Ecosia Browser

Ecosia Browser is a Chromium browser from the team behind the tree-planting search engine, built so that ordinary browsing pays for climate action. Ecosia commits to generating 25 Wh of renewable energy for every day you browse, and the browser wires Ecosia search into the address bar with a profile that shows what your activity has funded.

It runs on Windows, macOS and Linux, with apps on Android and iOS. A privacy panel warns about unsafe sites and applies your cookie preferences automatically instead of leaving you to answer every banner, an ad blocker is built in, and an energy saver caps background activity to stretch battery life on laptops.

Key benefits:

• Renewable energy pledge 25 Wh generated for every day you spend browsing
• Green search built in Ecosia results straight from the address bar
• Privacy panel flags unsafe sites and sets cookie preferences site by site
• Built-in ad blocker fewer trackers and lighter pages without an extension
• Fast loading pages load up to three times faster than mainstream browsers
• Energy saver limits background activity to conserve battery
• Impact profile see what your browsing has funded for people and the planet
• Renewables-backed AI smaller, faster models chosen to cut energy use

Ecosia Browser is operated by Ecosia GmbH, headquartered in Berlin, Germany, and so falls under the GDPR by default rather than by contract. The browser is proprietary, built on the open-source Chromium engine, and free to download on desktop and mobile.

Ideal for people who want a familiar Chromium browser without a US search default, and who would rather their attention paid for reforestation than for ad tech.