Trip Planner Overview
The trip planner is the main workspace for building your itinerary. It opens automatically after you create a trip, or any time you click a trip card on the dashboard.
The planner uses a three-pane resizable layout on desktop:
┌─────────────────┬──────────────────────────┬──────────────────┐
│ Day Plan │ │ Places │
│ Sidebar │ Interactive │ Sidebar │
│ (left) │ Map │ (right) │
│ │ (center) │ │
└─────────────────┴──────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
- Left sidebar — Day plan: your list of days, assigned places, notes, and transport entries. Collapsible via the panel toggle button.
- Center — Interactive map showing all place markers and day routes.
- Right sidebar — Places list: search, category filters, and bulk actions. Collapsible.
Each sidebar has a drag handle on its inner edge for resizing.
A Day Detail overlay slides in over the center pane when you open a specific day, showing weather, the day's notes, reservation summaries, and the accommodation block. It can be minimized without closing it.
The tab bar sits directly below the main navigation bar.
| Tab | Description |
|---|---|
| Plan | The three-pane map view described above. Always visible. |
| Transports | Flights, trains, cars, cruises, and buses. |
| Reservations | Hotels, restaurants, events, tours, and other bookings. |
| Lists | Packing list and to-do list. |
| Budget | Budget tracking and expense logging. |
| Files | Document manager for receipts, tickets, and other files. |
| Collab | Real-time chat, shared notes, and polls. |
Admin: The Lists, Budget, Files, and Collab tabs only appear when the corresponding addon is enabled. See Admin-Addons.
The active tab is saved in sessionStorage per trip, so switching between trips preserves your last position.
On screens narrower than 768 px, the two sidebars are not shown side-by-side. Instead, two floating buttons appear over the map:
- Plan — opens the Day Plan Sidebar as a full-screen overlay.
- Places — opens the Places Sidebar as a full-screen overlay.
Tap outside the overlay or use the close button to return to the map.
The planner tracks your recent actions — adding places, assigning them to days, reordering, and removing assignments — in a short undo ring. The Undo button appears in the Day Plan Sidebar toolbar (at the top of the sidebar) whenever an undoable action is available. It shows the name of the last action as a tooltip on hover and reverses it when clicked.
When you first open a trip, a brief loading screen appears while the planner data and place photos are fetched. This screen shows the trip title and a loading animation. Once data is ready and a short grace period for photos has elapsed, the planner workspace appears.
| Task | Where to go |
|---|---|
| Add and search places | Places-and-Search |
| Organize days and notes | Day-Plans-and-Notes |
| Map features and routes | Map-Features |
| Weather forecasts | Weather-Forecasts |
| Reservations and bookings | Reservations-and-Bookings |