Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees

This extension sets your search engine to Ecosia and customizes your new tab page so you can plant trees with every search.

Ecosia Search Engine - Plant Trees with Every Search

Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees is an Edge add-on that transforms your browsing into environmental action. By setting Ecosia as your search engine, each search contributes to tree planting efforts globally, funded by ad revenue. Privacy-conscious and dedicated to sustainability, Ecosia uses profits solely for ecological projects, with full transparency. It even runs on renewable solar energy to double the positive eco impact.

Add-on stats

Rating: 4.50
(283)
Version: 7.3.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-27)
Creation date: 2020-05-05
Risk impact: Moderate risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Overrides search engine: Yes
Permissions:
  • cookies
  • storage
  • topSites
Host permissions:
  • *://*.ecosia.org/*
Size: 4.39M

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Add-on summary

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This extension sets your search engine to Ecosia and customizes your new tab page so you can plant trees with every search.

Get Ecosia to plant trees and be climate active every day. Like other search engines, we make money through ads, but we use 100% of our profits for the planet. The Ecosia community has already planted 150 million trees in over 35 countries.

Plant trees with your searches and be climate active every day — Ecosia users are tackling climate change, protecting wildlife, and collaborating with local communities around the world, planting the right trees in the right places.

Protect your privacy — We don’t create a profile of you, never sell your data to advertisers, and your searches are always SSL-encrypted. We want trees, not your data.

Become climate positive — Not only do the trees we plant absorb CO2, we also have our own solar plants. They don't just produce enough renewable energy to power all your searches, but twice as much! This means more renewables (and fewer fossil fuels) in the electricity grid.

Radical transparency — Our monthly financial reports disclose all of our projects so you can see exactly what we spend money on. We’re a not-for-profit tech company that dedicates 100% of its profits to climate action.

Get Ecosia today and be climate active every day.


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User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Edge Add-on Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Effective search engine that provides solid results.
  • Supports environmental initiatives by planting trees with every search.
  • User-friendly and aesthetically pleasing interface.
  • Contributes positively to climate change efforts.
Cons
  • Limited control over settings, such as changing the new tab page.
  • Issues with accessibility in certain regions (e.g., blocking in mainland China).
  • Some users find the extension's functionality unclear compared to simply adding a search engine.
Most mentioned
  • Works well as a search engine.
  • Provides environmental benefits.
  • Has issues with settings customization.
  • Accessibility problems in certain areas.
  • Generally recommended by users.
User reviews
The new AI feature works very good. Super solid search engine results. A real competitor with google. Very greatfull for the people behind ecosia, that they make this possible
by coix, 2024-03-14

本來Ecosia是個很好的搜尋引擎,真的很乾淨,比大陸的百度什麼的好多了。本人是香港人,最近到大陸來做生意,用不了谷歌結果Ecosia打不開,就是你三大運營商搞的鬼,直接給他搞了個重定向!好了現在直接變成Bing了!GFW都沒怎這麼無恥過!三大運營商,我就問你,你們的顏面何在?
by Giovanni, 2024-02-08

电脑端的ecosia怎么也被墙了?现在打开就直接和safair一样跳转到国内的bing了?难过难过
by SH, 2024-01-18
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk likelihood

Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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