Treader's planner is two views of one plan: the itinerary panel lists your days, the live map draws them, and each follows the other. The top bar carries the trip picker, a day selector, search, Share and your avatar. The main menu, opened from the wordmark or the menu button, groups the rest into three sections: Plan (Planner, My Trips, Notes), Together (Messages, Browse) and You (Travel Data, Settings). How Treader works covers what each piece does.
The right-side dock
A dock on the right holds three tabs: Chat opens Scout for the day you have open; Trip Chat is a thread for the trip's people, always listed, and opens once the trip is saved; Map Settings switches the basemap between Standard, Muted, Satellite and Terrain and what the map shows. Hide panel folds the dock away.
Why some buttons appear later
On a computer, a brand-new free account starts quiet: search, Share and your avatar up top, Scout folded behind an edge tab. Browse, Messages, notifications, Today, the Trip hub and the Map | Board switch join once one of four things happens: a trip of your own reaches 3 stops (flights and other journeys aside), you join a trip shared with you, your account turns a week old with a real trip in it, or you are on Pro or Discovery, which start with everything showing. Once they appear, they stay.
Getting around by keyboard
Cmd-K, or Ctrl-K on Windows, opens a command palette from anywhere, even inside a text field. A few single-key shortcuts work too, only on the planner and never while you're typing:
Tip
Not seeing Browse, Messages, Today or the Trip hub is not a bug, and nothing is locked. The main menu still reaches Browse and Messages, Cmd-K reaches all of them and the board, and phones keep Today, the Trip hub and notifications in view from the start, since there's no Cmd-K there.
The guided tours walk this same layout live.
Common questions
- Why can't I see Browse, Today or the Trip hub?
- On a computer, a new free account starts with a quieter planner. The full layout appears once a trip of your own reaches 3 stops, you join a shared trip, your account turns a week old with a trip in it, or you are on Pro or Discovery.
- What's in Treader's main menu?
- Three sections: Plan holds Planner, My Trips and Notes; Together holds Messages and Browse; You holds Travel Data and Settings. Help and resources, at the foot of the menu, holds Guided tours, Treader Docs, Report a problem and the legal pages.
- How do I change the map style?
- Open Map Settings in the right-side dock, or the Map layers button on the map, and choose Standard, Muted, Satellite or Terrain. Satellite and Terrain need a connection.
- What are Treader's keyboard shortcuts?
- Cmd-K, or Ctrl-K on Windows, opens the command palette from anywhere. On the planner, when you are not typing, F toggles focus mode, B the board, [ the itinerary panel, ] the Scout dock, and ? opens the palette.
- How do I use Treader on a phone?
- A bottom bar switches between Planner, Trips, Messages and Profile, with a smaller switcher above it for Itinerary, Map and whichever dock tab is open. Phones always keep Today and the Trip hub in view.