Alternatives to Ecosia Browser
A Chromium-based browser with Ecosia search built in, funding tree planting through search. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
Ecosia Browser
A Chromium-based browser with Ecosia search built in, funding tree planting through search.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as Ecosia Browser.
Brave
A Chromium browser that blocks ads and trackers out of the box, with no extension to install first.
Brave is an open source Chromium browser for Android and desktop with ad and tracker blocking on by default, but without Ecosia search or its tree-planting model.
Firefox
The main browser not built on Chromium, with tracking protection turned on by default.
Firefox replaces Chromium with the Gecko engine, adds tracking protection by default and content blocker extensions, and runs on iOS and desktop, with Ecosia no longer built in.
DuckDuckGo Browser
Privacy browser with tracker blocking, cookie pop-up handling and one-click data clearing.
DuckDuckGo Browser is open source with tracker blocking, cookie pop-up handling and one-click data clearing by default, and it also offers Windows and macOS versions.
Samsung Browser
Chromium-based Android browser with content blocker extension support.
Samsung Browser is a closed source Chromium Android browser that supports content blocker add-ons and a biometric secret mode, but prompts for a Samsung account for sync.
Cromite
A hardened Chromium fork for Android, Windows and Linux with ad blocking and Google services removed.
Cromite is an open source GPL-3.0 Chromium fork for Android with ad blocking compiled in and Google services removed, offering stronger privacy but occasionally breaking sites.
Kiwi Browser
Android Chromium fork that runs desktop Chrome extensions on mobile.
Kiwi Browser is an open source Android Chromium fork that runs desktop Chrome extensions, though the original branded app was discontinued and relies on community rebasing.
Firefox Focus
A private mobile browser from Mozilla that blocks trackers and erases history with one tap.
Firefox Focus is Mozilla's open-source private mobile browser that blocks trackers and erases history in one tap, without keeping logins between sessions.
Aloha Browser
A privacy-focused web browser for mobile and desktop with a built-in free VPN and ad blocker.
Aloha Browser adds a free built-in VPN, ad blocking and passcode tab locking on Android and iOS, though some features need a Premium subscription.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
Cốc Cốc
A Chromium-based web browser made for Vietnamese users, with ad blocking and video downloading built in.
Ulaa
Privacy-focused Chromium browser from Zoho with separate browsing modes.
Google Chrome
Google's browser, the Chromium-based one most web development is tested against.
Arc Search
Mobile browser with an AI Browse for Me mode that reads pages and summarizes them.
