Ecosia — The search engine that plants trees 🌱

This extension adds Ecosia.org as the default search engine to your browser — it’s completely free!

Ecosia – A Firefox Add-on That Plants Trees with Every Search

Ecosia is a Firefox add-on that redefines the daily use of search engines. Your searches become a powerful tool for climate change action as Ecosia uses 100% of its profits to plant trees around the world. With Ecosia, enjoy searching the web, and also contribute to the environmental cause by helping plant millions of trees worldwide, backing renewable energy, and ensuring privacy protection.
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Add-on stats

Manifest V2 Overrides search engine
Daily users: 306,338
3.44K
Rating: 4.80
(761)
1 new ratings
Version: 5.1.1 (Last updated: 2025-02-12)
Version code: 5885760
Creation date: 2010-12-07
Weekly download count: 1,457
Firefox on Android: No
Permissions:
  • *://*.ecosia.org/*
  • storage
  • contextMenus
Size: 43.62K
Full description: See detailed description

Ranking

# 60 ▲ 3
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Other platforms

Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees (v7.1.0)
1,000,000 4.71 (2,401)
Ecosia - Safe Internet Browser (v11.1.1)
20,535,129 4.27 (180,424)
Not available on Edge

User reviews

These summaries are automatically generated weekly using AI based on recent user reviews. Firefox Browser Add-ons does not verify user reviews, so some user reviews may be inaccurate, spammy, or outdated.
Pros
  • Supports an important cause by planting trees
  • User-friendly and easy to switch to
  • Provides a good alternative to Google with fewer ads and paid results
  • Offers good search engine results for specific needs
Cons
  • Does not change the new tab page on Firefox, only the search engine
  • Search results are sometimes limited and redirect to Google
  • Presence of undesired features like non-removable weather updates
  • Limited functionality compared to competitors like DuckDuckGo
Most mentioned
  • The search engine plants trees
  • Limited search engine capabilities compared to Google
  • Add-on does not change the new tab page
  • Various bugs affecting search result categories
  • Need for better customization options in Firefox
User reviews
Such an important tool for contributing on forests' growth and regeneration throughout the world.
by Lemaiyan, 2025-03-05
by Octavian, 2025-02-28
by comoseabien, 2025-02-27
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Add-on safety

Risk impact

Ecosia — The search engine that plants trees 🌱 requires a few sensitive permissions. Exercise caution before installing.

Risk impact analysis details
  • High Can change search providers, which could redirect searches to malicious sites, posing moderate risk.
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Risk likelihood

We don't have sufficient data to confidently determine the risk likelihood of Ecosia — The search engine that plants trees 🌱. Use it at your own risk.

Risk likelihood analysis details
  • High This extension was recently updated in the past month. New updates may not be stable or safe.
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