Tero - Save trees by browsing online

Tero turns your browser into a force of positive change and lets you fight climate change simply by browsing online.

What is Tero - Save trees by browsing online?

Tero - Save trees by browsing online is a Chrome extension that promotes environmental sustainability by blocking unwanted ads, saving trees with your online browsing or shopping, and providing beautiful backgrounds, news, updates, app shortcuts, and custom search engines. Tero respects user privacy and concentrates on positive environmental impact rather than data collection. Rather than planting new trees, Tero's emphasis is on conserving existing forests based on several sustainability studies. Users can also integrate Tero with Ecosia and OceanHero to broaden their impact.

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Extension stats

By: https://jointero.org

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Users: 10,000+

Rating: 4.59 (81)

Version: 1.0.26 (Last updated: 2023-11-14)

Creation date: 2022-09-16

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides new tab: Yes

Permissions:

activeTab
tabs
webRequest
storage
topSites
cookies
management

Host permissions:

<all_urls>

Size: 6.07M

Email: ad*****@jointero.org

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 8065 ▼ 40

Other rankings

#1526 in Tools ▲ 2 #88 in trust keyword 31 ▼ 6 #121 in save keyword 72 ▼ 8 #171 in blog keyword 5 ▼ 3 #185 in browsing keyword 25 ▼ 36

Other platforms

Tero - Save trees by browsing online (v2.52.94)

4.47

(19) 199

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Extension summary

Analyze keywords

➤ Key features

✓ Save trees when you open a tab, browse, or shop online ✓ Reduce your carbon footprint by blocking unwanted ads ✓ Private and secure ✓ Customizations and beautiful background photos on your new-tab page ✓ Shortcuts to your favourite websites and apps ✓ News, updates, and notifications ✓ Custom search engines ✓ Manage your extensions from a simple and intuitive popup ✓ Keep track of your impact with our tree counters

➤ Your privacy and trust matters

We're interested in making an impact, not in your data. We are committed to protecting your privacy and using your data responsibly. The ads on our extension are delivered by our advertising partners, who may collect anonymized data in order to show you ads you'll be interested in.

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

Helps save trees easily while browsing
Customizable features to personalize new tab page
User-friendly and easy to use
Positive impact on climate change
Good community and shared goal of environmental preservation

Cons

Frequent technical issues and extension stops working
Lack of transparency and communication from developers
Questionable sponsorship choices causing concerns
Inconsistency in features and removal of helpful options
Confusing changes since rebranding from OpenTabs

Most mentioned

Technical issues with loading the extension
Loss of tree count and features after reinstallation
Concerns about transparency and financial management
Comparison with previous service OpenTabs
Positive environmental impact and usability

Recent reviews

Dikran Helen, 2024-07-07

I'd been using OpenTabs for at least a year when they announced their rebranding and expansion as Tero. Since then, I've seen their company: -Remove their formerly-public financial reports from their site (and trust me, I searched high and low for recent ones); -Reduce their contact methods to Discord and Instagram only (which is great, because I don't like or use either platform); -Implement a flawed and confusing sponsor program that supposedly funds tree preservation with visits to partner sites, without publishing a current list of partners or criteria for joining the sponsorship program; -Regularly remove or reinstate sponsors without warning at random intervals, even if those sponsors were listed on the new tab page on the same day they were suspended from the program; -Fail to fix their coding so that ads on new tabs don't force the whole browser to a screeching halt (this is why I keep adblock active on Tero pages, even on a high-end PC); -Suggest new features that remain perpetually on the horizon, like some kind of digital mirage; and -Trim away at their knowledgebase to cover only the most basic questions (bring back your Notion, jerks!). And as the cherry on top, their so-called blog hasn't seen new posts since 2023 at the latest. There are no in-app or blog updates for any of their extensions (Tabs, Ads, Cash which is probably vaporware at this point), and they still haven't offered a public postmortem for the quiet shutdown of OpenTabs Games and Surveys. Tero might have dragged Tab for a Cause for high expenses and low donations, but at least Team Gladly releases occasional feature updates and regular quarterly reports. If the devs are reading this at all, I have one message for you: Be transparent like you promised. Oh, and explain why sites like Walmart are allowed to join your sponsorship program to greenwash their own footprint.

AJ Beandip, 2024-05-05

I've been using this for a long time but all of sudden its not working. When I open a new tab it flashes up and then disappears, please fix this I love Tero but i hate opening a blank screen

Muskan Aggarwal, 2024-04-14

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Extension safety

Risk impact

Tero - Save trees by browsing online requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.