SwitchHosts Alternatives

SwitchHosts is described as 'App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc' and is an app. There are more than 10 alternatives to SwitchHosts for Windows, Mac, Linux, Mozilla Firefox and Google Chrome. The best SwitchHosts alternative is HostsMan, which is free. Other great apps like SwitchHosts are Gas Mask, Auto Hosts, HostsFileEditor and HostsXpert.

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SwitchHosts is an App for managing hosts file, it is based on Electron, React, UmiJS, Chakra UI, CodeMirror, etc.

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SwitchHosts alternatives page was last updated Jun 5, 2023
  1. HostsMan icon
     43 likes

    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
    HostsMan screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsMan Features

    1.  Robust Tagging
    HostsMan iconSwitchHosts Icon

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    • HostsMan is the most popular Windows alternative to SwitchHosts.

    • HostsMan is the most popular free alternative to SwitchHosts.

    • HostsMan is Free and ProprietarySwitchHosts is Free and Open Source
  2. Gas Mask icon
     7 likes

    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
    Gas Mask screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Gas Mask Features

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

    Gas Mask VS SwitchHosts

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    • Gas Mask is the most popular Mac alternative to SwitchHosts.

    • Gas Mask is the most popular Open Source alternative to SwitchHosts.

    • Gas Mask is Free and Open SourceSwitchHosts is also Free and Open Source
  3. Auto Hosts icon
     3 likes

    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.

    16 Auto Hosts alternatives
    Terminal output during install or update.

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application types

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Linux

    Auto Hosts Features

    1.  Block Trackers
    2.  Adblocking via DNS
    Auto Hosts iconSwitchHosts Icon

    Auto Hosts VS SwitchHosts

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    • Auto Hosts is the most popular Linux alternative to SwitchHosts.

    • Auto Hosts is Free and Open SourceSwitchHosts is also Free and Open Source
  4. HostsFileEditor icon
     3 likes

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

    8 HostsFileEditor alternatives
    HostsFileEditor screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsFileEditor Features

    1.  Configuration Management
    HostsFileEditor iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  5. HostsXpert icon
     3 likes

    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...

    11 HostsXpert alternatives
    HostsXpert screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Windows

    HostsXpert Features

    1.  Portable
    Discontinued

    The official website is no longer available. Last version, 4.4, released in September 2011, can be still downloaded from MajorGeeks

    HostsXpert iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  6. Hosts.prefpane icon
     1 like

    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.

    6 Hosts.prefpane alternatives
    Hosts.prefpane screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Mac

    Hosts.prefpane Features

    1.  Localhost
    Hosts.prefpane iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  7. HostAdmin icon
     1 like

    Saving your time when you switch domain-IP mapping (Hosts file) between different environment. Awesome host file editor!

    10 HostAdmin alternatives
    HostAdmin screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Google Chrome
    • Firefox
    HostAdmin iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  8. CWP Utilities icon
     2 likes

    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.

    8 CWP Utilities alternatives
    CWP Utilities screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Application type

    Platforms

    • Windows

    CWP Utilities Features

    1.  Network Tools
    CWP Utilities iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  9. Hosts Switcher for Firefox icon
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    Hosts switcher allows you to change and reload your hosts file based on a simple template language.

    6 Hosts Switcher for Firefox alternatives
    Hosts Switcher for Firefox screenshot 1

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Firefox
    Hosts Switcher for Firefox iconSwitchHosts Icon

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  10.  Like this app

    A small tool to manage and switch host config using qt4 lib. It was tested in linux windows and mac os.

    4 Host Switcher alternatives

    License model

    • FreeProprietary

    Platforms

    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux

    Host Switcher Features

    1.  File Hosting
    Discontinued

    The project is no longer developed. Last version, 1.0, released in December 2011, can be still downloaded from Google Code Archive

    SwitchHosts Icon

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  11.  Like this app

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

    14 Unified Hosts AutoUpdate alternatives

    License model

    • FreeOpen Source

    Platforms

    • Windows
    SwitchHosts Icon

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