Auto Hosts AlternativesAd Blockers and other similar apps like Auto Hosts

Auto Hosts is described as 'Hosts file are a useful redundancy when coupled with ad blockers like uBlock Origin and uMatrix - while debugging or 'Temporarily Allow All on this Site' with Noscript can open you up to underlying attacks or privacy intrusions' and is a Ad Blocker in the web browsers category. There are more than 10 alternatives to Auto Hosts for a variety of platforms, including Windows, Mac, Linux, Android and Mozilla Firefox apps. The best Auto Hosts alternative is AdGuard, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Auto Hosts are HostsMan, SwitchHosts, BeeThink IP Blocker and BlueLife Hosts Editor.

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  1. AdGuard icon

    AdGuard

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    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spyware filter, and controls ad display in apps.

    121 AdGuard alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Freemium (Pay once or Subscription)
    • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Android
    • iPhone
    • Chrome OS
    • Android Tablet
    • iPad
    • Vivaldi
    • Google Chrome
    • Safari
    • Yandex Browser
    • Opera
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Snapcraft
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Android TV
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    • AdGuard is the most popular Windows, Android, Mac & iPhone alternative to Auto Hosts.

    • AdGuard is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Auto Hosts.

    • AdGuard is Freemium and Open SourceAuto Hosts is Free and Open Source
    • AdGuard is Privacy focused and LightweightAuto Hosts is not according to our users
  2. HostsMan icon

    HostsMan

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    HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

    Built-in hosts file updater Enable/Disable hosts file Built-in hosts editor Scan hosts for errors, duplicates and possible hijacks Hosts file backup manager Exclusion list.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  4. SwitchHosts icon

    SwitchHosts

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    SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
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    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Linux alternative to Auto Hosts.

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceAuto Hosts is also Free and Open Source
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    AdGuard

    Ad-blocking solution eliminating intrusive ads and preventing tracking, with malware protection. Filters pop-ups, banners, and more for clean browsing. Works in the background for ad-free surfing, protects data privacy with Spywa...

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  6. BeeThink IP Blocker icon

    BeeThink IP Blocker

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    BeeThink IP Blocker is a Windows IP Blocking program which controls one computer interacts with other computers over the network. It can be successfully used on Windows server machines, in a production environment, to easily ban unwanted IP addresses or visitors by country with...

    Cost / License

    • Paid
    • Proprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
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    • BeeThink IP Blocker is the most popular commercial alternative to Auto Hosts.

    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Paid and ProprietaryAuto Hosts is Free and Open Source
    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Privacy focusedAuto Hosts is not according to our users
  7. BlueLife Hosts Editor icon

    BlueLife Hosts Editor

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    BlueLife Hosts Editor is a portable freeware hosts-file editor and allows you to easily add/delete, block, and update domain names to your hosts file.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  8. Gas Mask icon

    Gas Mask

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    Gas Mask is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. It allows editing of host files and switching between them.

    12 Gas Mask alternatives

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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  10. HostsXpert icon

    HostsXpert

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    HostsXpert is an ultra-groovy Hosts file Manager, Editor and Helper-outter. Below you'll find a list of HostsXpert's functions. Just a Simple word of caution - Hosts files are not to be taken lightly...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  11. HostsFileEditor icon

    HostsFileEditor

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    Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
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  14. HostAdmin icon

    HostAdmin

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    Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
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    Localghost

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    Localghost makes it easy to switch development host names to resolve to localhost with a status item (i.e. system tray) that adds / removes entries from /etc/hosts.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
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