Setting up Ecosia: How Easy It Works

By setting up Ecosia and using it as your search engine, you can not only scour the Internet, but also scavenge in the real world. That's because Ecosia uses a large portion of its profits to plant trees in rainforests in some countries.

Set up search engine: How to install Ecosia

Ecosia is a search engine that allows you to search the Internet by keywords. So it works much like its well-known competitor Google, except that the profit is used in an environmentally friendly way. In order to set Ecosia as your search engine, you need to install the plugin for your browser.

• Here you can find the free download to install Ecosia for Google Chrome. Just click "Download" and then click "Add".
• If you use Mozilla Firefox, you can find the right plugin for Ecosia here. After choosing "Download", simply add Ecosia to the browser as well.

Change Search Engine

To be able to search via Ecosia now, simply use the new button at the top of your browser. You can also set Ecosia.org as your default search engine. This is accomplished in a slightly different way depending on your browser. After that, your browser will automatically search via Ecosia when you enter a search term in the address bar and you don't have to visit the website or call the plugin for it.