Ecosia — The search engine that plants trees 🌱

Name: Ecosia — The search engine that plants trees 🌱
Rating: 4.7886 (771 reviews)
Author: Ecosia Dev Team

This extension adds Ecosia.org as the default search engine to your browser — it’s completely free!

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Ecosia is a unique search engine extension that allows you to plant trees with every search. By setting Ecosia as your default search engine, you support global reforestation efforts, climate action, and wildlife protection. With over 150 million trees planted in 35+ countries, Ecosia channels 100% of its profits to environmentally impactful projects.

The extension prioritizes user privacy by not profiling or selling data and encrypting searches via SSL. Powered by its own solar plants, Ecosia is climate positive, generating double the renewable energy your searches consume. Transparency is key with monthly reports detailing fund usage, ensuring trust and accountability. Join the Ecosia community and make every search count towards a greener planet.

Productivity Privacy & Security Education Science & Engineering

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Version:

5.2.0 Last updated: 2025-03-21

Version code:

5911616

Creation date:

2010-12-07

Risk:

Permissions:

*://*.ecosia.org/*
storage
contextMenus

Size:

43.60K

Email:

in*****@ecosia.org

URLs:

Website ,Privacy policy

Full description:

See detailed description ⏷

Source:

Firefox Browser Add-ons

Updated:

a day ago

Ranking

# 62 ▼ 1

Other rankings

#5 in Shopping ▼ 1

#16 in Search Tools

#23 in Other extensions

#3 in engine keyword 19 ▲ 1

#8 in cost keyword 9

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User reviews

Users appreciate Ecosia for its environmental mission and effective search capabilities without heavy data collection, supporting tree planting and climate action. However, issues like lack of history/bookmark saving, occasional lower quality search results, and unwanted interface additions such as the AI search tab have been noted. Overall, while it is praised for its cause and privacy, users desire improvements in functionality and user interface customization.

Pros

Environmentally friendly search engine that contributes to tree planting and forest regeneration.
Functions well as a search engine, comparable to Google without extensive data collection.
Promotes a good cause related to climate change and deforestation, garnering user support and appreciation.

Cons

Missing features such as saving search history and bookmarks, leading to loss of research data for some users.
Search results can be less pertinent or deteriorate in quality due to reliance on proxies like Bing or Google, with dissatisfaction expressed about search index quality.
Inclusion of an unwanted "AI search" tab, causing user frustration and requiring adblockers to hide it.

Recent reviews

by ianptkcs, 2025-05-05

by 🐷‫, 2025-05-01

good reason

by Max, 2025-04-24

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Extension 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

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

Medium This extension was updated in the past 3 months. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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