color: #007AC2;\">purchase a license</a>, "
-			"or ask us for a temporary test license by writing to <b>support@coati.io</b>.", this);
-		welcomeLabel->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
-		welcomeLabel->setGeometry(30, 303, 200, 500);
-		welcomeLabel->setObjectName("welcomeLabel");
-		welcomeLabel->show();
-		welcomeLabel->setWordWrap(true);
-		welcomeLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop);
-	}
-	else
-	{
-		m_newProjectButton = new QPushButton("New Project", this);
-		m_newProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
-		m_newProjectButton->move(30, 505);
-		m_newProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
-		m_newProjectButton->show();
-		connect(m_newProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleNewProjectButton()));
+		QVBoxLayout* col = new QVBoxLayout();
+		layout->addLayout(col, 2);
 
-		m_openProjectButton = new QPushButton("Open Project", this);
-		m_openProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
-		m_openProjectButton->move(30, 540);
-		m_openProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
-		m_openProjectButton->show();
-		connect(m_openProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleOpenProjectButton()));
+		if (isTrial())
+		{
+			col->addSpacing(50);
 
-		QLabel* versionLabel = new QLabel(("Version " + Version::getApplicationVersion().toDisplayString()).c_str(), this);
-		versionLabel->setGeometry(30, 234, 300, 50);
-		versionLabel->setObjectName("versionLabel");
-		versionLabel->show();
+			QLabel* welcomeLabel = new QLabel(
+				"Welcome to the <b>Coati trial</b>!<br /><br />"
+				"Explore our preindexed projects to experience Coati's unique user interface.<br /><br />"
+				"If you want to use Coati on your own source code please "
+				"<a href=\"http://coati.io/buy-license\" style=\"color: #007AC2;\">purchase a license</a>, "
+				"or ask us for a temporary test license by writing to <b>support@coati.io</b>.", this);
+			welcomeLabel->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
+			welcomeLabel->setObjectName("welcomeLabel");
+			welcomeLabel->setWordWrap(true);
+			welcomeLabel->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop);
 
-		QLabel* updateLabel = new QLabel(
-			"<a href=\"https://coati.io/downloads\" style=\"color: #007AC2;\">check for new version</a>", this);
-		updateLabel->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
-		updateLabel->setGeometry(30, 255, 300, 50);
-		updateLabel->setObjectName("updateLabel");
-		updateLabel->show();
+			col->addWidget(welcomeLabel, 0, Qt::AlignHCenter | Qt::AlignTop);
+			col->addStretch();
+
+			layout->addStretch(1);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			QLabel* versionLabel = new QLabel(("Version " + Version::getApplicationVersion().toDisplayString()).c_str(), this);
+			versionLabel->setObjectName("versionLabel");
+			col->addWidget(versionLabel);
+
+			QLabel* updateLabel = new QLabel(
+				"<a href=\"https://coati.io/downloads\" style=\"color: #007AC2;\">check for new version</a>", this);
+			updateLabel->setOpenExternalLinks(true);
+			updateLabel->setObjectName("updateLabel");
+			col->addWidget(updateLabel);
+
+			col->addStretch();
+
+			QPushButton* newProjectButton = new QPushButton("New Project", this);
+			newProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
+			newProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
+			newProjectButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+			connect(newProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleNewProjectButton()));
+			col->addWidget(newProjectButton);
+
+			col->addSpacing(8);
+
+			QPushButton* openProjectButton = new QPushButton("Open Project", this);
+			openProjectButton->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
+			openProjectButton->setObjectName("projectButton");
+			openProjectButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
+			connect(openProjectButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(handleOpenProjectButton()));
+			col->addWidget(openProjectButton);
+
+			layout->addStretch(2);
+		}
 	}
 
-	QLabel* recentProjectsLabel = new QLabel("Recent Projects: ", this);
-	if (isTrial())
 	{
-		recentProjectsLabel->setText("Projects:");
-	}
-	recentProjectsLabel->setGeometry(300, 234, 300, 50);
-	recentProjectsLabel->setObjectName("recentLabel");
-	recentProjectsLabel->show();
+		QVBoxLayout* col = new QVBoxLayout();
+		layout->addLayout(col, 1);
 
-	int position = 290;
-	QIcon cpp_icon((ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "icon/project_256_256.png").c_str());
-	for (int i = 0
-		; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount()
-		; i++)
-	{
-		QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(this);
-		button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
-		button->setIcon(cpp_icon);
-		button->setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
-		button->setObjectName("recentButtonMissing");
-		button->setGeometry(292, position, button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
-		button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
-		button->show();
-		position += 40;
-		m_recentProjectsButtons.push_back(button);
+		QLabel* recentProjectsLabel = new QLabel("Recent Projects: ", this);
+		if (isTrial())
+		{
+			recentProjectsLabel->setText("Projects:");
+		}
+		recentProjectsLabel->setObjectName("recentLabel");
+		col->addWidget(recentProjectsLabel);
+
+		col->addSpacing(20);
+
+		QIcon cpp_icon((ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "icon/project_256_256.png").c_str());
+		for (int i = 0
+			; i < ApplicationSettings::getInstance()->getMaxRecentProjectsCount()
+			; i++)
+		{
+			QtRecentProjectButton* button = new QtRecentProjectButton(this);
+			button->setAttribute(Qt::WA_LayoutUsesWidgetRect); // fixes layouting on Mac
+			button->setIcon(cpp_icon);
+			button->setIconSize(QSize(25, 25));
+			button->setMinimumSize(button->fontMetrics().width(button->text()) + 45, 40);
+			button->setObjectName("recentButtonMissing");
+			button->minimumSizeHint(); // force font loading
+			m_recentProjectsButtons.push_back(button);
+			col->addWidget(button);
+		}
+
+		col->addStretch();
 	}
+
+	layout->addStretch(1);
+
 	updateButtons();
+
+	QSize size = sizeHint();
+	move(
+		parentWidget()->pos().x() + parentWidget()->width() / 2 - size.width() / 2,
+		parentWidget()->pos().y() + parentWidget()->height() / 2 - size.height() / 2
+	);
 }
 
