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
Auto Hosts Alternatives
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, HOTS Hosts, SwitchHosts and BeeThink IP Blocker.
Alternatives list
CWP Utilities automates the process of maintaining up-to-date and comprehensive hosts files, P2P block lists, and PAC filters, in order to block a variety of trackers, advertisements, malware and generally malicious activity, on a system-wide level.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source
Platforms
- Windows
Quickly and easily install, uninstall, and set up automatic updates for any of Steven Black's unified hosts files.
Cost / License
- Free
- Open Source (MIT)
Platforms
- Windows
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