HostsMan Alternatives

HostsMan is described as 'Freeware hosts file manager and editor' and is an app in the os & utilities category. There are more than 10 alternatives to HostsMan for Windows, Mac, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The best HostsMan alternative is SwitchHosts, which is both free and Open Source. Other great apps like HostsMan are Unified Hosts AutoUpdate, BlueLife Hosts Editor, CWP Utilities and HostsBlock Indicator.

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HostsMan is a freeware hosts file manager and editor.

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HostsMan alternatives page was last updated Mar 31, 2022
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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.

    10 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 HostsMan

     
    Comments about SwitchHosts as an Alternative to HostsMan
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    Positive Jul 11, 2018
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    Cross-platform and allows you to actually edit the file like a text editor so you can copy/paste. Other apps so frustrating in this regard.

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

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

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceHostsMan is Free and Proprietary
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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

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • US flagUnited States

    Platforms

    • Windows

    Unified Hosts AutoUpdate VS HostsMan

     
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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

    • FreeProprietary

    Country of Origin

    • TR flagTürkiye

    Platforms

    • Windows

    BlueLife Hosts Editor Features

    1.  File Hosting

    BlueLife Hosts Editor VS HostsMan

     
  4. 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 HostsMan

     
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    A very simple and lightweight indicator applet to manage hostsblock: https://github.com/gaenserich/hostsblock

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Linux

    HostsBlock Indicator VS HostsMan

     
  6. 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.

    14 Gas Mask alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Country of Origin

    • EE flagEstonia
    • European Union flagEU

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Gas Mask Features

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

    Gas Mask VS HostsMan

     
  7. 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 HostsMan

     
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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 HostsMan

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

    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Paid and ProprietaryHostsMan is Free and Proprietary
    • BeeThink IP Blocker is Privacy focusedHostsMan is not according to our users
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    By maintaining the Windows Hosts file you can block many annoying ads, banners and

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsCK VS HostsMan

     
  10. 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 HostsMan

     
  11. 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 HostsMan

     
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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 HostsMan

     
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