Use Ecosia in Edge

Making Ecosia your default search engine on desktop can be done in a few steps. On Edge, we recommend that you use the Ecosia extension! 

Download the extension

Using the Ecosia extension will set your default search engine and homepage to Ecosia right away. Follow the steps below:


  1. Go to the Microsoft Edge add-ons store and select Get.

  1. In the pop-up, confirm your choice by clicking on Add extension

  1. Microsoft Edge may show you the following in the top right corner, saying Edge has turned off Ecosia

  1. In that case, Click on the three dots on the top right of your screen. Within the menu, select extensions

5. In the pop-up, select Manage extensions


6. From the extensions menu, toggle on Ecosia


7. A new tab should automatically open, showing you a welcome message. Ecosia is now your default search engine!


Need further assistance? Check out these instructions by Microsoft.

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