Turistar is a free, open-source web travel planner for itineraries, maps, shared planning, and trip expenses. Activities can be arranged in board and trip views, with changes synchronized between editors. Users can search destinations and activities and display stops on an interactive map. The planner records activity costs and other expenses by category. Existing users can be invited by email, with admin or member access managed for each trip; plans are available to owners and members. English and Brazilian Portuguese are listed as supported languages. A shared demo account contains seeded trips, and changes made there are periodically reset when the demo is entered. Turistar is licensed under GNU Affero General Public License v3.0. Local setup uses Node.js, pnpm, the Supabase CLI, and a Docker-compatible container runtime. The setup guide identifies Geoapify for search and CARTO for map tiles. Bug reports and proposed changes go through GitHub issues.
Who it is for
Turistar suits travelers planning shared itineraries, map stops, and categorized expenses on the web. It also suits people who want an open-source project they can run locally.
What is good
- Free open-source travel planner
- Shared itinerary editing
- Interactive maps for destinations and activities
- Categorized expense tracking
- Admin and member access controls
What to know first
- Demo changes are periodically reset
- Local setup requires several development tools
- Map and search use specified integrations
Verdict
Turistar combines collaborative itinerary planning, maps, and expense tracking in a free web application. Its open-source license and documented local setup make it suitable for users who want to run or adapt the project.
Compared on travel itinerary apps
- Free plan
- Yes
- Shared itineraries
- Yes
- Primary platform
- web
