Hosts Editor Alternatives

Hosts Editor is described as 'Is small application for editing windows Hosts file. Now you can easily add new nodes, without manual editing' and is an app in the file sharing category. There are nine alternatives to Hosts Editor for Windows, Mac, Linux and Mozilla Firefox. The best Hosts Editor alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like Hosts Editor are SwitchHosts, BlueLife Hosts Editor, Gas Mask 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 Hosts Editor .

    • HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to Hosts Editor .

    • HostsMan is Free and ProprietaryHosts Editor is Free and Open Source
  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.

    10 SwitchHosts alternatives

    Cost / License

    Platforms

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

    • SwitchHosts is the most popular Open Source alternative to Hosts Editor .

    • SwitchHosts is Free and Open SourceHosts Editor is also Free and Open Source
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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.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Proprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows
     
  4. 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
     
  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
     
  6. 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

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    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux
     
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    Hosts File Editor makes it easy to change your hosts file as well as archive multiple versions for easy retrieval.

    Cost / License

    • Free
    • Open Source

    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
     
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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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