---
title: "Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees – Chrome extension stats, history and permissions"
description: "1,000,000 users, rated 4.44 by 2,448 people. Version 7.8.0, updated 2026-10-08. Requests 2 permissions."
url: "https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk"
---

# Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees

Live in the Chrome Web Store.

- Users: 1,000,000
- Rating: 4.44 from 2,448 ratings
- Last checked: 2026-11-08 04:45 UTC
- Users gained in 7 days: No change
- Users gained in 30 days: No change (+0.0%)
- Rank by users: #174 of 292,125 live extensions
- Rank in Tools: #30 of 115,633

## The listing

What the Chrome Web Store shows, as of the last check.

Summary from the listing:

> This extension sets your search engine to Ecosia and customizes your new tab page so you can plant trees with every search.

- Extension ID: `eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk`
- Developer: [Ecosia GmbH](https://extensiontracker.com/developer/u6641ee23ff357ed2c50d93b05dd87dac)
- Enhanced Safe Browsing: Trusted ([what this means](https://extensiontracker.com/enhanced-safe-browsing))
- Category: [Productivity › Tools](https://extensiontracker.com/category/productivity/tools)
- First published: 2017-05-11
- Last updated: 2026-10-08
- Version: `7.8.0`
- Size: 24.92 KiB
- Minimum Chrome: 88
- Languages (6): Deutsch, English, Nederlands, español, français, italiano
- Website: `ecosia.org`
- Support page: `https://info.ecosia.org/about`
- Chrome Web Store: <https://chromewebstore.google.com/detail/ecosia-the-search-engine/eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk>
- View its code or download CRX: <https://crxpeek.com/extension/eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk>
- Search Google for the ID: <https://www.google.com/search?q=%22eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk%22&tbs=li:1>

## Users over time

One row per check, newest first, as shown on the Chrome Web Store.

| Checked | Users | Rating | Ratings |
| --- | ---: | ---: | ---: |
| 2026-11-08 | 1,000,000 | 4.44 | 2,448 |
| 2026-10-31 | 1,000,000 | 4.45 | 2,447 |
| 2026-10-24 | 1,000,000 | 4.45 | 2,447 |
| 2026-10-16 | 1,000,000 | 4.45 | 2,447 |
| 2026-10-09 | 1,000,000 | 4.70 | 2,447 |
| 2026-10-06 | 1,000,000 | 4.70 | 2,447 |
| 2026-09-29 | 1,000,000 | 4.70 | 2,445 |
| 2026-09-27 | 1,000,000 | 4.70 | 2,445 |

## What changed

Every change found on a check, newest first.

- 2026-10-09: New version `7.8.0`, replacing `7.7.0`.

## Developer history

Moves to another publisher account and new contact emails, newest first.

No move to another account and no new contact email since tracking began on 2026-09-27.

We know contact emails only by a keyed hash, so they're never shown. Recent changes: [Account and contact changes](https://extensiontracker.com/owners/).

## What it can access

From the extension's manifest, in plain language.

### Sites

- `*://*.ecosia.org/*`: ecosia.org and its subdomains

### Sites where it runs scripts

- `*://*.ecosia.org/*`: ecosia.org and its subdomains

### Browser features

- `cookies`: Read and change cookies on the sites it can reach

## About this data

Collected from the extension's public Chrome Web Store listing. It's checked every week, because it has 1,000 or more users, and again whenever a new version appears. Last checked 2026-11-08 04:45 UTC; next check around 2026-11-15.

How the data is collected: <https://extensiontracker.com/methodology>.

## Cite this page

Extension Tracker. “Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees” (eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk). Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08. https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk. Accessed 2026-11-13.

```bibtex
@misc{extensiontracker_eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk,
  title   = {Ecosia - The search engine that plants trees (eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk)},
  author  = {{Extension Tracker}},
  year    = {2026},
  note    = {Chrome Web Store data, last checked 2026-11-08},
  url     = {https://extensiontracker.com/extension/eedlgdlajadkbbjoobobefphmfkcchfk},
  urldate = {2026-11-13}
}
```

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