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23IdleForest support page
Support Mossy Earth for free.
Install IdleForest in under 30 seconds, then it runs automatically in the background to generate passive conservation funding. This page and app are run by IdleForest, separate from Mossy Earth's own website and membership.
IdleForest runs this free app and support page. Mossy Earth runs its own website and membership.
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240,688Estimated Mossy Earth Support
$64.98Public proof
Mossy Earth receipts you can open.
These receipts show IdleForest support payments made to Mossy Earth. They are separate from Mossy Earth's own membership platform and are published here so the funding trail is visible.
Idle Internet. Real conservation work.
The conservation work
Mossy Earth is a team of outdoor enthusiasts and conservation biologists running nature restoration projects in Scotland, Portugal, Ecuador, and Indonesia. Their teams reintroduce lost species, control invasive species, restore degraded habitats, and work on ecosystems that most conservation funding ignores. They are bootstrapped, take no outside investment, and publish every expense publicly.
Their core funding comes from paid memberships. This page simply lets IdleForest users direct background app revenue toward conservation work through IdleForest.
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IdleForest puts your unused internet bandwidth to work. The app routes small public data tasks, like checking whether websites are online or comparing public information across regions. These tasks are sessionless: they do not carry personal data, cookies, accounts, browser tabs, files, messages, or browsing history.
Companies and researchers pay for access to this public data. IdleForest directs the revenue from this forest to Mossy Earth, so your computer can help fund rewilding while it runs. This support routing is managed by IdleForest. Most active desktop installs contribute around $2-$5 per month, depending on where you are located, how often the app is online, and how much spare internet is available.
Your browsing always takes priority. The app backs off the moment your connection is busy. You will not notice it running.
Learn more about IdleForestYour idle internet connection becomes funding.
Join through IdleForest
Supporters connect their IdleForest account to this support page. No invite or donation is required.
Install the desktop app
IdleForest works through the desktop app. Install it, log in, and leave it running quietly in the background.
Share idle bandwidth
When your computer and connection are idle, the app can use a small share of spare bandwidth to generate funding. It backs off when your connection or device needs priority.
IdleForest support page
Support the work, through IdleForest.
Who runs this page?
IdleForest runs this page and the free app. Mossy Earth runs its own website and membership.
Does this replace a Mossy Earth membership?
No. A Mossy Earth membership is their own paid supporter offering. IdleForest is a separate free app for people who want to add passive support alongside that.
How does IdleForest generate conservation funding?
IdleForest runs small sessionless public data tasks through spare bandwidth. Companies and researchers pay for those tasks, and IdleForest can direct revenue from this support page toward conservation and rewilding work.