Search for a Cause

Raise money for charity every time you search.

Search for a Cause - Raise Money for Charity While Browsing

'Search for a Cause' is a unique Chrome extension that transforms your everyday online searches into meaningful action. By setting your search engine to 'Search for a Cause', every search you make supports charities worldwide, ranging from planting trees, removing ocean plastic, to providing healthcare. The extension monetizes from ads, directing profits towards nonprofits. It doesn't store search queries and ensures user privacy. Join the community today and make a difference with every click.
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Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 3.76
(94)
Version: 0.8 (Last updated: 2022-08-19)
Creation date: 2020-04-22
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood:
Manifest version: 3
Overrides search engine: Yes
Size: 10.77K

Other platforms

Search My Phone (v6.0)
3.80 (1,088) 629,331+
Search for a Cause (v0.9)
4.03 (34) 756
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Extension summary

By harnessing your searches, you can plant trees, remove plastic from the ocean, send emergency aid, provide healthcare, and much more!

This extension sets your search engine to Search for a Cause so you can have a positive impact every time you search. Like other search engines, we make money from ads, but rather than take all the ad money as profit, we use that money to support amazing nonprofits.

People like you have raised over 1.5 million dollars for charity just by surfing the web. Join them by adding the extension now.

Learn more at https://search.gladly.io/help/

Your Privacy Matters

Search for a Cause is committed to protecting your privacy and using your data responsibly. We save information relevant to your profile on Search for a Cause (such as number of searches made), but we do not store your search queries. The search results and ads are provided by our search partner, which may collect anonymized data to show relevant ads and improve the search experience.

For more info, check out our privacy policy at: https://search.gladly.io/privacy/

Search for a Cause is built with love by Gladly (makers of Tab for a Cause). We believe it should be easy and free to have a positive impact on the world and hope you’ll start making a difference today.

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Good concept of donating to charity while searching
  • Users appreciate the idea of contributing to a cause
  • Some users have experience with similar extensions (like Tab for a Cause) and support the initiative
Cons
  • Exclusively uses Yahoo search, which is considered a downgrade from Google
  • Lack of customization options and poor search results
  • Users experience issues with the extension being inactive or not recognized on devices
  • No dark mode available
  • Predatory behavior complaints regarding the business model and search bar settings
Most mentioned
  • Limited to Yahoo search with no option for Google or other engines
  • Desire for dark mode
  • Poor search results and UI complaints
  • Inability to adjust search settings effectively
  • Concerns about the extension's trustworthiness and business practices
User reviews
Anyone complaining about the results and being stuck with yahoo search is just not... Tech literate. I mainly use it to look for websites (Amazon, Google Maps, etc. instead of visiting them directly from the address bar) that I use commonly on a day to day. Sure, it works for regular (not images, videos, news...) searches like Google, and it gets you what you're looking for maybe 70% of the time. If you really can't find it, just type "google" and search from your website, don't be lazy. Anyway, it's a very simple way to give something back for literally doing what you have otherwise done anyway. I doubt it was meant to replace Google (be realistic). I've been using "for a Cause" extensions for several years now. Quite happy with them. 4/5 because the search capabilities could definitely be a lot better when regards to images, news, and videos... Although, (again) nothing that typing and searching for "google" can't fix.
by Damian Mercado, 2024-08-23

I like the concept but my extension is not recognized
by AshralienKnights, 2024-08-13

I'm really happy i can do something useful from my house but... the yahoo search engine is just horrible
by Annie Plauche, 2024-08-11
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Extension safety

Risk impact

Search for a Cause requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

Search for a Cause has earned a fairly good reputation and likely can be trusted.

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