Ecosia: Search to plant trees

Ecosia

About this app

Search the web. Plant trees. Fund climate projects.

Ecosia is more than just a search engine — it's your way to support climate action and tree planting projects every day, just by browsing the internet.

🌳 Search with purpose
Like other search engines, Ecosia earns money from ads. But unlike them, we use 100% of our profits to fund climate action. Over 250 million trees have already been planted across 35+ countries.

🔒 Your data stays yours
We only collect what's needed to deliver search results, and your searches are always encrypted. — We want trees, not your data.

⚡ Our solar plants
Searching requires energy. Ecosia invests into renewable energy, phasing out fossil fuels from the electricity grid.

🌍 Transparency & Ownership
As a not-for-profit, steward-owned company, we publish monthly financial reports that show you which organisations were funded.

Download Ecosia and join a global community of millions taking meaningful action, one search at a time.

Ratings and reviews

I like the browser but a widget would be super handy! I tend to use the Google search bar on my homescreen when I want to quickly look something up instead of using a browser. I would love to have the same option for Ecosia so I can support the app a bit more. EDIT: Never mind. I just learned how to put my own widgets in. I'm dumb. Changed to 5 stars.

I really like this search engine, I've been using it for a couple years. Not loving this new update. I can't seem to get rid of any of my most frequent websites, so the scrolling becomes annoying. (Also the white text on white you can barely see). I was so use to the light mode, that the dark mode doesn't fit well. It needs a way to change to your preference.

We all know why we're choosing Ecosia as our browser. Great mission, great cause. I'm also pleasantly surprised by how usable it is. It's based on Chrome so the gestures and features will be very familiar for anyone switching over, but it feels even faster than Chrome (which I always thought was the standard for fast mobile browsing - based on load times and animations). It's a different search engine so that takes a bit to get used to, but so far the results give me what I need and expect.

What’s new

With this update, we’re bringing you a refreshed look across web search and AI chat.
We also fixed bugs from the previous release to make your experience even smoother.

We have  also modernised the entire foundation of our app making it faster and more secure.