MUGA: The denoise extension for the web

Quiet the noise. Honor creator referrals. 450+ noise patterns removed (utm, fbclid, gclid). No analytics, no telemetry. Open source.

MUGA cleans every URL while respecting whoever recommended you the link. Every other URL cleaner removes utm_source, fbclid, gclid, and the rest. So does MUGA. But every other URL cleaner also strips the affiliate path of the YouTuber whose video you came from, the newsletter that shared the link, the reviewer who took the time to write the comparison. That path is how independent creators get paid for the recommendation — whether it lives as a tag on the merchant's URL or as a redirect through an affiliate network. MUGA leaves it alone, whichever shape it takes. We don't take credit from people who earned it. When MUGA preserves a creator's referral on the current page, the popup tells you so: a small green badge ("Creator referral preserved") appears with the tag or network that was kept. No other URL cleaner does this. None of them can without contradicting their own pitch. ====================================== WHAT MUGA DOES, IN ONE EXAMPLE ====================================== A friend sends you a product link from a YouTube reviewer: Before: amazon.es/dp/B00EXAMPLE?tag=reviewer-21&linkCode=ll1&linkId=abc123&pd_rd_r=xyz&pf_rd_p=def&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video After: amazon.es/dp/B00EXAMPLE?tag=reviewer-21 The reviewer's affiliate tag stays. The 7 tracking params are gone. You support the creator. The tracking platforms get nothing. ====================================== MORE BEFORE/AFTER ====================================== Video link from mobile share: Before: youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&si=abc123trackingtoken456789 After: youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ Generic newsletter link: Before: example.com/product?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=spring&gclid=EAIaIQ&fbclid=abc123 After: example.com/product Five tracking params removed. The actual page URL is untouched. ====================================== WHAT GETS QUIETED ====================================== 450+ tracking parameters across 6 categories: . UTM family (utm_source, utm_medium, utm_campaign, utm_content, utm_term, and more) . Click IDs: fbclid, gclid, dclid, gbraid, wbraid, msclkid, ttclid, twclid, sclid, sc_channel . Share and discovery tokens (si, epik, pin_unauth) . Email marketing (mc_cid, _hsenc, mkt_tok, _mkto_trk, _kx) . E-commerce session noise (pd_rd_r, pf_rd_p, linkCode, linkId, mkevt, mkcid, mkrid, aff_trace_key, algo_expid, algo_pvid, and 30+ more) . Generic click IDs and campaign identifiers 150+ domain-specific rulesets ensure functional params (search queries, pagination, filters) are always preserved. MUGA only removes tracking. It never breaks a page. ====================================== MORE THAN PARAM STRIPPING ====================================== . Visible feedback: when MUGA cleans a URL, the popup shows "MUGA removed N bits of noise from this URL". When MUGA preserves a creator's affiliate tag, the popup says so. You see the value, every time. . AMP redirect: AMP pages redirect to the canonical article URL . Block <a ping> beacons: suppresses background ping requests on click . Redirect unwrapping: detects and bypasses intermediary redirect wrappers so you land on the real URL . Right-click any link: "Copy clean link" without visiting the page . Alt+Shift+C: copy the clean URL of the current tab to clipboard . Badge counter: see how many params were stripped on the current tab . Popup preview: before/after view for the current page ====================================== THE AFFILIATE MODEL: OPT-IN, HONEST, AUDITABLE ====================================== MUGA preserves creator affiliate paths on every site where it recognises one — tag-based programs (Amazon, eBay, Vercel, DigitalOcean, Lemon Squeezy, Apple Performance Partners) and redirect-based affiliate networks alike. We don't pick winners by attribution model; whoever earned the click keeps it. MUGA's own affiliate injection is OFF by default. You choose to enable it during onboarding, or manually in Settings at any time. When enabled: if you navigate to a supported store and the link has no affiliate tag at all, MUGA adds its own on Amazon (ES, DE, FR, IT, UK, US) and eBay (US, ES, DE, UK, FR, IT). The price you pay is exactly the same. The store just knows you arrived via MUGA. That is how you support an independent developer at zero cost to you. What MUGA does NOT do by default: . It never replaces an existing affiliate tag on compatible stores. If someone's tag is already in the link, MUGA leaves it alone. . Replacing requires a separate, deliberate opt-in that is disabled by default. . You can turn affiliate injection off at any time in Settings, globally or per domain. This is disclosed during setup, in the privacy policy, and in the source code. Every line is public. ====================================== HONEST ABOUT WHAT GOES OVER THE WIRE ====================================== By default, MUGA processes URLs locally inside your browser. We don't run analytics, we don't run telemetry, and we have no plans to. . No analytics, no telemetry, no account, no sign-in . Core permissions: storage, activeTab, contextMenus, declarativeNetRequestWithHostAccess, clipboardWrite . Optional host permission rules.muga.app/*: granted only when you enable "Remote rule updates" in Settings. Used to fetch a signed noise-param payload over HTTPS: a single GET check at most once per 7 days, piggybacked on natural service-worker wake events (no chrome.alarms permission). Credentials-omit, no user data transmitted, Ed25519-signed payload verified against a public key shipped with the extension. Off by default. Revocable at any time via browser settings. . Optional host permission unwrap.muga.app/*: granted only when you enable "URL Unwrapper" in Settings. Used ONLY to resolve generic URL shorteners (bit.ly, tinyurl.com, t.co, link.medium.com, lnkd.in, fb.me, ebay.to) so you can see where a short link actually leads before clicking. Affiliate redirect networks are NEVER sent to this endpoint — they pass through unchanged to honour the creator's commission. Off by default. ====================================== YOUR RULES ====================================== . Blacklist a domain: strip everything on that site, no affiliate injection . Whitelist a tag: protect a specific creator's affiliate link so MUGA never touches it . Custom tracking params: add your own parameter names to strip on any site . Affiliate notifications: enable a toast when a third-party affiliate is detected . Strip all third-party affiliates: removes affiliate tags placed by other creators or networks. MUGA's own tag is preserved only when you also have affiliate injection enabled on this device, symmetric with your stated preference. . Per-domain disable: opt entire domains out of MUGA . Export / Import settings as JSON: back up or move your config across devices . Languages: English and Spanish (officially maintained), Portuguese and German (community-contributed; missing entries fall back to English). Switchable any time. . Behavioural preferences sync across your Chrome devices automatically. Acceptance of these terms is recorded per device: installing on a new device asks you to read and accept again (privacy decision, not a bug). See the privacy policy. ====================================== OPEN SOURCE. GPL v3. ====================================== The entire codebase is public on GitHub under the GPL v3 license. Read it. Audit it. Fork it. If anything looks wrong, open an issue. Transparency is the point. https://github.com/yocreoquesi/muga