HOTS is described as 'Lightweight, feature-rich Windows application that lets you view, edit, and manage the system hosts file through a clean dark-themed GUI — no more manually navigating to C:\Windows\System32\drivers\etc\ and fighting with Notepad permissions' and is an app in the security & privacy category. There are six alternatives to HOTS for Mac, Windows, Linux, Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox. The best HOTS alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like HOTS are SwitchHosts, Gas Mask, HostsFileEditor and Auto Hosts.
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.
SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.
Gas Mask is simple hosts file manager for Mac OS X. It allows editing of host files and switching between them.
Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval.
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.
Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!
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