OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web

Our environment friendly new tab sets your search bar to OceanHero. With each search you protect the ocean and reduce plastic waste.

What is OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web?

OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web is a Chrome extension transforming your searches and new tabs into a force for good. It donates to ocean cleaning for every five searches, allowing users to contribute to removing plastic waste from our oceans. The updated new tab page features custom backgrounds, HD images, smart search, games, and a counter showing your impact. Partnered with environmental organizations, OceanHero is a novel approach to engage in digital activism and protect marine environments while respecting user privacy.

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Extension stats

By: https://oceanhero.today

View on Chrome Web Store

Users: 100,000+

Rating: 4.57 (289) ▲ 1 new ratings

Version: 9.0 (Last updated: 2024-11-13)

Creation date: 2020-06-15

Risk impact: High risk impact

Risk likelihood: Very low risk likelihood

Manifest version: 3

Overrides search engine: Yes

Permissions:

cookies
storage
topSites
unlimitedStorage
alarms

Host permissions:

https://oceanhero.today/*
https://accounts.google.com/*

Size: 12.01M

Email: he*****@oceanhero.today

URLs: Website ,Privacy policy

Ranking

# 2199 ▼ 24

Other rankings

#105 in Tools

#6 in live start page keyword 24

#56 in environment keyword 14 ▼ 6

#74 in visited sites keyword 8 ▼ 13

#75 in contribute keyword 9 ▼ 21

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Other platforms

OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web (v9.0)

4.69

(85) 2,287+

OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web (v6.0.1)

4.40

(7) 5,715+

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Extension summary

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✨ What's New

• Video backgrounds • Icon to quickly change backgrounds • Updated search results page • Bug fixes

Description:

⭐️ How it Works

On average, OceanHero can collect one plastic bottle for every five searches you complete, or every 17 new tabs you open. That means by using our browser extension with OceanHero as your default search destination you can help contribute to cleaning the planet and protecting our environment by removing plastic from the ocean.

🐋 Our Impact

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 the ocean and environment
Easy to use and similar to Google
Interactive and fun
Encourages positive impact by earning shells and bottles
User-friendly with beautiful backgrounds

Cons

Issues with functionality and the extension randomly stopping
Problems with account syncing across devices
Pop-ups and accidental removals of the extension
Sponsorship advertisements can be annoying
Recent updates have introduced bugs and unnecessary changes

Most mentioned

Positive impact on the environment
User experience similar to Google
Problems with functionality and updates
Account syncing issues across devices
Desire for a better way to sign in

Recent reviews

It's really good and helps the ocean which I love! Sad thing is my school blocks it :( A browser would be good but still recommended it!

Leah Foster, 2024-11-15

Carla, 2024-11-13

love it

Alya Le Nestour, 2024-11-02

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Extension safety

Risk impact

OceanHero: Save Our Oceans by Surfing the Web requires some sensitive permissions that could impact your browser and data security. Exercise caution before installing.