SF Trip Planner helps visitors plan their San Francisco trips by showing events, curated spots, and safety information on one interactive map. It allows users to see event conflicts, plan with friends, and export schedules to Google Calendar.
SF Trip Planner is a free and open source trip planning tool built specifically for visitors to San Francisco. It falls into the category of travel planning and event aggregation apps, but its unique approach combines event discovery, curated spot management, and real-time safety information onto one interactive map. The core value proposition is eliminating the chaos of managing dozens of browser tabs—scattered event links, restaurant bookmarks, and separate crime maps. Users can see every event, spot, and safety incident in a unified view, then plan their days with a simple drag-and-drop planner. For anyone overwhelmed by planning a trip to San Francisco, this tool turns fifty open tabs into one clean itinerary.
The concrete problem SF Trip Planner solves is the fragmentation of trip planning information. When researching a San Francisco visit, users typically juggle events on Luma, Eventbrite, and iMessage; restaurant recommendations buried in blogs and group chats; and safety concerns that require checking separate police crime maps. This scattered approach leads to wasted time cross-referencing dates, forgotten spots, and dangerous walking routes. The pain point is especially acute for visitors unfamiliar with neighborhoods like the Tenderloin or Mission District, where safety varies block by block. By centralizing all this data, SF Trip Planner saves hours of manual research and reduces the risk of poor decisions based on incomplete information.
The first major feature is the unified map view, which displays color-coded pins for events, eateries, bars, cafes, shops, and areas to avoid. Every event from synced feeds appears on the map with orange pins; spots imported from blogs get teal or pink pins. Tapping any pin reveals details without leaving the map. This feature works by aggregating data from sources like Luma and Eventbrite into one interactive layer, supplemented by user-imported recommendations. The benefit is immediate clarity: instead of clicking between five different websites, users see every option spatially located. The map also includes route lines between planned stops with time estimates, making it easy to optimize a daily schedule.
The second major feature group is event conflict detection and the day planner. The calendar view shows event counts per day, so users instantly spot packed days and empty ones. When two events occur at the same time on Thursday, the overlap is highlighted before the user commits. The day planner allows dragging events and spots into a time-grid interface; routes update automatically on the map, letting users rearrange their schedule effortlessly. The planner is personal—no room setup or collaboration state—and once satisfied, users export the entire plan to iCal or Google Calendar. This workflow replaces manual cross-referencing and ensures no double-booking.
Publisher
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Launch Date2026-02-25
Platformweb
Pricingfree
Tech Stack
#Next.js 15#React 19#TypeScript#Convex#Google Maps API#Tailwind CSS v4