Hosts.prefpane Alternatives

Hosts.prefpane is described as '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' and is an app in the development category. There are five alternatives to Hosts.prefpane for Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The best Hosts.prefpane alternative is SwitchHosts, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like Hosts.prefpane are Gas Mask, HostsXpert, HostAdmin and Anvil.

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  1. 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 Windows, Mac & Linux alternative to Hosts.prefpane.

    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Open Source & free alternative to Hosts.prefpane.

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceHosts.prefpane is also Free and Open Source
  2. 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
     
  3. 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
     
  4. HostAdmin icon
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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
     
  5. 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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
     
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