HostAdmin Alternatives

HostAdmin is described as 'Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!' and is an app. There are nine alternatives to HostAdmin for Windows, Mac, Linux and Mozilla Firefox. The best HostAdmin alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like HostAdmin are SwitchHosts, Gas Mask, Auto Hosts and HostsXpert.

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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
    • HostsMan is the most popular Windows alternative to HostAdmin.

    • HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to HostAdmin.

    • HostsMan is Free and ProprietaryHostAdmin is also Free and Proprietary
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
     
    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Mac & Linux alternative to HostAdmin.

    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Open Source alternative to HostAdmin.

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceHostAdmin is Free and Proprietary
  3. Gas Mask icon
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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
     
  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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
  5. 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...

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Alerts

    • Discontinued

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
  7. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
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    Quickly and easily install, uninstall, and set up automatic updates for any of Steven Black's unified hosts files.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    Platforms

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

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
     
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