<![CDATA[Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default.]]>This has been brought up in the past so I apologize for requesting this myself, but it seems to have been a while since this request was made and perhaps people aren't aware.

Ecosia is a wonderful search engine that doesn't exploit your information like Google does, and uses its ad revenues to plant trees and fund environmental restoration projects in parts of the world that greatly need it. Even better, they are fully transparent about the money they bring in, how much is spent on salaries and upkeep, and how much gets donated to charities and foundations to further their cause. They post a financial report monthly on their site detailing all this.

Now, if there is a good reason on Opera's end not to add Ecosia as a selectable default search engine, then it would be amazing if we could create our own engines (which we can) and set them as default (which we can't).

Thanks so much for building an amazing browser and I hope you will consider this request for real this time around!

]]>https://forums.opera.com/topic/28672/add-ecosia-as-default-search-engine-or-allow-custom-engines-to-be-set-as-defaultRSS for NodeSat, 18 Apr 2026 14:28:02 GMTFri, 14 Sep 2018 14:26:13 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:17:35 GMT]]>@ardj Or the author.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/200301https://forums.opera.com/post/200301Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:17:35 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:01:34 GMT]]>@acidinmyfridge Alas, the link you give to "this opera add-on" is broken (page 404). Does that mean Opera have removed it ?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/200300https://forums.opera.com/post/200300Tue, 25 Feb 2020 19:01:34 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:58:50 GMT]]>For this to happen, both Opera and Ecosia need to want it, and it has to be profitable for both.
So did you already contacted Ecosia? What they say about it? Di dthey already try an agreement with Opera?

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/160958https://forums.opera.com/post/160958Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:58:50 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:23:18 GMT]]>I agree and it has been asked for time and again, for years now ! Pleasee do something about it !

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/160956https://forums.opera.com/post/160956Sat, 15 Dec 2018 19:23:18 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:24:23 GMT]]>@nebulousecho this has been requested for quite some time now...

either one can add ecosia as search engine or (what i do), i just use this opera addon which allows me to set whichever website i want as default when opening a new tab.

I know it's not ideal, but currently there's not many other options.

]]>https://forums.opera.com/post/155102https://forums.opera.com/post/155102Tue, 18 Sep 2018 13:24:23 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Add Ecosia as default search engine, or allow custom engines to be set as default. on Mon, 17 Sep 2018 20:26:00 GMT]]>Yes please!!! 🙏

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