Gas Mask Alternatives

Gas Mask is described as 'Is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. It allows editing of host files and switching between them' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to Gas Mask for Windows, Mac, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The best Gas Mask alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like Gas Mask are SwitchHosts, BeeThink IP Blocker, Auto Hosts and HostsFileEditor.

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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.

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Gas Mask alternatives page was last updated Jun 12, 2020
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  1. HostsMan icon
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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.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsMan Features

    1.  Robust Tagging

    HostsMan VS Gas Mask

     
    • HostsMan is the most popular Windows alternative to Gas Mask.

    • HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to Gas Mask.

    • HostsMan is Free and ProprietaryGas Mask is Free and Open Source
  2. SwitchHosts icon
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    SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.

    11 SwitchHosts alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    SwitchHosts Features

    1.  Support multiple hosts files
    2.  Localhost

    SwitchHosts VS Gas Mask

     
    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Gas Mask.

    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Open Source alternative to Gas Mask.

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceGas Mask is also Free and Open Source
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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...

    License model

    Application type

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Properties

    1.  Privacy focused

    BeeThink IP Blocker VS Gas Mask

     
    • BeeThink IP Blocker is the most popular commercial alternative to Gas Mask.

    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Paid and ProprietaryGas Mask is Free and Open Source
    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Privacy focusedGas Mask is not according to our users
  4. Auto Hosts icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Auto Hosts Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Adblocking via DNS

    Auto Hosts VS Gas Mask

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

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsFileEditor Features

    1.  Configuration Management

    HostsFileEditor VS Gas Mask

     
  6. HostsXpert icon
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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...

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.4, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks

    HostsXpert Features

    1.  Portable

    HostsXpert VS Gas Mask

     
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    Hosts add a preference pane to your system preferences which lets you toggle your host file entries on and off, as well as add and remove them.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Hosts.prefpane Features

    1.  Localhost

    Hosts.prefpane VS Gas Mask

     
    Comments about Hosts.prefpane as an Alternative to Gas Mask
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    Positive Dec 20, 2016
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    Gas Mask is totally broken on Sierra

    Gas Mask Icon
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    • Hosts.prefpane is Free and Open SourceGas Mask is also Free and Open Source
  8. HostAdmin icon
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    Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox

    HostAdmin VS Gas Mask

     
  9. Anvil icon
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    Anvil takes your site folder, gives it a .dev URL and makes it run for you. Works for any static HTML sites and Rack apps.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Anvil Features

    1.  File Hosting

    Anvil VS Gas Mask

     
  10. CWP Utilities icon
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    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.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    CWP Utilities Features

    1.  Network Tools

    CWP Utilities VS Gas Mask

     
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    VirtualHostX 4.0 is the easiest way to host and share multiple websites on your Mac. It's the perfect solution for web designers working on more than one project at a time. With VirtualHostX you can easily create and manage Apache virtual hosts with just a few clicks.

    License model

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac

    VirtualHostX VS Gas Mask

     
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    Hosts switcher allows you to change and reload your hosts file based on a simple template language.

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • HU flagHungary
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox

    Hosts Switcher for Firefox VS Gas Mask

     
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