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
Manifest V3 Overrides new tab Overrides search engine
Permissions:
- cookies
- storage
- topSites
Host permissions:
- *://*.ecosia.org/*
Size: 4.50M
URLs: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description: See detailed description
Ranking
# 133 ▼ 1
Other platforms
Not available on Android
Not available on Firefox
User reviews
These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews.
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spammy, or outdated. Pros
- Solid search engine results that compete with Google
- Environmentally friendly, helping to plant trees with every search
- User-friendly interface and functionality
- Encourages a movement for climate action and biodiversity
- Works reliably, especially as a secondary search option when traditional engines are unavailable
Cons
- Limited customization options for settings and shortcuts
- Issues with access restrictions in certain regions, causing redirects to Bing
- Some users unclear about the functionality of the extension versus native settings
- Possibly affecting homepage load times with additional links
Most mentioned
- Ecosia helps plant trees and fight climate change
- Solid performance compared to Google
- Limited options for adjusting settings or shortcuts
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
Add-on safety
Risk impact
Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.
Risk impact analysis details
- High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood
We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees. Use it at your own risk.
Risk likelihood analysis details
- High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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