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, Firefox and Google Chrome. The best Gas Mask alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like Gas Mask are SwitchHosts, Auto Hosts, HostsFileEditor and HostsXpert.

Gas Mask alternatives are mainly Web Servers but may also be Ad Blockers or Firewalls. Filter by these if you want a narrower list of alternatives or looking for a specific functionality of Gas Mask.

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.

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HostsMan
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
14 HostsMan alternatives
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.
- - HostsMan is the most popular Windows alternative to Gas Mask.
- - HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to Gas Mask.
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HostsMan Features
Robust Tagging
SwitchHosts
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Free • Open Source
Mac
Windows
Linux
11 SwitchHosts alternatives
SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.
- - SwitchHosts is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to Gas Mask.
- - SwitchHosts is the most popular Open Source alternative to Gas Mask.
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SwitchHosts Features
Support multiple hosts files
Localhost
Auto Hosts
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Free • Open Source
Ad Blocker
Mac
Linux
16 Auto Hosts alternatives
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.
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Auto Hosts Features
1. Block TrackersAuto Hosts has a feature to block trackers from tracking you.
Adblocking via DNS
HostsFileEditor
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Free • Open Source
Windows
8 HostsFileEditor alternatives
Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval.
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HostsFileEditor Features
Configuration Management
HostsXpert
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Free • Proprietary
Windows
11 HostsXpert alternatives
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 -
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1. PortableHostsXpert can be used from a USB stick or similar with no prior installation.
Discontinued
The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.4, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks
BeeThink IP Blocker
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Paid • Proprietary
Firewall
Windows
9 BeeThink IP Blocker alternatives
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...
- - BeeThink IP Blocker is the most popular commercial alternative to Gas Mask.
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BeeThink IP Blocker Features
1. Privacy focusedBeeThink IP Blocker is considered a privacy friendly alternative.
Hosts.prefpane
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Free • Open Source
Mac
6 Hosts.prefpane alternatives
When an entry is toggled off, it is not commented out in the hosts file, but instead stored in the app's preferences storage. This means you will have to uncomment all your unused host entries and untoggle them in the prefpane if you want to use them.
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Localhost
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Gas Mask is totally broken on Sierra
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HostAdmin
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Google Chrome
Firefox
10 HostAdmin alternatives
Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!
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CWP Utilities
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Free • Open Source
Ad Blocker
Windows
8 CWP Utilities alternatives
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.
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CWP Utilities Features
Network Tools
Anvil
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Free • Proprietary
Web Server
Mac
4 Anvil alternatives
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.
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Anvil Features
File Hosting
VirtualHostX
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Paid • Proprietary
Web Server
Mac
4 VirtualHostX alternatives
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.
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Hosts Switcher for Firefox
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Free • Proprietary
Mac
Windows
Linux
Firefox
6 Hosts Switcher for Firefox alternatives
Hosts switcher allows you to change and reload your hosts file based on a simple template language.
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