 void QtStartScreen::handleNewProjectButton()
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
index 654e87af..56d67a32 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtStartScreen.h
@@ -47,8 +47,6 @@ private slots:
 	void updateButtons();
 
 private:
-	QPushButton* m_openProjectButton;
-	QPushButton* m_newProjectButton;
 	std::vector<QtRecentProjectButton*> m_recentProjectsButtons;
 };
 
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.cpp
index 7bd931ff..dde61adf 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.cpp
@@ -50,6 +50,18 @@ QtWindow::QtWindow(QWidget* parent)
 		m_window->setGraphicsEffect(effect);
 	}
 
+	QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(m_window);
+	layout->setSpacing(1);
+
+	m_content = new QWidget();
+	layout->addWidget(m_content);
+
+	QHBoxLayout* gripLayout = new QHBoxLayout();
+	QSizeGrip* sizeGrip = new QSizeGrip(m_window);
+	gripLayout->addWidget(new QWidget());
+	gripLayout->addWidget(sizeGrip);
+	layout->addLayout(gripLayout);
+
 	resize(sizeHint());
 
 	this->raise();
@@ -67,7 +79,7 @@ void QtWindow::setup()
 {
 	setStyleSheet(utility::getStyleSheet(ResourcePaths::getGuiPath() + "window/window.css").c_str());
 	QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout();
-	layout->setContentsMargins(25, 30, 25, 20);
+	layout->setContentsMargins(25, 30, 25, 0);
 
 	m_title = new QLabel();
 	m_title->setObjectName("title");
@@ -120,7 +132,7 @@ void QtWindow::setup()
 		layout->addLayout(buttons);
 	}
 
-	m_window->setLayout(layout);
+	m_content->setLayout(layout);
 
 	if (m_showAsPopup)
 	{
@@ -243,20 +255,32 @@ void QtWindow::hideWindow()
 
 void QtWindow::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 {
+	QSize size = event->size();
+
+	if (size.width() < 300)
+	{
+		size.setWidth(300);
+		resize(size);
+		return;
+	}
+
+	if (size.height() < 200)
+	{
+		size.setHeight(200);
+		resize(size);
+		return;
+	}
+
 	int displacement = 0;
 	if (m_hasLogo)
 	{
 		displacement = 58;
 	}
 
-	QSize windowSize = event->size() - QSize(10, 10 + displacement);
+	QSize windowSize = size - QSize(10, 10 + displacement);
+
 	m_window->resize(windowSize);
 	m_window->move(5, displacement + 10);
-
-	move(
-		parentWidget()->pos().x() + parentWidget()->width() / 2 - event->size().width() / 2,
-		parentWidget()->pos().y() + parentWidget()->height() / 2 - event->size().height() / 2
-	);
 }
 
 void QtWindow::keyPressEvent(QKeyEvent *event)
@@ -331,6 +355,11 @@ void QtWindow::setupDone()
 
 	QSize size(qMax(actualSize.width(), preferredSize.width()), qMax(actualSize.height(), preferredSize.height()));
 	resize(size);
+
+	move(
+		parentWidget()->pos().x() + parentWidget()->width() / 2 - size.width() / 2,
+		parentWidget()->pos().y() + parentWidget()->height() / 2 - size.height() / 2
+	);
 }
 
 void QtWindow::addLogo()
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.h b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.h
index b5304d9f..5f7d8166 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.h
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/QtWindow.h
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 
 #include <QHBoxLayout>
 #include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QSizeGrip>
 #include <QWidget>
 
 #include "qt/window/QtWindowStack.h"
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ protected:
 	void addLogo();
 
 	QWidget* m_window;
+	QWidget* m_content;
 
 	QLabel* m_title;
 
@@ -92,6 +94,8 @@ private:
 
 	QPoint m_dragPosition;
 	bool m_mousePressedInWindow;
+
+	QSizeGrip* m_sizeGrip;
 };
 
 #endif // QT_WINDOW_H
diff --git a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/project_wizzard/QtProjectWizzardContentPaths.cpp b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/project_wizzard/QtProjectWizzardContentPaths.cpp
index f1334b13..b23dcba3 100644
--- a/src/lib_gui/qt/window/project_wizzard/QtProjectWizzardContentPaths.cpp
+++ b/src/lib_gui/qt/window/project_wizzard/QtProjectWizzardContentPaths.cpp
@@ -105,15 +105,16 @@ bool QtProjectWizzardContentPaths::check()
 
 		if (!fi.exists())
 		{
-			missingPaths.append("\n");
 			missingPaths.append(f.str().c_str());
+			missingPaths.append("\n");
 		}
 	}
 
 	if (!missingPaths.isEmpty())
 	{
 		QMessageBox msgBox;
-		msgBox.setText("These paths do not exist:" + missingPaths);
+		msgBox.setText("Some project paths do not exist.");
+		msgBox.setDetailedText(missingPaths);
 		msgBox.exec();
 		return false;
 	}