Getting Started

System Requirements & Interface Languages

• macOS 15.0 or later, on Macs with Apple silicon or Intel processors.
• The interface is available in 繁體中文, 简体中文, 日本語, English, 한국어, and Tiếng Việt.
• A new installation opens in Japanese the first time (people updating from an earlier version keep their language). To use another language, go to System Settings → General → Language & Region on your Mac, click "+" under Applications, add Yucts, and choose a language.

First Launch

1. The first time you open the app, macOS asks whether Yucts may send notifications. Allow it to receive push notifications and departure reminders. You can change this later in System Settings → Notifications → Yucts on your Mac or in the app's Settings → Notifications; see Notifications & Widgets.
2. Next, the "Welcome to YUCTS" tour appears. It has 5 pages:
   • Welcome to YUCTS Travel: featured yucts.com articles and travel deals, trip planning, the forum, and private chat.
   • Sidebar and Layout: choose Travel, Marketing, or Community on this page.
   • Everything centers on your trip: manage itineraries, bookings, expenses, and lists in the Travel Hub.
   • Forum and Chat: browse the forum in three columns and message people directly.
   • Sync Trips with iCloud: trips and travel data sync between the iPhone, iPad, and Mac that use the same Apple Account.
3. Use ← → or "Previous" and "Next" to turn pages, and click "Get Started" on the last page. To skip the tour, click "Skip Tour".
4. To see the tour again later, choose "Help → Replay Welcome Tour" in the menu bar. After you update to a new version, a "What's New in YUCTS" introduction appears when there are new features.

Only one copy of the app runs at a time. If you open the app again, you return to the window that's already open.

Layouts

The layout decides the order of the sidebar; all nine screens always appear in the sidebar. You can choose a layout in the tour and change it later in Settings → General → Layout. If you don't choose one, Marketing is used. For the order in each layout and how ⌘1–⌘9 map to it, see Menu Bar & Keyboard Shortcuts.

Guests vs. Signed-In Users

You can use the app as a guest without registering. The differences:

Feature	Guest	Signed in
Browse Home, Deals, Destination, and Authors	✅	✅
Browse the forum, ⌘K search	✅	✅
Check-in Map Wall	✅ (photos are blurred)	✅
Trips and tools in the Travel Hub	✅	✅
Start forum threads, reply, like	❌	✅
Chat	❌	✅
Check in, like, comment	❌	✅
AI Assistant	❌	✅
Upload trip photos, collaboration, order import, Add to Apple Wallet	❌	✅
Push notifications	❌ (you can set the notification sound in advance)	✅
Buy Yucts Plus	❌	✅

When you need to sign in, click "Login" at the bottom of the sidebar or "Go to Login" on the screen to open Settings → Account. For sign-in methods, see Account & Sign-In.

The Account Area of the Sidebar

The bottom of the sidebar shows:

• Avatar and name: if you're not signed in, it shows "Not logged in" and a "Login" button. Once you're signed in, click your name to open your forum profile.
• iCloud sync status: for example, "Synced with iCloud" (with how long ago), "Syncing with iCloud…", or "iCloud is not set up". Hover over the status to see an explanation.
• Gear: opens the settings window (⌘,).

iCloud Sync

• When this Mac is signed in to iCloud, travel data such as trips, expenses, lists, and journals syncs through iCloud with the iPhone and iPad that use the same Apple Account. It can take a few minutes. This doesn't depend on whether you're signed in to a YUCTS account.
• If this Mac isn't signed in to iCloud, your data is kept only on this Mac.
• Original photos sync between devices only when you're signed in to a YUCTS account.
• You'll find the sync status, "Sync now", and how each kind of data syncs in Settings → iCloud Sync; see Privacy & Permissions.

Appearance & Themes

• Settings → General → Appearance: choose System, Light, or Dark.
• Settings → Appearance & Themes: choose a color theme (preview it before you apply it; VIP Exclusive colors require Yucts Plus), turn on "Switch to Holiday Themes Automatically", and set the region for the "Festival Dock icon" (Taiwan or Japan).

Festival Dock icon

During festivals in the region you chose (from 5 days before a festival to 3 days after it), the Dock icon switches to a festival icon while the app is running, and the app shows a notice once at the top when it switches. The icon in the Finder, Launchpad, and the Applications folder doesn't change, and the Dock icon returns to normal when you quit the app.