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.
What is Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees?
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Summary
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.
Website: https://ecosia.org
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Pros
- Supports tree planting and positive environmental impact
- Transparent business dealings with monthly reports on progress
- Users appreciate the simplicity and ease of use
- Some users find the search results to be relevant and even superior to other engines
- The concept of combining technology and sustainability is well-received
Cons
- Some users experience a lack of features compared to other search engines (e.g., no bold headlines, timers, map snapshots)
- Concerns about privacy practices and data collection
- Ecosia sometimes slower than other search engines
- Issues with usability and integration (e.g., difficulties adding bookmarks or accessing email)
- The search results and UX are not always as refined as larger competitors like Google
Most mentioned
- Environmental benefit of planting trees with searches
- Need for UX improvements and feature parity with competitors
- Good user experience and simplicity of the platform
- Transparency and trust in the company's mission and reports
- Performance issues and feature limitations compared to other search engines
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Safety
Risk impact
Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees may not be safe to use and it requires some risky permissions. Exercise caution when installing this extension. Review carefully before installing.
Risk likelihood
Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.
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