HostsFileEditor Alternatives

HostsFileEditor is described as 'Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval' and is an app. There are eight alternatives to HostsFileEditor for Windows, Mac and Linux. The best HostsFileEditor alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like HostsFileEditor are SwitchHosts, BlueLife Hosts Editor, Gas Mask and Auto Hosts.

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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 alternatives page was last updated Mar 31, 2022
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  1. HostsMan icon

    HostsMan

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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.

    14 HostsMan alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • PT flagPortugal
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HostsMan screenshot 1

    HostsMan Features

    1.  Robust Tagging

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    • HostsMan is the most popular Windows alternative to HostsFileEditor.

    • HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to HostsFileEditor.

    • HostsMan is Free and ProprietaryHostsFileEditor is Free and Open Source
  2. SwitchHosts icon

    SwitchHosts

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • CN flagChina

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    SwitchHosts screenshot 1

    SwitchHosts Features

    1.  Support multiple hosts files
    2.  Localhost

    SwitchHosts VS HostsFileEditor

     

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

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

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceHostsFileEditor is also Free and Open Source
  4. BlueLife Hosts Editor icon

    BlueLife Hosts Editor

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    BlueLife Hosts Editor is a portable freeware hosts-file editor and allows you to easily add/delete, block, and update domain names to your hosts file.

    License model

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows
    BlueLife Hosts Editor screenshot 1

    BlueLife Hosts Editor Features

    1.  File Hosting

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  5. Gas Mask icon

    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.

    14 Gas Mask alternatives

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac
    Gas Mask screenshot 1

    Gas Mask Features

    1.  Creating combined hosts file
    2.  Automatic host source updates 5min-7days

    Gas Mask VS HostsFileEditor

     
  6. Auto Hosts icon

    Auto Hosts

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
    Terminal output during install or update.

    Auto Hosts Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Adblocking via DNS

    Auto Hosts VS HostsFileEditor

     
  7. HostsXpert icon

    HostsXpert

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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

    • Free • Proprietary

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows
    HostsXpert screenshot 1
    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

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  9. CWP Utilities icon

    CWP Utilities

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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

    • Free • Open Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows
    CWP Utilities screenshot 1

    CWP Utilities Features

    1.  Network Tools

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  10. Unified Hosts AutoUpdate

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

    License model

    • Free • Open Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Unified Hosts AutoUpdate VS HostsFileEditor

     
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