OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web

Customize your new tab page so you can fight climate change while browsing the web. Save trees by doing what you do every day.
What is OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web?
OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web is a Chrome extension that transforms your new tab page into a search engine that contributes to forest conservation. Instead of planting new trees, it focuses on preserving existing forests to combat climate change. By using the OpenTabs search bar for your internet searches, you support a global community dedicated to conserving the Earth’s forests, all while enjoying fast search results, beautiful backgrounds, and a tree-saved counter.

Extension stats

Users: 20,000+
Rating: 4.91 (362)
Version: 3.4 (Last updated: 2024-08-21)
Creation date: 2020-06-17
Risk impact: Low risk impact
Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood
Manifest version: 3
Overrides new tab: Yes
Permissions:
  • storage
  • cookies
Host permissions:
  • *://*.opentabs.org/*
Size: 1.57M

Other platforms

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Extension summary

🌳 How it works OpenTabs uses a search bar on the new-tab page to enable users to save trees simply by searching the web.

🎯 Our mission With OpenTabs, we made an active decision to save existing trees rather than planting new ones. You might be wondering why this matters or why we made this decision when other well-known companies have chosen to plant new ones. To put it simply, compelling studies show that planting trees won’t be enough to tackle climate change and that efforts on rainforest conservation lead to a more sustainable and lasting change.

🌎 How it helps Using the OpenTabs new tab homepage search bar for your internet searches, enables you to automatically support a global community of people working hard to conserve and restore the Earth's forests.

⚙️Settings and Features • Fast search results • Beautiful backgrounds • Trees saved counter • List of your favorite websites • Interesting search suggestions

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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 Chrome Web Store does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.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 while browsing the web
  • Seamless experience and doesn't slow down searching
  • Positive impact felt by users (e.g., planting trees)
  • Easy to use, integrates well with Ecosia
  • Offers enjoyable backgrounds and additional features
Cons
  • Extension often breaks or fails to work properly
  • Default settings change without user consent
  • Issues with account login and website crashing
  • Limited functionality on certain browsers (e.g., Opera)
  • Ads are not meeting user expectations
Most mentioned
  • It no longer works since March 2023
  • Works well with Ecosia
  • Great concept but has frequent issues
User reviews
Whenever I open a new tab, I want my cursor to appear in the URL box at the top of the browser. Instead, the cursor ALWAYS appears in the OpenTabs search box, and it was driving me up the wall!! I switched to Tero (the new re-branded version of OpenTabs), and thankfully, my cursor goes where I want it to. So I'm keeping the Tero extension now, and have uninstalled OpenTabs.
by Crystal Identity, 2024-06-01

Ya no funciona, o al menos eso parece, al menos desde marzo de 2023 It no longer works, or at least it seems that way, at least since March 2023
by Daniel Roda, 2023-07-27

Sounds like a great idea but it doesn't work on Opera. I can't use New Tab Start Page to make it work because I can't find the URL, and I can't use keyboard shortcuts either because that just doesn't work, period.
by Oliver C, 2022-11-07
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Extension safety

Risk impact

OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web requires very minimum permissions.

Risk likelihood

OpenTabs: Save trees by surfing the web has earned a good reputation and can be trusted.

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