Search for a Cause

Name: Search for a Cause
Rating: 3.75531914893617 (94 reviews)
Author: https://tab.gladly.io/

Raise money for charity every time you search.

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Search for a Cause is a Chrome extension that turns your everyday web searches into meaningful charitable contributions. Every time you search, the revenue generated from ads is donated to impactful causes such as planting trees, removing ocean plastic, providing emergency aid, and delivering healthcare.

With over $1.5 million raised by users worldwide, this extension seamlessly integrates philanthropy into your browsing experience without compromising privacy. Built by Gladly and committed to data protection, Search for a Cause offers an easy, free way to make a positive impact each time you search the web.

Extension Productivity Social Media Privacy & Security

By:: https://tab.gladly.io/
Users:: 20,000
Rating:: 3.76

(94)
Version:: 0.8 Last updated: 2022-08-19
Creation date:: 2020-04-22
Risk:: Low risk impact Low risk likelihood
Size:: 10.77K
Email:: co*****@tabforacause.org
URLs:: Website ,Privacy policy
Full description:: See detailed description
Source:: Chrome Web Store
Updated:: a day ago

Ranking

# 5,728 ▲ 66

Other rankings

#3861 in Tools ▼ 21 #2 in cause keyword 23 #57 in search keyword 63 ▼ 4 #209 in money keyword 26 ▼ 4

Other platforms

Search for a Cause (v0.9)

710 3.97

(32)

User reviews

Search for a Cause is appreciated for its concept of supporting charities through users' searches and its simplicity. However, multiple users criticize that the extension forces Yahoo as the default search engine, which they find inferior and frustrating. The lack of customization, inability to switch to Google or adjust search preferences, absence of dark mode, and occasionally poor search results are frequent complaints. Despite these issues, many users value the charity aspect and consider it a good way to contribute during normal browsing.

Pros

Supports charity by donating ad revenue through searches
Simple and easy to use
Allows users to contribute to causes passively during regular browsing
Works adequately for general website searches (e.g., Amazon, Google Maps)
Transparent about financials and donations

Cons

Uses Yahoo search engine exclusively, which many users find inferior to Google
Lack of customization options, including inability to change search engine or search settings
No dark mode, which several users requested
Poor search results quality, especially for images, videos, and news
Users report being unable to revert search engine changes after installation

Recent reviews

works perfectly

Mi*****, 2025-05-05

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.

Da*****, 2024-08-23

I like the concept but my extension is not recognized

As*****, 2024-08-13

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Search for a Cause requires very minimum permissions.

Risk impact analysis details

High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.

Risk likelihood

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

Risk likelihood analysis details

High This extension has low user count. Unpopular extensions may not be stable or safe.
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