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The Micro Network — apps without ads, algorithms, or tracking.

What is Mu?

Mu is a collection of apps for everyday use. While other platforms monetize your attention with infinite feeds and targeted ads, Mu gives you simple utilities that respect your time.

Think of Mu as the opposite of what the internet has become:

The Internet Today Mu
Infinite scroll Finite, curated content
Algorithmic feeds Chronological, you choose
Ad-supported everything No ads
Engagement metrics Intentional use
Screen time maximisation Get in, get out
Data mining No tracking
Walled gardens Self-hostable, open source

Why Mu Exists

The internet was supposed to connect us and make life better. Instead, platforms have optimized for addiction and extraction:

  • Click bait to keep you scrolling
  • Notifications to pull you back
  • Likes/followers to gamify your worth
  • Ads disguised as content
  • Algorithms that decide what you see

Mu was built to fix this problem.

Our Approach

Services That Do One Thing

Each service does one thing well:

  • News — Headlines and articles from RSS feeds, chronological, with AI summaries
  • Markets — Live crypto, futures, and commodity prices
  • Video — YouTube without ads, algorithms, or shorts
  • Web — Search the web without tracking
  • Blog — Microblogging with daily AI-generated digests
  • Chat — AI-powered conversation on any topic
  • Mail — Private messaging and email
  • Apps — Build and use small, useful tools — or ask the agent to build one
  • Agent — AI assistant that can search, answer, and build across every service

Build Your Own

Need a tool that doesn’t exist? Describe it in plain English and the agent builds it — a working app in seconds. Or use the app builder with templates, AI generation, and a live preview. Apps are just HTML — no frameworks, no app store, no tracking. The simplest possible way to put a useful tool on the web.

No Addiction Mechanics

We deliberately exclude features that drive addiction:

  • No likes — Your worth isn’t a number
  • No followers — Quality over popularity
  • No infinite scroll — There’s always an end
  • No push notifications — You come when you want
  • No algorithmic ranking — Chronological, transparent

Privacy by Design

  • Your server, your data — Self-host if you want
  • No tracking — We don’t profile you
  • No ads — We don’t sell your attention

AI Features

Some features are enhanced with AI:

  • Blog — Daily digests generated from trending news
  • News — AI summaries of articles
  • Chat — AI-powered conversation on any topic
  • Agent — Searches across every service to answer your questions
  • Apps — Describe what you need and the agent builds a working tool

Get started at mu.xyz or read our Principles.