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Description from extension meta
Every search helps clean and reforest our oceans
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Every search with Ekoru.org helps clean plastic from from our oceans and reforest it with seagrass. A new tab screen allows you easily access services from a search box as well as URL bar.
Powered by hydro-electricity every search is as environmentally friendly as possible. Help our ocean by searching and surfing!
By clicking "Add to chrome", I accept and agree to installing the Ekoru Search extension and setting Chrome™ New Tab and Default Search to that provided by the service, and the Privacy (https://www.ekoru.org/privacy/) and Terms of Use (https://www.ekoru.org/terms/).
☻ How it works
Ekoru is a search engine that helps clean our ocean. When you need to search for stuff, we can help you find it - just like Google. 60% of our profits go to our partner charities Big Blue Ocean Cleanup and Operation Posidonia who clean plastic from our oceans and reforest them by replanting seagrass.
☻ Searches Powered by Hydro-electricity
All of our servers are powered by hydro-electricity. This ensures that your searches have the lowest carbon footprint possible.
Install ekoru in your browser and help our ocean today!
Latest reviews
- (2023-04-16) AutiCat474: i love this already! my only complaint is that i wish i could customize the background with my own pictures. everything else im okay with though!
- (2022-11-21) Daniel Roda: No funciona, al menos no en el escritorio, desde hace tiempo. Aparece un error que dice "We have detected a security violation with the request". En el móvil sí que funciona, te pide usar un navegador para mostrar los resultados de búsqueda.
- (2021-10-05) K60 Vũ Hải Ninh: On your search page (computer ver), I'd highly encourage you to change install app label into add extensions. The presumed hassle to install more apps into one's computer really prevents people from going the extra mile to save the environment. Basically to clear off the misunderstandings, tell them your search engine is an extension.
- (2021-04-26) Nicole Black: I think that it is a really easy and passive way to help make a change in the world! A little clunkier than using standard google, but honestly it help to really think about what you are searching for!
- (2021-01-27) A. J.: This is a browser, similar to oceanhero.today, but seems more focused on practical things like building partnerships, whereas oceanhero.today is more oriented to fun and children. That doesn't mean Ekoru has no fun features; for example, it lets you change the background colors to things like "Arctic white" and "dolphin grey" and "starfish pink." The one doubt that I have about Ekoru is the transparency. Information about their finances is not readily available on the website, nor is a detailed description of how many searches make a how big of an impact, nor evidence that they are contributing to their partner's efforts.
- (2021-01-19) Charb: I love this a lot. The only thing I would really want is a display of how many pounds, tonnes, or really weight measurement of how much has been removed/planted.
- (2020-10-27) Sky Beast: I don't see the background images that some people were talking about, and dark theme would be a great improvement (my eyes hurt after searching prolonged times with white light). It has a lot of room for improvement but so far it's pretty good, keep it up!
- (2020-09-27) Noah Leitschuh: Nice search engine! Love it!
- (2020-03-06) Eneko De Marcos: I love the premise of the search engine, and use it more my day to day searches despite it's rudimentary features which I understand will get better in time. As echoed by another user it would be ideal to get an update on how many users are using the search engine on a month to month basis or how many tonnes of plastic have been removed monthly in order to have transparency. Also a monthly report of financials like Ecosia provides would help the cause. Keep on doing great work!
- (2020-02-04) Yelizaveta Gnezdilova: So far so good, but there's one highly annoying thing: the headline of the tab with ekoru search results (as well as the tooltip on hover of the tab) statically shows the company motto about cleaning the oceans. I already know that fact, that's the reason I've chosen it, thanks! What I really need to see instead, is the current search term. I would appreciate this small but important improvement. Also, it would be nice to see the financial reports somewhere on the "about" page. The random backgrounds are super cool for a sea lover! It's nice that they weight nearly nothing (less than 50 Kb each, I've checked!) but bring so much joy and aesthetics. I believe it would be fair to list the author(s) somewhere on the "about" page. Just in case someone would like to check out their other works.
- (2019-12-20) Brendan Tyne: Anyone who cares for the ocean should install this. Good job guys. We need more companies helping the planet.
- (2019-12-19) Wendy Gilboa: I love this idea! The backgrounds on the new tabs are beautiful too. Everyone should install this to help our oceans,
- (2019-12-08) onder yildiz: eklenti çalışmıyor
- (2019-11-24) Sefa Çiçek: Daha fazla dil seçeneği, özelleştirilebilir ayarlar sunarsa çok daha iyi olur. Koyu tema mesela kesinlikle gerekiyor. Yeni sekme sayfasında beyaz ekrana bakmak kör ediyor.
- (2019-11-23) Adam Bentley: Love it! Everyone who loves animals and the environment should install this.
- (2019-11-23) Ati Bakush: Great idea. Helps the planet with every search. Background graphics for new tab are nice too.
Latest issues
- (2022-06-24, v:0.29) Thomas Hyde: How do I install Ekoru
How do I install Ekoru and get an activation icon on my desktop? - (2021-07-04, v:0.26) Asta Arktoft: Bing
Hello, I seem to have the same problem as Simrit. I've used Ekoru for a while now and it has worked very well until recently where it started redirecting me to bing. I tried re-starting my computer, re-installing ekoru etc but nothing seems to work. I really want to keep using Ekoru so I'd appreciate all the help I can get (: - (2020-12-14, v:0.24) Simrit Jhita: Ekoru -> Bing Search
Everytime I search with Ekoru, it ends up redirecting me to Bing. I'm not sure if that's how this is supposed to work and wanted clarity on how to resolve this, if there's an issue here - (2020-11-20, v:0.24) Kathy Petock: Does it attach to Google Chrome or what?
How do I get an icon for my laptop to make sure I am connecting with the search engine. It says it added an extension to Google Chrome - yes?