Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees

Jack “Wess” Wolf2022年1月4日

★★★★★4

Takes a little more work than Google. But not so much that it's that much of a hassle. Usually I can find what I'm looking for 99% of the time just as fast. The other 1% is a bit more nuanced and needs data information that Google collects to get me to where I want to be but it's a small trade off for the privacy and trees it gives. It works great for computer, not so great for smartphones but it's such a small difference that you only know if you've only ever used the computer version.

Mononi Nakumiwaka2022年1月4日

★★★★★4

This is the best extension on the chrome web store.

Alex Gill2022年1月2日

★★★★★5

Honestly I only went to Ecosia because SearcheScene shut down. But so far I'm already loving it. 😀👍

Dinh Duc Nhiep2021年12月30日

★★★★★5

ứng dụng rất tốt

Gillian Z2021年12月27日

★★★★★5

works just like google but for a good cause!! :)

Raj27 Mithu2021年12月26日

★★★★★5

very nice and fast to search

Squiggly Androsa2021年12月19日

★★★★★2

I initially had this installed as a friend from school told me about this, but as I grew older, I'm more dubious about this search engine and the extension itself. For one, it seems as though Ecosia touts itself as a charity organisation that helps to plant trees, but one issue I see is that all these trees are being "planted" but where, and how is the better question. With so many trees being planted, you'd think by now that Ecosia would be well reputable, but you have to be told they exist before you are aware of it. Strikes me odd because that's a lot of trees that I'm sure TeamTrees would be jealous. The next question is where they get the money to buy and then plant a tree for each search result. It might seem obvious to say it's the ads, but it is worth noting that Ecosia's search engine is not unique; it runs on the Bing search engine. That means they have to be getting money elsewhere to not only buy trees, but keep their company afloat. This leads onto the dubious and vague nature of privacy. Though they say they will not distribute it, words mean nothing when presented with the prospect of money. In this day and age, "selling data" is a given and not an exception, and there's never really a website that won't store or distribute data. Many free services stay afloat because of analytics; it's a fancy term for "we talked with our stakeholders and gave them your info". Lastly, I should warn that this extension has been marked by several antivirus services as a Potentially Unwanted Program, meaning that this extension might not be safe. Just like how The Great Suspender was safe until it was found out that it was malicious, Ecosia Search Engine extension may as well be another case of malware disguised as an extension. No other extension I have installed ever been flagged, so it seems quite suspicious that this is a PUP. Long short: this extension is marketing material to get you to use a suspicious search engine.

Khoa Cao Anh2021年12月15日

★★★★★5

good

NoahÇhãrłš2021年12月14日

★★★★★4

I really like the idea of this and I appreciate the transparency. My only complaint is that it doesn't come with its own dark mode and I have to download one separately.

Canes RZ2021年12月10日

★★★★★5

谢谢开发者