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Support Mossy Earth for free.
Install IdleForest in under 30 seconds, then it runs automatically in the background to generate funding for Mossy Earth's rewilding projects. Your browsing, calls, streaming, and downloads always stay first.
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The cause
Mossy Earth is a team of outdoor enthusiasts and conservation biologists running nature restoration projects in Scotland, Portugal, Ecuador, and Indonesia. They 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. Installing IdleForest is a great additional way to support Mossy Earth, and a helpful option for people who want to contribute but cannot become paid members right now.
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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. 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.
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Your idle internet connection becomes funding.
Join through this page
Supporters connect their IdleForest account to the Mossy Earth forest. 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.
